How to Play & Decrypt CPPM Disc on Computer?

Everyone has the experience of buying various discs to enjoy movies, music or games at home. However, it is not easy to store discs for a long time – when scratches and grazes on your discs increase over time. Fortunately, there is a solution to this problem – duplicate physical discs to digital copies for backup on your computer or hard disk. So far, everything looks good and simple. But disc is always protected by copyright protection technology, such as CSS, APS, CPPM, and more, which makes it difficult for you to copy protected discs for backup. You might think Handbrake, but unfortunately, with the continuous development of protection technology, Handbrake is no longer available for decrypting the latest commercial discs. In this guidance, we will focus on decrypting and playing CPPM-protected discs, and will introduce some best software and solutions to solve the issue effectively. Plus, if you want to remove region code from Blu-rays, you can refer to this tutorial: How to Remove Blu-ray Region Code? If you want to decrypt and copy 4K UHD Blu-ray, you can find the best 4K Blu-ray copier in this article: 5 Best UHD Copy Software for 4K Movie Backup

Part 1: What is CPPM Disc Protection?

CPPM, short for Content Protection for Pre-Recorded Media, is a copyright protection system founded by IBM, Intel, Panasonic and Toshiba in 1998. CPPM is designed for commercial media, while CPRM (Content Protection for Recorded Media) is the counterpart of user recordable media, such as DVD audio discs and SD cards. The use of CPPM/CPRM can protect owner’s intellectual property to a large extent, while balancing the implementation requirements of manufacturers. Nowadays, CPRM is rare to see in an SD device, and DVD audio discs have long ceased to exist. But CPPM is still widely used for commercial CDs, DVDs and Blu-rays. Nevertheless, if you want to play or decrypt a CPPM-protected discs, then a CPPM Blu-ray player or a CPPM decrypter is needed. The following parts will list some best solutions for your further reference.

Part 2: How to Play CPPM Disc on Computer?

To play CPPM-protected disc, you don’t have to choose a dedicated CPPM Blu-ray player or CPPM playback software. Because CPPM is only used for copy protection, not playback restriction. Technically, you can play CPPM-protected disc on any Blu-ray player. But normally, it is not only CPPM that protects disc, but also region code. For the smooth progress of disc playback, the following will recommend some Blu-ray players featured with decryption.

1. Leawo Blu-ray Player (Free)

Leawo Blu-ray Player is an all-in-one media playback solution for you to decrypt and play any protected discs and movies on your computer. After the latest update, it even supports 4K UHD Blu-ray playback for totally free.

Pros	Cons
100% free Blu-ray player to play 4K Blu-rays, 1080P Blu-rays, etc. regardless of disc protection and region code. Support multiple audio decoding systems, such as Dolby Atmos, DTS, AAC, TrueHD, DTS-HD, and more. Support real-time adjustment of subtitles, video and audio during media playback.	1 GHz or above Intel/AMD processor is required.

2. CyberLink PowerDVD (Charged)

You can experience the best home theater with CyberLink PowerDVD, which is a well-known versatile media player for 4K/8K and Blu-ray playback. Moreover, this software allows you to share all your favorite media content with others.

Pros	Cons
Support 4K and even 8K Blu-rays playback with HDR10 and Dolby 7.1. Support connecting to YouTube channels for video playback.	It is not free of charge. It doesn’t support macOS and Linux.

3. Corel WinDVD (Charged)

Corel WinDVD is a commercial video and music player exclusive for Windows system. Apart from normal media playback, it also supports 3D video playback and 2D to 3D conversion. But more advanced functions are only available in Pro version.

Pros	Cons
Support 3D video playback and 2D to 3D conversion. Support multiple media formats.	Need to pay for advanced features It only supports Windows system. Doesn’t support 4K UHD Blu-ray playback.

Part 3: 3 Best CPPM Decrypter Software on Computer

If you want to copy CPPM-protected disc to computer for backup, then it is clear that only a CPPM Blu-ray player is not enough. There are numerous Blu-ray copy software claim that they can decrypt CPPM protection, but not all of them are capable of copying CPPM-protected disc without quality loss. In order to save your time, here we have tested out and rounded up top 3 CPPM decrypters.

△ 1. Leawo Blu-ray Copy

Leawo Blu-ray Copy stands out with its copy ability, which can back up CPPM and other protected discs with all original elements retained. With advanced hardware acceleration technology, it can copy Blu-rays in 6x higher speed.

Pros	Cons
1:1 copy Blu-ray/DVD to another blank disc, folder or ISO image files. Intuitive and user-friendly interface. 6x faster than other competitors.	Internet connection is required when decrypting

△ 2. DVDSmith

DVDSmith is another powerful CPPM decrypter. It can remove DVD copy protections and copy DVD to DVD or DVD folder/ISO image file without quality loss. But just as its name indicates, it only supports DVD decryption, not Blu-ray.

Pros	Cons
Decrypt and copy DVD without quality loss. Intuitive interface for beginners.	Only support Windows system. Only support DVD copy and backup

△ 3. Handbrake

Yes, you hear that right. Handbrake can also be used to remove CPPM protection upon disc. But you need to install a DVD playback library called libdvdcss. The reason supporting Handbrake on the list is that it is free-to-use.

Pros	Cons
It is totally free-to-use. Convert discs into multiple formats. Queue up multiple encoding tasks at once. Support Windows, macOS and Linux.	A plug-in is required for disc decryption. Low decryption speed. Converted video quality is not guaranteed.

Part 4: How to Decrypt and Copy CPPM Disc with the Best CPPM Decrypter?

After the introduction and comparison, you probably have the idea that which software to decrypt CPPM. Here we highly recommend Leawo Blu-ray Copy for its powerful decryption and copying ability. And we will also take it as an example to show you how to copy CPPM on your computer.

Step 1: Download Leawo Blu-ray Copy

First you need to download and install Leawo Blu-ray Copy on your computer. Click the Download button below according to your computer system.

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• Leawo Blu-ray Copy

  - 1:1 copy Blu-ray movies without quality loss.
  - Backup Blu-ray/DVD with 3 Copy Modes.
  - Remove copy protection from Blu-ray discs.
  - Copy Blu-ray in 1:1 quality with 6X higher speed.
  - Easy-to-use UI and multiple user-friendly settings.

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Step 2: Load source CPPM disc

Blu-ray Copy is a module of Prof. Media. After installation, you need to click Blu-ray Copy on the main interface to enter this module. Then, in the top-left corner, click Add Blu-ray/DVD to import target CPPM disc.

Step 3: Relative copy settings

Leawo Blu-ray Copy offers 3 copy modes – Full Movie, Main Movie and Custom Mode for different copy needs.

• Full Movie mode is for whole disc content copying.
• Main Movie mode is for only main movie backup.
• Custom Mode is for copying any chosen contents on disc.

Then, select a disc type in the bottom-left corner. After all settings, you can preview the selected content in the right pre-installed previewer.

Step 4: Start to copy CPPM disc on your computer

Click the green Copy button to call out the Output Settings panel, where you can choose output format, rename disc label, and set output directory. Finally, tap the Copy button in the bottom of this panel to start the copy process.