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iequalshane / MiSTerCast

A general-purpose tool for streaming your Windows PC screen to your MiSTer through the Groovy_MiSTer core.
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HDCP Support for MiSTerCast #10

Closed KingKannibal closed 2 months ago

KingKannibal commented 8 months ago

HDCP Support for MiSTerCast

Description

HDCP (High-bandwidth Digital Content Protection) is a form of digital copy protection technology used to prevent unauthorized copying of audio and video content transmitted over digital interfaces like HDMI.

Use Case

HDCP support for MiSTerCast would be necessary when attempting to stream content from services like Amazon Prime through a web browser like Firefox. Without HDCP support, MiSTerCast will produce a black screen on Groovy due to HDCP encryption.

Screenshot

This is the preview displayed by MiSTerCast and what is visible on Groovy. MiSTerCast_8dBt40qW3Q

iequalshane commented 2 months ago

This would not be possible and maybe not legal to circumvent the HDCP protection in the software. However, a workaround is to disable graphics acceleration in your browser settings and then HDCP will be disabled.