Editing Super Audio CD (section)

=== Copy protection ===

SACD has several [[copy protection]] features at the physical level, which made the digital content of SACD discs difficult to copy until the [[PlayStation 3 Jailbreak|jailbreak of the PlayStation 3]]. The content may be copyable without SACD quality by resorting to the [[analog hole]], or ripping the conventional 700&nbsp;MB layer on hybrid discs. Copy protection schemes include physical pit modulation and 80-bit [[encryption]] of the audio data, with a key encoded on a special area of the disc that is only readable by a licensed SACD device. The HD layer of an SACD disc cannot be played back on computer CD/DVD drives, and SACDs can only be manufactured at the disc replication facilities in [[Shizuoka Prefecture|Shizuoka]] and [[Salzburg]].<ref name="sa-cd-net-news"/><ref name="dvddemystified"/> 

Nonetheless, very early versions of the [[PlayStation 3]] with an SACD-compatible drive and appropriate firmware<ref>{{Cite web |title=How Sony's PlayStation 3 could save your SACD collection |url=https://www.gramophone.co.uk/features/article/how-sony-s-playstation-3-could-save-your-sacd-collection |access-date=2024-11-28 |website=Gramophone |language=en}}</ref> and certain Blu-ray players<ref>{{Cite web |date=2016-07-20 |title=SACD Ripping using an Oppo or Pioneer? Yes, it's true! |url=https://audiophilestyle.com/forums/topic/28569-sacd-ripping-using-an-oppo-or-pioneer-yes-its-true/ |access-date=2024-11-28 |website=Audiophile Style |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2018-09-06 |title=Music in the Round #93: miniDSP & Ripping SACDs Page 2 |url=https://www.stereophile.com/content/music-round-93-minidsp-ripping-sacds-page-2 |access-date=2024-11-28 |website=Stereophile.com |language=en}}</ref> can use specialized software to extract a [[Direct Stream Digital|DSD]] copy of the HD stream.