What is Movie Filter?

A ClearPlay Filter^TM is a software filter for your DVD movies. Each DVD movie has a custom Filter created just for that movie. When you play a DVD movie in a ClearPlay DVD player with a ClearPlay Filter, objectionable content is omitted from viewing based on the ClearPlay Filter Settings (see detail below).

How do I get ClearPlay Filters?

We offer new ClearPlay Filters through a ClearPlay Membership. With a ClearPlay Membership you have unlimited access to get new ClearPlay Filters.

ClearPlay DVD players come with a free ClearPlay FilterStik or USB flash drive that you can use to download the latest Filters. Plug the Filter Stick into your computer, go online, download the filters (it takes just seconds, depending on your connection speed).

ClearPlay Filters can be updated with one click using our software ClearPlay Easy Updates!

NO! You can download all available filters to the USB stick and they are ready anytime you want to watch a movie. You only need to update the Filter Stick when NEW movies come out on DVD that are not on the stick. Most people update the Filter Stick monthly. Remember you are NOT downloading movies, those you provide on DVD, you are downloading the filter (computer code) that tells the player how to edit the movie you provide.

A Filter Membership is the vehicle that gives you access to the entire ClearPlay Filter Library, currently about 2600 movies plus all New movies as the are released on DVD. Without a Membership your player will NOT filter out content. Your ClearPlay DVD Player and Membership work to together to filter out content.

After the 1st year of membership you can renew for an additional yearly membership at about a 40% discount off the regular membership price. (This is the current offer, we can not say for certain that this offer will be available 12 months from now). Or you can choose a monthly membership after your 1st year, these rates are $7.95 per month. You can optionally pay for a month and download the filters you don't have then repeat this as often as you need to throughout the year. However, if you like to watch New Movies as they come out on DVD you will want the unlimited yearly membership.

What is a ClearPlay DVD player?

A ClearPlay DVD player is a DVD player that has been manufactured with ClearPlay technology.  ClearPlay technology allows you to use ClearPlay Filters. ClearPlay is a fancy DVD Player that can play regular DVD movies -- but without profanity, violence and nudity.

What is required to use ClearPlay?

If you would like to watch your movies with ClearPlay, you need the following:

1. ClearPlay DVD Player
2. ClearPlay Filters^TM - All Filters Included with Membership.
3. DVD movie
4. A television

• Strong Action Violence: Removes excessive violence, including fantasy violence.
• Gory/Brutal Violence: Removes brutal and graphic violent scenes.
• Disturbing Images: Removes gruesome and other disturbing images.

Sex and Nudity:

• Sensual Content: Removes highly suggestive and provocative situations and dialogue.
• Crude Sexual Content: Removes crude sexual language and gestures.
• Nudity: Removes nudity, including partial and risque art nudity.
• Explicit Sexual Situations: Removes explicit sexual dialogue, sound and activity.

Language:

• Vain Reference to Deity: Removes vain or irreverent reference to God or a deity.
• Crude Language and Humor: Removes crude language and bodily humor.
• Ethnic and Social Slurs: Removes ethnically or socially offensive insults.
• Cursing: Removes profane uses of "h*ll" and "d*mn."
• Strong Profanity: Removes swear-words, including strong profanities such as "a**" and "s***".
• Graphic Vulgarity: Removes graphic vulgarities, including "f***."

• Explicit Drug Use: Removes vivid scenes of illegal drug use.

ClearPlay Easy Updates is a program that automatically recognizes your FilterStik or USB flash drive when inserted into your computer, and allows you to download All the latest Filters with one click!

Yes!  ClearPlay Filters work with regular DVD movies that you rent or buy locally, including DVD movies that you may already own!

ClearPlay Filters are tailor-made to preserve the entertainment value of each film.  Each Filter is screened multiple times to ensure that the integrity of the plot and story of the movie are maintained.

ClearPlay technology is integrated during the manufacturing process, and cannot be added to existing DVD players.

ClearPlay adds new Filters each week, including both new DVD releases as well as past Hollywood favorites.  The latest DVD releases are usually ready for download within 48 hours from the DVDs release date!

ClearPlay welcomes requests. Our Filter Developers are continually working to fulfill all the requests we receive.

Click on the Filter Request link from the main ClearPlay site and fill out the online form.

We receive numerous requests from our wide range of customers.  Because of the number of requests that we receive, we cannot guarantee that any individual request will be created.  We refer to the requests we have received each week as we decide which new Filters to create, and prioritize them based on the number of request received, as well as the general popularity of the film.

Each week our Filter Developers create new Filters based on what new DVD releases are available, what titles have been requested by our customers, and what movies are box-office favorites.

The content we Filter out of DVD movies is based on our ClearPlay Filter Settings. ClearPlay users have the option to choose which types of content are removed from DVD movies by customizing any of the ClearPlay Filter Settings.

The following disclaimer is shown on the ClearPlay USB players before the movie is shown with ClearPlay:

Notice: Based on your ClearPlay Filter settings, your viewing of the motion picture may be altered from the presentation intended by the director or copyright holder of this motion picture.

ClearPlay uses mutes and skips to filter out content based on our Filter Settings. We do not filter subtitles at this time, with one exception. If there is not an English audio track, ClearPlay will use skips to filter the language in the subtitles.

ClearPlay is currently available only for Region 1 DVDs that are available in the USA and Canada.  We are working to make ClearPlay available in other regions of the world.