Yes, it is included with the recent AnyDVD betas. However, I am not sure if this was a wise decision. It increases download traffic, download and installation time.
Maybe it is better to undo this change for the release version.
That is the same thoughts I had as well, I just never asked and had no clue if it is similar or not. I just thought it would be better to update this database once in a while than always downloading the entire thing with each release.
Maybe implement an option so AnyDVD can check and download/update it itself, similar to the key.db download from SamuriHLs Scanner? Then it would never be neccessary to update the database in this thread, but AnyDVD could just download all new keys that have been added since the last check with a click of a button.
I took a look into the settings, and there is a bit of space in the UHD section where you can specify the path of the key.db file. Below that, there could be a button to download/update the database, and also display the current stats.
If never downloaded, only the button is visible and a short description that it makes it possible to decrypt discs without internet connection.
As soon as the user has downloaded it:
[Check for updates]
Last Update: 2024-01-22
Keys: 1.000 (+10)
Size: 70 MB (+5 MB)
The check for updates button will check if there are any new keys, and if so, add the amount of keys and the size of the download in () so the user can see it. That are the 10 keys with 5 MB in size there. If that happend, it will change the button to [Download update]. When the user decides to download them, it could show a little progress bar, or just 1 MB/5 MB. And when it is done, it will refresh the stats.
If you don't want to implement it, could there be a seperate tool that downloads both the key.db and the AnyDVD database? Maybe SamuriHL can implement it in his new project. But I would of course prefer to see it within AnyDVD itself.