Playing blu-ray issues - Page 2

slobber · 14th August 2012, 5:18 PM

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Originally Posted by noober69

I have a bluray player in my n36L htpc, but I can't remember the last time I played a bluray disc in it. I just mkv the disc now and play the file using xbmc or daum potplayer.

Discs, so year 2000.

I also have a BD player in my main HTPC (I have many.........they breed

) and I find I'm using it more and more these days so I'm not subjected to the mindless previews/fbi warning etc etc your forced to endure when watching a BD 'legally'

I'll just rip to HDD using AnyDVD-HD from now on, sick and tired of BD's not playing what I want/when I want

MagyaR · 17th August 2012, 2:10 PM

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Originally Posted by Wozza_au

Hi
You could also try makemkv its free during beta.Whilst its only able to stream or rip the bluray(no menu ect), at least you will be able to watch them till you decide what software to fork out the $$$$ on

This is a good app but when you chuck in a disc, why is there sometimes two titles on there? I end up creating two mkvs as I don't know which is better or worse yet both mkvs look the same.

Wozza_au · 17th August 2012, 3:02 PM

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Originally Posted by MagyaR

This is a good app but when you chuck in a disc, why is there sometimes two titles on there? I end up creating two mkvs as I don't know which is better or worse yet both mkvs look the same.

Hi
Sometimes its a different language or versions of the movie with added content
most of the times the first one listed is english and the default ver,you could also try this
http://www.cinemasquid.com/blu-ray/tools/bdinfo

slobber · 17th August 2012, 5:12 PM

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Originally Posted by MagyaR

This is a good app but when you chuck in a disc, why is there sometimes two titles on there? I end up creating two mkvs as I don't know which is better or worse yet both mkvs look the same.

Directors cut and theatrical versions maybe ???

I noticed this too so just chose the first and seemed OK though I have only tried makemkv once to confirm it decrypts BD's

AnyDVD-HD is my weapon of choice

broccoli · 17th August 2012, 5:22 PM

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Originally Posted by slobber

It 'might' be different now but in the past all cyberlink/arcsoft/nero etc oem bundled software was crippled in one way or another, cyberlink used to only play back 2 channel down-sampled audio from a BD source played on a 'pooter so unless your using HDMI into a 7/5.1 receiver you wont really know

Just an update. I put my Batman movie in and it plays out of all the speakers (out of a usb sound card connected via a KVM). It has a little banner saying it's oem-6 ch. Maybe there are different varieties of the Cyberlink which get bundled, but this is the one I got with the bd player, so as far as I'm concerned it's fully functional to use the drive for playing blurays

slobber · 17th August 2012, 5:33 PM

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Originally Posted by broccoli

Just an update. I put my Batman movie in and it plays out of all the speakers (out of a usb sound card connected via a KVM). It has a little banner saying it's oem-6 ch. Maybe there are different varieties of the Cyberlink which get bundled, but this is the one I got with the bd player, so as far as I'm concerned it's fully functional to use the drive for playing blurays

I'm pretty sure it will not play back TrueHD/DTS-HD in its original bit-rate unless your using either analogue out or HDMI

Ever heard of PAP ???

broccoli · 17th August 2012, 5:38 PM

I've no clue what you're talking about slobber

All I know is that the batmobile was rumbling and the bats were squeaking everywhere when I watched it on my computer.

slobber · 17th August 2012, 6:15 PM

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Originally Posted by broccoli

I've no clue what you're talking about slobber

All I know is that the batmobile was rumbling and the bats were squeaking everywhere when I watched it on my computer.

Well that's all that matters then

broccoli · 17th August 2012, 6:27 PM

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Originally Posted by slobber

Well that's all that matters then

It is to the likes of me....

If it's going "vroom", I don't know if it's dolby or donald duck, it's all good for me.

MagyaR · 20th August 2012, 2:53 PM

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Originally Posted by Wozza_au

Hi
Sometimes its a different language or versions of the movie with added content
most of the times the first one listed is english and the default ver,you could also try this
http://www.cinemasquid.com/blu-ray/tools/bdinfo

SW New Hope has around 29 39gb options! with different angles, not sure what that's about!

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Originally Posted by slobber

Directors cut and theatrical versions maybe ???

I noticed this too so just chose the first and seemed OK though I have only tried makemkv once to confirm it decrypts BD's

AnyDVD-HD is my weapon of choice

Anydvd is ok but it doesn't strip down the movie to the movie alone in a single file, only in multiple files or the whole disc.

slobber · 20th August 2012, 5:17 PM

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Originally Posted by MagyaR

Anydvd is ok but it doesn't strip down the movie to the movie alone in a single file, only in multiple files or the whole disc.

...................iso

Wozza_au · 20th August 2012, 8:29 PM

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Originally Posted by MagyaR

SW New Hope has around 29 39gb options! with different angles, not sure what that's about!

Hi
those I think all point to the same movie file but different subtitle streams
have a look here ...last post
http://www.makemkv.com/forum2/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=4135