Blu-ray playback howto help ?

Good day,

here is the image of MTM5 added to mb [IMG]http://i48.tinypic.com/11qs476.png[/IMG] not sure what i am missing but i cant find option for this : “” “supported media type” click on “None” then select for TMT5 media type as bluray – m2ts – HDDVD “” – jacklynee

Ok the wife will kill me now, she need to go shopping :)

Here image what I meant regarding:

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I’m not totally familiar with bluray playback, but I think you would need an external software to play them back as media center doesn’t support them. At least that is how I am doing my bluray playback.

Good day,

MB will play bluray either ISO or bluray-rip.

If it bluray-rip like (BDMV) folder without menu (single m2ts file as example) the free player MPC-HC will handle that fine.

But if it with menu, or ISO file, then best to use TMT 5 since now it full supported with MB as external player.

I use TMT5 for all bluray, either rip or ISO one.

For ISO mount, I use demon tools pro, but you still can find the free ver somewhere in the internet.

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Good day,

But i wanted an options to actualy have the enter blu-ray experince with menu and extras from MB.

As I said in my last post, you can play with external player (if you chose that route) as TMT5 either ISO image of bluray or a bluray rip folder as BDMV

If I understand you correctly the bluray rip folder is “BDMV”, it either it full or been modify (remove extra, audio’s , subtitles ….. etc) by like some utilities for that.

If that not the issue, can you please explain the issue more.

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Good day,

How to add TMT5 into MB ? as far ISO i have demon tools lite free license one installed in all of my pc not the pro Please advise because it seems this might fix my issue – jacklynee

From the Media Browser Configurator:

But you need to install the TMT5 first before doing this, you can try the trail from ArcSoft

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Good day,

We better get out of comments to explain the issue more:

I also notice abobader that you have Media player Classic as external player i know one thing Media player classic has better codes and sub and iso support and deafult windows media center built in player is very week and even with K-lite codes it is still missing major core files to play iso files properly or play VLC or FLV files – jacklyne

No big issue with the pro or the free one regarding “mounting” images.

You for sure need to setup within Media Browser Configurator the virtual drive letter, if you set it up with demon tools as G, then put that in the Media Browser Configurator. What you see as example in the Media Browser Configurator, you need to give it the correct virtual drive letter as your setting with demon tools.

I also notice abobader that you have Media player Classic as external player i know one thing Media player classic has better codes and sub and iso support and deafult windows media center built in player is very week and even with K-lite codes it is still missing major core files to play iso files properly or play VLC or FLV files – jacklynee

Yes, I use TMT5 for ISO bluray, bluray rip, HDDVD, and m2ts format media, everything else goes to MPC-HC.

Now regarding my network … trust me i built a suppor strong network with 2 brand new 1GB jumbo frame switches and 1GB routor brand new asus and Cat 6 and Cat 7 cables all brand new tested with 1GB nics on all my pc i have really slick network – jacklynee

I trust you :)

Well, in LAN/WAN business, no harm to recheck cables, ports switch, test placing cable to another ports and a like.

If you using your lan with domain, check users accounts and a like, really this thread better not going to that route, but these as example.

it would be better if i myby add external play as media player classic to WMC via MB config … not sure any advise ?? – jacklynee

If you see that the free program as MPC-HC doing better than a paid TMT5, then use the free one, for sure that better choice.

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Good day,

demon tool is not configured properly … i am not sure how to give it a letter number it is defulating to E which is one my drives and i cant find a way to change that so it macthed MB Thanks – jacklynee

hello abobder is their anyway you can help me with this Thanks – jacklynee

From windows click on “Start” – then “Run” and put this:

compmgmt.msc

Now click on “Storage” then click on “Disk Management”

Now see what drive letter that demon tools use (CD-ROM) and right click on it and chose:

Change driver letter and Path ..

Now change to the one you like.

Also if you need to change to letter that the real cd-rom use, first change the letter for it, then for the virtual drive.

After that reboot your pc.

My best

Hello Guys and Hello abobader

I got PIC number 14 will show it all , ISO need a player which is Media Player Classic it worked fine but non-ssd drive it is very slow so once i push stop it will take for ever to unmount the iso and then go back to WMC and then back to MB

But now i am able to play every format so options are limitless and MB is Just getting better day after day

Thank you very much

The Blu-Ray menu system is written in Java which is a limitation for many players. You have a number of options to comply with/workaround this limitation in Media Browser:

1. Get a player that supports Java menus and creates an entry point in Windows Media Center (Arcsoft TotalMedia Theatre or ?PowerDVD/WinDVD? I can’t remember which one)
2. Get a player that is supported as an external player in Media Browser that supports Java Menus (I assume someone can name one)
3. Backup the movie using software like SlySoft AnyDVD HD and remove the Java menus with software like ClownBD and keep it as a disc image (ISO). Then you no longer need to worry about Java menus and you can use Media Player Classic Home Cinema as an external player in Media Browser.
4. Same as option three but you can go even further and convert the Blu-ray to a format that will playback inside Media Center (with the correct codec installed) eg. MKV/MP4.

I hope I haven’t confused you. Your next step is to work out which option appeals to you most and we can go into further detail.

Hello,

I have both PowerDVD and WinDVD when i start wmc it show me powerdvd as an option in menu with MB and extra and music and ect. I asume i need to add powerdvd or win dvd into MB config in sections for extranl players

Now my files are all .MKV , AVI , Divx , DVD rip , Blu-ray rip so i dont have problem with this. If i get M2TS format i usualy use software to covert it to .MKV H264 format

But i wanted an options to actualy have the enter blu-ray experince with menu and extras from MB.

DVD will play fine in MB with ViedoTS and AudioTS files and Menu work fine too

so i am asuming this wont be possible ?? Correct

Hello ,

This issue has been resolved but i wanted to add a note here is an image of file structure of Blu-ray cd

Thank you

Hello abobader,

Here is the link for images of what i done to get ISO working and still i am getting no where.

https://www.dropbox.com/sh/0ek9f0n5r7wadvt/zouCQ1fp9q

So i install Demon tool Pro on my server and media center pc 2 i Name my pc with colors so media center pc 2 is BLUE

so in blue i did almost everything i could but i am not able to get ISO to work i hope the images will help determining the issue

Please advise

Hello abobader ,

At this point i am getting supper tired od ISO thing Here are new images of that i did

https://www.dropbox.com/home/Photos/ISO%20MB%20%20ISuue%202#!/home/Photos/ISO%20MB%20%20ISuue%202

I did ecately as you said and followed every step as you wrote it and no luck i even disabled DVD Room by unplugin it and no power goes to it

Not sure what else to do

Please advise