Using an External Bluray / HD-DVD Player (1 Viewer)

[jof]

If you want also to change the refreshrate automatically to 24Hz, download this app:
Display Changer :: 12noon

Use following settings in MovingPictures:

Executable: C:\Path to\dc.exe
Command-line arguments: -refresh=24 "C:\Program Files\CyberLink\PowerDVD8\PowerDVD8.exe" "%filename%"

When you start now a bluray in mp, displaychanger changes the refreshrate to 24Hz and opens PDVD with the assigned filename.
If you close PDVD the refreshrate will be changed to the default one.

 

[armandp]

that's a nice trick/tip for the wiki

 

[tourettes]

If you want also to change the refreshrate automatically to 24Hz, download this app:
Display Changer :: 12noon

As not all Blu-ray disks aren't 24fps it would be nicer to read the correct FPS value directly of the disk and set that. As soon as I have some free time I'll add such feature on the Arcsoft Blu-Ray / HD DVD plugin.

 

[armandp]

I can add another variable (%framerate%) that will be set to the framerate but only when we have mediainfo or equivalent information available to our plugin (which we currently don't have). Also I would expect the BR/HD-DVD software to have such a feature already but apparently that is not the case. Remember that this feature is kinda of a stop-gap solution until the mediaportal core will handle these files in the future (or provide the configuration for an external player for BR/HD-DVD) and will likely dissappear when that is the case.

 

[tourettes]

Remember that this feature is kinda of a stop-gap solution until the mediaportal core will handle these files in the future (or provide the configuration for an external player for BR/HD-DVD) and will likely dissappear when that is the case.

I wouldn't hold my breath for such feature, no open source video player is currently supporting blu-ray playback.

 

[armandp]

i didn't that's why we have this feature. Surely some solution will present itself eventually (like external player for BR?)

 

[cilla]

Hey armandp,
is %framerate% already supported by the latest version of moving pictures?
If so, where I change this attribute manually (without using a sql viewer).

Because there are problems by viewing Blu Ray Documentations (mostly 50Hz) with global defined 24Hz.

lg cilla

 

[arryo]

I have problem playing bluray with Vista 64. I never had problem with XP SP3. Today I tried to play one bluray (from my harddisk) in my Vista computer, TMT is activated but no movie played.

 

[arryo]

I have problem playing bluray with Vista 64. I never had problem with XP SP3. Today I tried to play one bluray (from my harddisk) in my Vista computer, TMT is activated but no movie played.

I just did a complete reinstall vista 64 , Total Media Theater, Media Portal and Moving Pictures but the problem still persisted. Any idea?

 

[crazyfool]

Edit: I looked around the forum a bit more and found the answer to my original post... Now that I have set it up I have realised that powerdvd wont play my ripped blu rays... everything works as it should it just doesn't play... any ideas???