Blu-Ray Software

Androcles

Androcles

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I've dusted off an old Cube media PC I had laying around and it needed a complete reinstall, however I don't have the original installation CD's so just installed Vista on it using the code on the back of the PC, unfortunately Vista doesn't come with any Blu-Ray software so I can't play any Blu-Rays despite it have a Blu-Ray drive. I've been looking around on the internet for some software but I can't find anything I don't have to pay for and I'm a cheap b****** :p

Does anybody know of any free Blu-Ray playing software?
 
SmokeDarKnight

SmokeDarKnight

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YEAH, VLC player will play blu-rays with a wee mod

https://forum.videolan.org/viewtopic.php?f=14&t=105955

Webby said:
This article will guide you to download and place the AACS and BD+ DRM libraries and keys in order to play Blu Ray on Windows 8 with VLC for Free.

Step 1: Install the latest nightly of VLC 2.0: Go to: VideoLan,then download the latest version for your system.

Step 2: Download the Blu-ray playback addon pack from: here, and install the Key file from addon pack – “KEYDB.cfg”

Windows 8 – [place in folder named "aacs" located in appdata directory]
* Open your user area (start->”your username”)
* Enable view hidden files and folders (Organise->Folder and Search Options->View{tab} and select “show hidden files…”->select ok)
* Open “AppData” directory
* Create a folder and name it “aacs” {no quotations}
* Place the KEYDB.cfg file in this folder directly from the unzipped Blu-ray playback addon pack.

Step 3: Download Install AACS dynamic library for VLC to use:

Windows 8 32/64bit: Visit here and Down Windows 8 32/64bit file in your VLC

Windows 8 – [Place in VLC program directory]
* Open “Computer”
* Open “Local Disk (C:)”
* Open “Program Files” [Or "Program Files (x86)" if running 64bit]
* Navigate to “VLC” directory
* Move appropriate file from unzipped Blu-ray playback addon pack to this directory (file located in “aacs/windows 32″ directory in pack)

Now, you can easily play Blu-Ray disc with VLC on Windows 8 64-bit or Windows 8 32 bit for free. Note: VLC 2.0 still doesn’t have menu support yet.

Tip: If VLC still can't help you play Blu-ray disc movie on Windows 8, you could visit here to learn more
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Hope this helps.

Mike
 
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Ed23

Active member
slysoft anydvd hd, download install it, you get 2 week free trial, the software decodes discs in the background, so you can play it with vlc without any modifications.
Its a great piece of software, I recommend buying it.
 
Tom DWC

Tom DWC

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The VLC mod Mike posted above should do the trick.

Another option would be to download MakeMKV, it's been in open BETA for ages and is still free. It takes about 20-30 mins to rip the disc to a .mkv file, you just select the movie file (usually the largest) and the audio and subs you want, if any. It's lossless quality with a compressed file size and VLC has native support for the format.

I've started doing this just so I don't have to bother putting the disc in the tray again, lazy I know lol.
 
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