JesperH:

Hi,

I second ArcSoft Total Media Theatre, as this also support HDD playback of ripped BD movies, which PowerDVD8 does not. I uninstalled PowerDVD8 yesterday and switched 100% to ArcSoft.

/Jesper

 PowerDVD DOES support BR movies ripped to disk, they just need to be in an ISO format.  Once in a iso format Daemon Tools loads it and Power DVD will play it back. 

PowerDVD 8 does play HD-DVD, it can by downloading a certain software pack off of any torrent site.  Beta versions of PowerDVD 8 could play HD-DVD and they pulled that support before making the final product available.  It's very easy to make it work.

Either player works fine, but you are in a PowerDVD thread.... why not start a seperate thread on how great ArcSoft is?

 

-D

I intend sticking with Power DVD 8 for the simple reason that I only need it to play Bluray from disc, which is all I want it to do. Also, I've only recently upgraded to version 8 (mere days before the other player was mentioned), so I'm gunna stick with it. If it takes a few bits of code to make it play nice with Media Center, then so be it.

Hi,

Agreed that PowerDVD8 support that feature - like almost anyother DB playback software product. PowerDVD8 does, on the other hand not support BD playback natively like Arcsoft, so you need to convert to ISO after ripping the BD to HDD.

This is not the case for ArcSoft, hence that is the reason i prefer ArcSoft to PowerDVD8. Less time ripping, converting to ISO etc. more time to watch the movies :-)

/Jesper

JesperH:

Hi,

Agreed that PowerDVD8 support that feature - like almost anyother DB playback software product. PowerDVD8 does, on the other hand not support BD playback natively like Arcsoft, so you need to convert to ISO after ripping the BD to HDD.

This is not the case for ArcSoft, hence that is the reason i prefer ArcSoft to PowerDVD8. Less time ripping, converting to ISO etc. more time to watch the movies :-)

/Jesper

ImgBurn can actually create the Iso in one stop, while ripping.  Just use ANYDVDHD, open ImgBurn, select the BR drive you wanna rip, and it will rip into an iso. 

The problem is that once the MPAA catches on how popular ArcSoft is, they will get served, and they will be forced to drop it just like PowerDVD.  There is a reason the biggest selling player softwares in the market have dropped support.

-D

 

 

JesperH:

This is not the case for ArcSoft, hence that is the reason i prefer ArcSoft to PowerDVD8. Less time ripping, converting to ISO etc. more time to watch the movies :-)

/Jesper

BTW, if you'd quit posting in a PowerDVD thread about how great ArcSoft is, you'd have a lot more time to watch your non-iso movies :)

 

Cheers

 

-D

Its now July 08

Is there a vista 64 bit PowerDVD VMC Plugin?

Werer can we find it and how do we install it?

Looking forward to a reply.

Best Regards

Peter

Anybody know how to make this work with powerdvd8?

raduque:

Anybody know how to make this work with powerdvd8?

This is what it's based on:

http://blog.mediacentersandbox.com/HDDVDAndBlurayApplicationExtensibilityInWindowsMediaCenter.aspx

-D

Thanks!


Now I just need to figure out how it applies to MCE 2005.

raduque:

Thanks!


Now I just need to figure out how it applies to MCE 2005.

I could be wrong but I don't think it does apply?  I'm pretty sure that things were done completely different in XP.  I can't remember exactly why though, been too long since I left MCE 2005 behind.

-D

i followed the steps here: http://blog.mediacentersandbox.com/HDDVDAndBlurayApplicationExtensibilityInWindowsMediaCenter.aspx and couldn't get it to work right. It works OK on a fresh boot, but If I just watched a movie file in VMC and then put in a bluray, it minimizes VMC and starts playing the last video it played from start - so I hear the audio from it. now im just closing VMC and letting PowerDVD8 autoload.

The problem with the last video playing when Media Center is minimized is a bug related to a Microsoft update, the fix is to uninstall the update.  Cumulative Update for Media
Center for Windows Vista (KB950126)

Or use MC Menu Mender and add "Close the Now Playing view port" to the entry point.

See this for a more detailed explanation: http://thegreenbutton.com/forums/thread/276004.aspx

I did the script, because this plugin does not close PowerDVD with the remote after the movie is done (or at least it doesn't for me,) and I keep the mouse stowed away most of the time.

Musictype:

Or use MC Menu Mender and add "Close the Now Playing view port" to the entry point.

See this for a more detailed explanation: http://thegreenbutton.com/forums/thread/276004.aspx

I did the script, because this plugin does not close PowerDVD with the remote after the movie is done (or at least it doesn't for me,) and I keep the mouse stowed away most of the time.

Could not find another thread on this topic but my complaint is every Friday night looking for a update to allow PowerDVD to play the latest Blu Ray Title.  The quality of the video is awesome but his is a pain.

I Noticed Sony is advertising it's latest HDNA product with built in Blu-Ray.  Does anyone know which play Sony is using?  Anyone know if M$ will get off the duff and add one to VMC? :)

Hi,

If you are still having problems with Media Center and PowerDVD you can try my script which works with the solution provided by ourmediacenter.com by minimising MC while PowerDVD is open to fix the issue with Media Center popping back up when you access PowerDVD by remote.

Hope this helps!

 

I have uploaded the file as an exe to the site below, you just need to put in your startup folder it can then run in the system tray.

http://ourmediacenter.com/node/11