[LINUX/MAC/WINDOWS] Blu-ray Disc support in XBMC? With menus and AACS/BD+ decryption?

maruchan · 2010-06-15 21:05

While this is Windows-only and proprietary, doesn't DVDFab PassKey allow Bluray to be played within XBMC? I don't have a Bluray drive to test this out with, but it's supposed to be a driver that decrypts discs on the fly, so that any program that can read unencrypted Bluray rips should be able to play them off the disc using PassKey.

theophile · 2010-06-16 00:01

That's a good point. AnyDVD HD has a similar feature for on-the-fly decryption. Might have to try that out.

b7ll · 2010-06-16 10:04

I recon it would be awesome to have a bit of (non xbmc) software to do the decryption, and share the device on a network, this would mean not having to get a blu ray drive for each client, you just point xbmc at the network shared device.

**da-anda** · 2010-06-16 11:02

on windows you can easily use players like PowerDVD or Arcsoft Total Media Theatre as external players for full BluRay/HD-DVD support. It's working like a charm here, having "index.bdmv" files mapped to TMT player and added .bdmv files to the video-formats in XBMC. But sure, it'll be nicer to be able to play blurays (without the JAVA stuff) directly in XBMC.

waldo22 · 2010-06-17 02:07

b7ll Wrote:I recon it would be awesome to have a bit of (non xbmc) software to do the decryption, and share the device on a network, this would mean not having to get a blu ray drive for each client, you just point xbmc at the network shared device.

This is what davilla (a developer) does to play BluRay on his AppleTV with CrystalHD card...

(using AnyDVDHD)

b7ll · 2010-06-17 15:22

waldo22 Wrote:This is what davilla (a developer) does to play BluRay on his AppleTV with CrystalHD card...

(using AnyDVDHD)

I want to do it from a Windows box to an ION 330 running Linux when I get a BluRay drive.

I had a quick look at AnyDVDHD, it looks a bit pricey, considering I could just rip the disk to the hard drive and play it from there.

waldo22 · 2010-06-19 19:53

b7ll Wrote:I want to do it from a Windows box to an ION 330 running Linux when I get a BluRay drive.

I had a quick look at AnyDVDHD, it looks a bit pricey, considering I could just rip the disk to the hard drive and play it from there.

It's too expensive, yes. But it's the only program that can reliably decrypt on the fly. It also is the most reliable program for ripping.

DGMurdockIII · 2010-06-22 16:21

there is a open source project that is working to get a playback like we have for dvd the link to the project website is http://altair.videolan.org/

**spiff** · 2010-06-22 16:22

i give up. one last time: WE SUPPORT THAT ^^^^^ on linux and osx.

linuxluemmel · 2010-06-23 08:25

spiff Wrote:i give up. one last time: WE SUPPORT THAT ^^^^^ on linux and osx.

LOL

maruchan Fan Posts: 311 Joined: Feb 2009 Reputation: 0	2010-06-15 21:05 Post: #31 While this is Windows-only and proprietary, doesn't DVDFab PassKey allow Bluray to be played within XBMC? I don't have a Bluray drive to test this out with, but it's supposed to be a driver that decrypts discs on the fly, so that any program that can read unencrypted Bluray rips should be able to play them off the disc using PassKey.
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theophile Fan Posts: 569 Joined: Jan 2009 Reputation: 30	2010-06-16 00:01 Post: #32 That's a good point. AnyDVD HD has a similar feature for on-the-fly decryption. Might have to try that out.
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b7ll Junior Member Posts: 41 Joined: Nov 2008 Reputation: 0	2010-06-16 10:04 Post: #33 I recon it would be awesome to have a bit of (non xbmc) software to do the decryption, and share the device on a network, this would mean not having to get a blu ray drive for each client, you just point xbmc at the network shared device.
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da-anda Team-XBMC Member Posts: 1,396 Joined: Jun 2009 Reputation: 27 Location: germany	2010-06-16 11:02 Post: #34 on windows you can easily use players like PowerDVD or Arcsoft Total Media Theatre as external players for full BluRay/HD-DVD support. It's working like a charm here, having "index.bdmv" files mapped to TMT player and added .bdmv files to the video-formats in XBMC. But sure, it'll be nicer to be able to play blurays (without the JAVA stuff) directly in XBMC.
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waldo22 Member+ Posts: 764 Joined: Sep 2007 Reputation: 2 Location: Chapel Hill, NC, USA	2010-06-17 02:07 Post: #35 b7ll Wrote:I recon it would be awesome to have a bit of (non xbmc) software to do the decryption, and share the device on a network, this would mean not having to get a blu ray drive for each client, you just point xbmc at the network shared device. This is what davilla (a developer) does to play BluRay on his AppleTV with CrystalHD card... (using AnyDVDHD)
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b7ll Junior Member Posts: 41 Joined: Nov 2008 Reputation: 0	2010-06-17 15:22 Post: #36 waldo22 Wrote:This is what davilla (a developer) does to play BluRay on his AppleTV with CrystalHD card... (using AnyDVDHD) I want to do it from a Windows box to an ION 330 running Linux when I get a BluRay drive. I had a quick look at AnyDVDHD, it looks a bit pricey, considering I could just rip the disk to the hard drive and play it from there.
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DGMurdockIII Member Posts: 81 Joined: Nov 2008 Reputation: 0	2010-06-22 16:21 Post: #38 there is a open source project that is working to get a playback like we have for dvd the link to the project website is http://altair.videolan.org/
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spiff Grumpy Bastard Developer Posts: 12,181 Joined: Nov 2003 Reputation: 82	2010-06-22 16:22 Post: #39 i give up. one last time: WE SUPPORT THAT ^^^^^ on linux and osx. Always read the XBMC online-manual, FAQ and search the forum before posting. Do not e-mail XBMC-Team members directly asking for support. Read/follow the forum rules. For troubleshooting and bug reporting please make sure you read this first.
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linuxluemmel Member+ Posts: 872 Joined: Jun 2009 Reputation: 0 Location: Lucern / Switzerland	2010-06-23 08:25 Post: #40 spiff Wrote:i give up. one last time: WE SUPPORT THAT ^^^^^ on linux and osx. LOL
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