VLC Plays Blu Ray for a Second Then Stops

[yedidyah]

Windows 8.1 Pro 64 bit
Pioneer BD-RW BDR-203 SCSI CdRom Device
VLC 2.2.0
Did: http://vlc-bluray.whoknowsmy.name/
Testing with: LOTR Extended Blu Ray

I had VLC working great playing Blu Ray. But I did a Windows 8 reinstall (8.1 upgrade, 8.1 Pro ugrade) now I can't get it to work but only for a second. (BTW can't get NERO Blu Ray to work either. Can't get them to support their product either).

VLC Messages say this during play/crash:

libbluray info: First play: 1, Top menu: 1 HDMV Titles: 14, BD-J Titles: 6, Other: 6
libbluray info: Closing overlays.

Debug finishes with: "core playlist debug: nothing to play"

[yedidyah]

Any ideas anyone?

[yedidyah]

Nero is finally working (problem was with the program connecting to their servers) but VLC is not. I prefer VLC over Nero as I can't seem to get Nero to do anything other than play blu ray on a quarter of my screen where VLC used to use the whole screen.
The problem is a little different now.
The video seems to loop and crash on some title screen repeatedly until manual intervention stops it (yes I have the: "No Disk Menus" checked).

[yedidyah]

Is anyone on these forums?

[betruek]

I had the same trouble before, and I has to switch to BDMagic for backing up my Blu-rays to hard drive, and then watch with VLC. That helps.

[yedidyah]

Dang the Blu Ray disk is the best way for me store movies not ripping it to my hard drive. Besides doesn't that create a great deal of compression (thus defeating the purpose of having a blu ray which is film quality (no compression, I hate compressed movies too "color cloudy"))? But I REALLY APPRECIATE your assistance.

I had VLC Blu Ray working before on this system (same OS, same BD player) now it does this junk.

[yedidyah]

Anyone know how to get this working again?

[yedidyah]

No one has had this issue and fixed it?