VLC won't play my blu rays

[nogit]

I'm having the same problem as jeffry on page 7.

After following the directions as best as I can tell, The disk seems to load... kind of.

I see the 2hour, 6 minute duration, but nothing else happens. The media window just remains showing the vlc icon. no sound, no video, the progress bar stays at 00.00.

When I go to look at the aacs directory, a vuk folder has appeared with a file in it (long name)

Have win7 x64
using latest vlc x64 experimental version (also tried 2.0.2 for x64 and various 32 bit versions)
added the KEYDB.cfg file in myusername\appdata\roaming\aacs
added the 64 bit version of libaacs.dll into C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC
made sure to check "no title menu" for blu-ray then press play

Here is my log file:

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main debug: adding item `(null)' ( bluray:///E:/ ) qt4 debug: Adding a new MRL to recent ones: bluray:///E:/ main debug: rebuilding array of current - root Playlist main debug: rebuild done - 1 items, index -1 main debug: processing request item: (null), node: null, skip: 0 main debug: resyncing on (null) main debug: (null) is at 0 main debug: starting playback of the new playlist item main debug: Creating an input for '(null)' main debug: resyncing on (null) main debug: (null) is at 0 main debug: creating new input thread main debug: Creating an input for '(null)' main debug: no fetch required for (null) (art currently (null)) main debug: using timeshift granularity of 50 MiB, in path 'C:\Users\nogit\AppData\Local\Temp' main debug: `bluray:///E:/' gives access `bluray' demux `' path `/E:/' main debug: creating demux: access='bluray' demux='' location='/E:/' file='E:\' main debug: looking for access_demux module: 1 candidate qt4 debug: IM: Setting an input libbluray info: First play: 1, Top menu: 1 HDMV Titles: 2, BD-J Titles: 79, Other: 79 libbluray warning: Failed to get meta info. libbluray debug: Selecting Title 0 main debug: creating demux: access='' demux='ts' location='' file='(null)' main debug: using access_demux module "libbluray" main debug: TIMER module_need() : 9671.670 ms - Total 9671.670 ms / 1 intvls (Avg 9671.669 ms) main debug: looking for meta reader module: 2 candidates lua debug: Trying Lua scripts in C:\Users\nogit\AppData\Roaming\vlc\lua\meta\reader lua debug: Trying Lua scripts in C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\lua\meta\reader lua debug: Trying Lua playlist script C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\lua\meta\reader\filename.luac main debug: no meta reader module matching "any" could be loaded main debug: TIMER module_need() : 1.450 ms - Total 1.450 ms / 1 intvls (Avg 1.450 ms) main debug: `bluray:///E:/' successfully opened libbluray warning: event: 4 param: 1 main debug: looking for demux module: 1 candidate main debug: no demux module matching "ts" could be loaded main debug: TIMER module_need() : 0.248 ms - Total 0.248 ms / 1 intvls (Avg 0.248 ms) libbluray warning: event: 11 param: 1 libbluray warning: event: 16 param: 0 libbluray warning: event: 12 param: 4095 libbluray warning: event: 19 param: 0 main debug: creating demux: access='' demux='ts' location='' file='(null)' libbluray warning: event: 20 param: 0 libbluray warning: event: 15 param: 255 libbluray warning: event: 18 param: 0 libbluray warning: event: 14 param: 255 libbluray warning: event: 6 param: 0 libbluray warning: event: 4 param: 1

any ideas?

[Jean-Baptiste Kempf]

Change the title manually in the playback menu.

[nogit]

Change the title manually in the playback menu.

Thanks for your quick reply. The one long title appears to already be selected. I can select others and re-select the long one... no effect.

[ics]

I have VLC 2.0.5 and i tried to play blu-ray disk that i just got yesterday. I did the steps mentioned here http://vlc-bluray.whoknowsmy.name/ and i have those things in correct places. However, VLC gives me an error: No valid processing key found in AACS config file. Is there a newer config somewhere?

[Jean-Baptiste Kempf]

I don't think so.

[Paladin045]

I come bearing good tidings: I've found a solution!

I've only tried it with VLC 2.0.2 Twoflower 32-bit, and I did the following. I have no idea how much of this is garbage and how much actually worked, but here it is for posterity's sake; someone more well-versed in VLC than me can sort it out.

Everywhere I put libaccs.dll, I put KEYDB.cfg as well, and vice versa. I put them in the main directories of the locations mentioned (AppData, AppData\Roaming, Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC), and then made a folder titled aacs in each location and put the files in there as well.

The next, most important part of the trick is in the Open Disk dialog box. In the Starting Position option, bump it up to 1 (from its default at 0). This will start you watching through the individual files on the disk. This can be tedious, and is in fact incredibly annoying if your Blu-ray player is not the default drive (says the voice of experience), but it'll play the files, and that's more than your $70+ investment would do before.

I have no idea if the following is correct, or even logical, but it's what I came to understand from a few hours of cursory research, and it helped me get the solution above. From what I can tell, the AACS system is basically a mini-OS written in Java that boots from the disk every time you put it into a drive. If your key isn't valid, it aborts the boot, and you can't normally access the disk. In essence, it's a bureaucrat as a disk menu. So I figured that instead of trying to open the first file on the disk, I'd go for the second one (logically, the next one to be opened after the keycheck, since they're named numerically and sequentially). The first few times you try this you may end up with garbage (I got a signal test screen on my first try), but eventually you'll get the material you actually cared about when you loaded the disk.

Another note: hitting "next media in the play list" (fast-forward button) may get you through some of the material, but it may also get you stuck in a loop of bonus features or other stuff you may not want to watch. If that happens, go back to the Open Disk dialog and manually enter the next title that you wanted to see.

Hope this helps!

..::EDIT::..
Hitting the Show Playlist button takes the hassle out of going back to the Open Disk menu every time you see something other than what you wanted.

[mauriciogracia]

Solved this "for windows 64 bit use the 32 bit DLL"

I that trick on this page
http://windows7themes.net/playing-blu-r ... y-bds.html

and the KEYS go inside the ROAMING folder (windows explorer type "%appdata")

Hope you find it usefull

[stutuk]

Trying to get this to work but this link http://vlc-bluray.whoknowsmy.name/ dont work for me

[Arite]

Seems to be back up now.

Arite.

[Newrone]

This is why so many people cannot be bothered paying for legal BDs/DVDs any more. I cannot get my expensive new BBC Wonders Collection BluRay to play, so will end up watching it on a cracked copy somewhere. Excessive DRM controls just encourage piracy cos the pirates are the only ones who know how to play & copy them! Senseless.

[Jean-Baptiste Kempf]

This is why so many people cannot be bothered paying for legal BDs/DVDs any more. I cannot get my expensive new BBC Wonders Collection BluRay to play, so will end up watching it on a cracked copy somewhere. Excessive DRM controls just encourage piracy cos the pirates are the only ones who know how to play & copy them! Senseless.

We all agree on this.

[justintjacob]

in reply to Zoide

i download the vlc and download the KEYDB.cfg and libaacs.dll and copied libaacs.dll to vlc installation folder and trying to copy KEYDB.cfg but i cant found the folder named aacs

and also i can't find C:\ProgramData\aacs is there anything need to install apart from vlc player ,my machine is windows 8 64 bit enterprise

[Lotesdelere]

but i cant found the folder named aacs

and also i can't find C:\ProgramData\aacs is there anything need to install apart from vlc player ,my machine is windows 8 64 bit enterprise

viewtopic.php?f=14&t=106570
viewtopic.php?f=14&t=105955

You need to create this folder.

[earlobong]

If you tried the Windows 64 bit version of the AACS Library File and received the same error, try the 32 bit version file instead, it worked for me just now.

[pseudokid]

I'm about to make everyone's day...

There's a subtle note about this "experimental" AACS decoder library. It currently does not support titles. This simply means that, after you installed the two files to the proper locations mentioned at http://vlc-bluray.whoknowsmy.name, when you pick your drive to play of course pick the Bluray option but also BE SURE to check the "No disc menus" option. The Blu-ray will now play properly but it will default to Title 0 or the another main Title. Within VLC simply right-click --> Playback --> Title and pick the largest length Title since that is most likely the main movie. The other Titles will be the disc extras, previews, etc.

You made my day.

[Dirge]

Greetings all,
I have read every post in this thread at least twice over, but I haven't been able to solve the problem causing my inability to play Blu Ray discs with VLC.

I am running 2.1.2 Rincewind. My computer with the Blu Ray Drive is running Vista 32-bit. I have downloaded the most current KEYDB.cfg and libaacs.dll and placed them in the appropriate locations.

I own 4 Blu Ray movies of various age. I have tried to play all of them in VLC to no avail.

Here is the error message I receive:
Blu-ray error:
No valid processing key found in AACS config file.
Your input can't be opened:
VLC is unable to open the MRL 'bluray:///D:/'. Check the log for details.

Here is the log:
main debug: adding item `(null)' ( bluray:///D:/ )
qt4 debug: Adding a new MRL to recent ones: bluray:///D:/
main debug: Creating an input for '(null)'
main debug: meta ok for (null), need to fetch art
main debug: processing request item: (null), node: Playlist, skip: 0
main debug: rebuilding array of current - root Playlist
main debug: rebuild done - 2 items, index 1
main debug: starting playback of the new playlist item
main debug: resyncing on (null)
main debug: (null) is at 1
main debug: creating new input thread
main debug: Creating an input for '(null)'
main debug: looking for meta fetcher module matching "any": 1 candidates
lua debug: Trying Lua scripts in C:\Users\*******\AppData\Roaming\vlc\lua\meta\fetcher
lua debug: Trying Lua scripts in C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\lua\meta\fetcher
lua debug: Trying Lua playlist script C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\lua\meta\fetcher\tvrage.lua
main debug: using meta fetcher module "lua"
main debug: removing module "lua"
main debug: art not found for (null)
main debug: using timeshift granularity of 50 MiB, in path 'C:\Users\*******\AppData\Local\Temp'
main debug: `bluray:///D:/' gives access `bluray' demux `' path `/D:/'
main debug: creating demux: access='bluray' demux='' location='/D:/' file='D:\'
main debug: looking for access_demux module matching "bluray": 12 candidates
qt4 debug: IM: Setting an input
libbluray info: First play: 1, Top menu: 1 HDMV Titles: 18, BD-J Titles: 2, Other: 2
main debug: no access_demux modules matched
main debug: creating access 'bluray' location='/D:/', path='D:\'
main debug: looking for access module matching "bluray": 20 candidates
main debug: no access modules matched
main error: open of `bluray:///D:/' failed
main debug: finished input
main debug: dead input
main debug: changing item without a request (current 1/2)
main debug: nothing to play
qt4 debug: IM: Deleting the input


Does anyone know what the fix is for this issue or can anyone help me sort through the problem?

I'd much appreciate any guidance that can be provided!

[Arite]

So you've put the libaacs.dll (32-bit one) in the same directory as vlc.exe, and then created the folder "aacs" in %appdata%, and placed KEYDB.cfg in it?

Also have you tried other Blu-ray's out (the one you tried could just not have a matching key/be using BD+)?

Arite.

[Dirge]

Thank you for responding Arite.

Yes, I have downloaded the 32 bit libaacs.dll and pasted it in the VLC folder (Program Files/VideoLAN/VLC). And I have pasted KEYDB.cfg in a folder I created called AACS in %appdata% (Users/*******/Appdata/Roaming/AACS).

I have tried to play X-Men Origins: Wolverine, Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince, Pirates of the Caribbean on Stranger Tides, and The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey. I have received the same error message each time. I'm not sure how to verify the security on each Blu Ray disc.

[Quischen]

I also seem to be experiencing the same problem with the windows 64-bit version of VLC 2.1.1 that Dirge is having. I am using 2.1.1 because DVD playback is currently broken in the 2.1.2 64-bit version of VLC. I have the KEYDB.cfg file in C:\Users\<username>\AppData\Roaming\aacs and also have the 64-bit libaacs.dll in C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC. I turned on logging to file and got the following when opening a bluray (RED 2) with no disc menus:

-- logger module started --
main debug: VLC media player - 2.1.1 Rincewind
main debug: Copyright © 1996-2013 the VideoLAN team
main debug: revision 2.1.1-0-g89db9aa
main debug: configured with ../extras/package/win32/../../../configure '--enable-update-check' '--enable-lua' '--enable-faad' '--enable-flac' '--enable-theora' '--enable-twolame' '--enable-quicktime' '--enable-avcodec' '--enable-merge-ffmpeg' '--enable-dca' '--enable-mpc' '--enable-libass' '--enable-x264' '--enable-schroedinger' '--enable-realrtsp' '--enable-live555' '--enable-dvdread' '--enable-shout' '--enable-goom' '--enable-caca' '--disable-sdl' '--enable-qt' '--enable-skins2' '--enable-sse' '--enable-mmx' '--enable-libcddb' '--enable-zvbi' '--disable-telx' '--enable-nls' '--disable-dirac' '--host=x86_64-w64-mingw32' 'host_alias=x86_64-w64-mingw32'
main debug: using interface module "logger"
main debug: Creating an input for 'Media Library'
main debug: Input is a meta file: disabling unneeded options
main debug: using timeshift granularity of 50 MiB, in path 'C:\Users\<username>\AppData\Local\Temp'
main debug: `file/xspf-open:///C:/Users/<username>/AppData/Roaming/vlc/ml.xspf' gives access `file' demux `xspf-open' path `/C:/Users/<username>/AppData/Roaming/vlc/ml.xspf'
main debug: creating demux: access='file' demux='xspf-open' location='/C:/Users/<username>/AppData/Roaming/vlc/ml.xspf' file='C:\Users\<username>\AppData\Roaming\vlc\ml.xspf'
main debug: looking for access_demux module matching "file": 12 candidates
main debug: no access_demux modules matched
main debug: creating access 'file' location='/C:/Users/<username>/AppData/Roaming/vlc/ml.xspf', path='C:\Users\<username>\AppData\Roaming\vlc\ml.xspf'
main debug: looking for access module matching "file": 20 candidates
filesystem debug: opening file `C:\Users\<username>\AppData\Roaming\vlc\ml.xspf'
main debug: using access module "filesystem"
main debug: Using stream method for AStream*
main debug: starting pre-buffering
main debug: received first data after 1 ms
main debug: pre-buffering done 304 bytes in 0s - 296 KiB/s
main debug: looking for stream_filter module matching "any": 6 candidates
main debug: no stream_filter modules matched
main debug: looking for stream_filter module matching "record": 6 candidates
main debug: using stream_filter module "record"
main debug: creating demux: access='file' demux='xspf-open' location='/C:/Users/<username>/AppData/Roaming/vlc/ml.xspf' file='C:\Users\<username>\AppData\Roaming\vlc\ml.xspf'
main debug: looking for demux module matching "xspf-open": 63 candidates
playlist debug: using XSPF playlist reader
main debug: using demux module "playlist"
main debug: looking for meta reader module matching "any": 2 candidates
lua debug: Trying Lua scripts in C:\Users\<username>\AppData\Roaming\vlc\lua\meta\reader
lua debug: Trying Lua scripts in C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\lua\meta\reader
lua debug: Trying Lua playlist script C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\lua\meta\reader\filename.luac
main debug: no meta reader modules matched
main debug: `file/xspf-open:///C:/Users/<username>/AppData/Roaming/vlc/ml.xspf' successfully opened
main debug: looking for xml reader module matching "any": 1 candidates
main debug: using xml reader module "xml"
playlist debug: parsed 0 tracks successfully
main debug: EOF reached
main debug: removing module "playlist"
main debug: removing module "record"
main debug: removing module "filesystem"
main debug: creating audio output
main debug: looking for audio output module matching "any": 6 candidates
directsound debug: found 5 devices
main debug: using audio output module "directsound"
main debug: keeping audio output
main debug: looking for interface module matching "hotkeys,none": 15 candidates
main debug: using interface module "hotkeys"
main debug: looking for interface module matching "globalhotkeys,none": 15 candidates
main debug: using interface module "globalhotkeys"
main: Running vlc with the default interface. Use 'cvlc' to use vlc without interface.
main debug: looking for interface module matching "any": 15 candidates
main debug: looking for extension module matching "any": 1 candidates
lua debug: Opening Lua Extension module
lua debug: Trying Lua scripts in C:\Users\<username>\AppData\Roaming\vlc\lua\extensions
lua debug: Trying Lua scripts in C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\lua\extensions
lua debug: Trying Lua playlist script C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\lua\extensions\VLSub.luac
lua debug: Scanning Lua script C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\lua\extensions\VLSub.luac
lua debug: Script C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\lua\extensions\VLSub.luac has the following capability flags: 0x5
main debug: using extension module "lua"
main debug: using interface module "qt4"
main debug: adding item `(null)' ( bluray:///D:/ )
qt4 debug: mainma idebugA:dn ddebug: iprocessinng requestg a new M item: RL to recent ones:(null), n ode: bluray://null, ski/D:/p:
0
main debug: rebuilding array of current - root Playlist
main debug: rebuild done - C1 items, index 0
main debug: starting playback of the new playlist item
main debug: resyncing on (null)
main debug: (null) is at 0
main debug: creating new input thread
main debug: Creating an input for '(null)'
reating an input for '(null)'
main debug: meta ok for (null), need to fetch art
main debug: using timeshift granularity of 50 MiB, in path 'C:\Users\<username>\AppData\Local\Temp'
main debug: `bluray:///D:/' gives access `bluray' demux `' path `/D:/'
main debug: creating demux: access='bluray' demux='' location='/D:/' file='D:\'
main debug: looking for mainaccess_demux module matching " bdebuglur: ay": looking f1o2r candidatesm
eta fetcher module matching "any": 1 candidates
lua debug: Trying Lua scripts in C:\Users\<username>\AppData\Roaming\vlc\lua\meta\fetcher
lua debug: Trying Lua scripts in C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\lua\meta\fetcher
lua debug: Trying Lua playlist script C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\lua\meta\fetcher\tvrage.luac
qt4 debug: IM: Setting an input
main debug: using meta fetcher module "lua"
main debug: removing module "lua"
main debug: art not found for (null)
libbluray: First play: 1, Top menu: 0
HDMV Titles: 2, BD-J Titles: 79, Other: 79
main debug: no access_demux modules matched
main debug: creating access 'bluray' location='/D:/', path='D:\'
main debug: looking for access module matching "bluray": 20 candidates
main debug: no access modules matched
main error: open of `bluray:///D:/' failed
main debug: dead input
main debug: changing item without a request (current 0/1)
main debug: nothing to play
qt4 debug: IM: Deleting the input

I also did the following:
1. Opened Tools > Preferences > Clicked the radio button for All settings > Interface > Checked the checkbox for "Log to file."
2. Closed VLC and relaunched it. A cmd prompt opened behind the main VLC window and output the following when I attempted to open a bluray with no disc menus:

[0000000000591540] logger interface: VLC media player - 2.1.1 Rincewind
[0000000000591540] logger interface: Copyright c 1996-2013 the VideoLAN team
[0000000000591540] logger interface:
Warning: if you cannot access the GUI anymore, open a command-line window, go to
the directory where you installed VLC and run "vlc -I qt"

[0000000000591540] logger interface: using logger.
[0000000000591540] logger interface debug: opening logfile `C:\Users\<username>\Ap
pData\Roaming\vlc\debug.txt'
file/dl_win32.c:82: GetProcAddress(0000000068a00000, 'aacs_get_pmsn') failed: Th
e specified procedure could not be found.
file/dl_win32.c:82: GetProcAddress(0000000068a00000, 'aacs_get_device_binding_id
') failed: The specified procedure could not be found.
file/dl_win32.c:82: GetProcAddress(0000000068a00000, 'aacs_open2') failed: The s
pecified procedure could not be found.
file/dl_win32.c:82: GetProcAddress(0000000068a00000, 'aacs_get_mkb_version') fai
led: The specified procedure could not be found.
libbluray/bluray.c:794: aacs_open() failed!

I saw the above output using the 64-bit version of 2.1.2 as well. I'm not sure if this is specific to my installation, but it seems like this could be a code issue with the 64-bit version. I then tried the 32-bit version of vlc 2.1.2 with the 32-bit version of libaacs.dll in C:\Program Files (x86)\VideoLAN\VLC and was able to view TRON: Legacy and Captain America: The First Avenger but newer Blurays such as RED 2, Zero Dark Thirty, Fast & Furious 6, and Skyfall fail to play due to missing media keys:

[01cfb934] logger interface: VLC media player - 2.1.2 Rincewind
[01cfb934] logger interface: Copyright c 1996-2013 the VideoLAN team
[01cfb934] logger interface:
Warning: if you cannot access the GUI anymore, open a command-line window, go to
the directory where you installed VLC and run "vlc -I qt"

[01cfb934] logger interface: using logger.
file/dl_win32.c:82: GetProcAddress(68a00000, 'aacs_get_pmsn') failed: The specif
ied procedure could not be found.
file/dl_win32.c:82: GetProcAddress(68a00000, 'aacs_get_device_binding_id') faile
d: The specified procedure could not be found.
libaacs: ../../src/libaacs/aacs.c:198: Error calculating media key. Missing righ
t processing key ?
libbluray/bluray.c:794: aacs_open() failed!

I've gotten other blurays to work while using linux in the past but it's definitely hit or miss depending on the age of the bluray.

[Jean-Baptiste Kempf]

it means some of the libaacs you have is broeken

[Dirge]

it means some of the libaacs you have is broeken

What would you recommend we should do? Should we download the libaacs.dll again?

[Jean-Baptiste Kempf]

Yes, you can try that.

[Dirge]

Yes, you can try that.

I downloaded libaacs.dll again from the same site. I noticed the file size was slightly different. But after placing it in the correct location, I still received the same error message.

Do you have any other suggestions?

[Craigmezza]

Found solution for me, Just make sure your aacs folder is in the roaming folder and not in the appdata folder.

C://users/your name/appdata/roaming/aacs/ KEYDB.cfg

works for me.

[Dirge]

Found solution for me, Just make sure your aacs folder is in the roaming folder and not in the appdata folder.

C://users/your name/appdata/roaming/aacs/ KEYDB.cfg

works for me.

Thanks for the input Craigmezza. I have KEYDB.cfg in that location already and it doesn't work for me.

Is it possible that using VLC version 2.1.2 could be causing this problem? Or could there be any plug-ins or codecs that are interfering with my ability to play Blu Rays in VLC?