DVD won't play in VLC (but plays in other players)

[Binalternator]

I originally posted this in another thread, but it might not necessarily be related to the exact same problem:

A week ago, I bought the newly released box set of season 4 of Lost on DVD. It's a German region 2 release.

The discs play properly on a normal DVD player. On the laptop, they play in other players (Windows Media Player, Power DVD, Media Player Classic), but when I want to play them in VLC, all I get is a gray window.

Since I was still using VLC version 0.8.3 when the problem occurred, I upgraded to 0.9.9, but the problem still persists.

The season 1, 2 and 3 DVDs from the same manufacturer play just fine in VLC.

[VLC_help]

Open Tools -> Messages... (set Verbosity to 2) and then start playback and paste the messages here.

[Binalternator]

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dvdnav debug: trying to go to dvd menu main debug: thread 5136 (dvdnav event thread handler) created at priority 0 (../../../modules/access/dvdnav.c:352) main debug: using access_demux module "dvdnav" main debug: TIMER module_Need() : 2445.846 ms - Total 2445.846 ms / 1 intvls (Avg 2445.846 ms) main debug: thread started main debug: `dvd://E:\' successfully opened dvdnav debug: DVDNAV_HOP_CHANNEL main debug: control type=1 dvdnav debug: DVDNAV_VTS_CHANGE dvdnav debug: - vtsN=5 dvdnav debug: - domain=8 dvdnav debug: DVDNAV_CELL_CHANGE dvdnav debug: - cellN=1 dvdnav debug: - pgN=1 qt4 debug: New Event: type 1103 qt4 debug: Updating the stream status: 3 dvdnav debug: - cell_length=36000 dvdnav debug: - pg_length=36000 dvdnav debug: - pgc_length=36000 dvdnav debug: - cell_start=0 dvdnav debug: - pg_start=0 dvdnav debug: DVDNAV_SPU_CLUT_CHANGE dvdnav debug: DVDNAV_SPU_STREAM_CHANGE dvdnav debug: - physical_wide=0 dvdnav debug: - physical_letterbox=0 dvdnav debug: - physical_pan_scan=0 dvdnav debug: buttonUpdate not done b=1 t=0 main debug: selecting program id=0 main debug: looking for decoder module: 34 candidates main debug: using decoder module "spudec" main debug: TIMER module_Need() : 0.289 ms - Total 0.289 ms / 1 intvls (Avg 0.289 ms) main debug: thread 5180 (decoder) created at priority 0 (../../src/input/decoder.c:217) dvdnav debug: DVDNAV_AUDIO_STREAM_CHANGE dvdnav debug: - physical=0 dvdnav debug: buttonUpdate not done b=1 t=0 main debug: looking for decoder module: 34 candidates main debug: using decoder module "libmpeg2" main debug: TIMER module_Need() : 0.257 ms - Total 0.257 ms / 1 intvls (Avg 0.257 ms) main debug: thread 5124 (decoder) created at priority 0 (../../src/input/decoder.c:217) dvdnav debug: buttonUpdate not done b=1 t=0 main debug: thread started main debug: thread started libmpeg2 warning: invalid picture encountered qt4 debug: New Event: type 1108 dvdnav debug: DVDNAV_NOP dvdnav debug: DVDNAV_WAIT dvdnav debug: DVDNAV_STILL_FRAME dvdnav debug: - length=0xff

[VLC_help]

I assume it is added copy protection stuff that prevents VLC from doing the playback.

[Binalternator]

Why does it work in other players, then? Software-specific copy protection?

[VLC_help]

Decoder libs used in VLC don't handle added copy protection stuff very well. Other players don't use the same libs as VLC.

[galliano]

I have the same problem: I just tried VLC 0.9.9 for the 1st time, but my DVDs from the optical drive do not play. I made the following observations:

- The same video plays from the hdd once encrypted
- The original DVD plays if I go on-line (why is vlc working if connected with the internet?)

A very strange behaviour. With the Media Player Classic and with the WMP all dvd's start and videos play without problems.

Here some lines from the error log:

dvdread error: DVDRead cannot open source: F:\VIDEO_TS\V
main error: no access module matched "dvd"
main error: open of `dvd://F:\VIDEO_TS\V' failed: could not create access: no access module matched "dvd"

Some system Data: WIN XP Pro SP3, SATA DVD Drive

[Naglas]

Same to me, but vlc doesn't play anything... anything at all... everything is gray and that's it. i tried to change the video output, but the only one that works is open gl and that is not the way i want to wach a movie... everything is on a very low graphic. The strangest thing is that one week ago i watched many movies normaly but now the same ones are just gray. please help

[jorgeluiz]

the same happens with 1.0.1 version, no one video-ts folder or DVD media work.
error message only show that can't play the file.
happens with my authoreds dvds and standards but play in NeroShowTime and MPClassic and of course in standalone players.

trying to play DTS files (.dts audio only), no sound. the statistics show only input bits and size and the pc turn to slow and heavy.