Adding Blu-ray support to VLC

[FlamingFirewire]

Would it be realistic to expect blu-ray support in VLC in the future? It lists that VLC can read blu-ray discs, but after trying to watch commercial blu-rays with VLC they are not recognized at all. So is this a possibility, or not?

[Jean-Baptiste Kempf]

VLC 1.2 can do it, with some tweaks.

[huynhvx]

Where can one get VLC 1.2? And what kind of tweaks are necessary to make it work on a BD?

[Jean-Baptiste Kempf]

Nightly Build of VLC
You need to add libaacs.dll and the right key file.

[FlamingFirewire]

Thanks alot, can't wait for the full release and full support!

[Arite]

Nightly Build of VLC
You need to add libaacs.dll and the right key file.

How would one go about compiling libaacs.dll for Windows?

I (believe I) managed to compile libaacs under Cygwin for a mingw32 host, however presumably that isn't much use when used in conjunction with VLC. I did attempt cross-compiling from Debian but was unsuccessful; and again just compiling libaacs probably wouldn't be enough.

Thanks,

Arite.

[Jean-Baptiste Kempf]

Nightly Build of VLC
You need to add libaacs.dll and the right key file.

How would one go about compiling libaacs.dll for Windows?

I (believe I) managed to compile libaacs under Cygwin for a mingw32 host, however presumably that isn't much use when used in conjunction with VLC. I did attempt cross-compiling from Debian but was unsuccessful; and again just compiling libaacs probably wouldn't be enough.

Thanks,

Arite.

Put the libaacs.dll file in the VLC folder and put the key file in %appdata%/aacs

[Arite]

Thanks . Should compiling using MinGW/doing a linux cross-compile produce a libaacs.dll?

Arite.

[Jean-Baptiste Kempf]

yes

[Arite]

Apologies for probably asking silly questions - but how do you make a DLL using MinGW ? Compiling libaacs (on Windows using MinGW32/MSYS with libgcrypt and libgpg-error installed) generates a vairety of *.a, *.la libaacs files and things such as libaacs_test.exe.

Thanks again,

Arite.

[Jean-Baptiste Kempf]

Did you look at .libs?

[Arite]

Yeh - here's the contents of src/.libs:

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aacs.o crypto.o file_posix.o keydbcfg-lexer.o keydbcfg-parser.o keydbcfg.o libaacs.a libaacs.la libaacs.lai logging.o mkb.o mmc.o strutl.o win32.o

Arite.

[TheFalcon]

So if I compile and use newest beta VLC it will support Blu ray with genuine quality?

Also with menu etc?

[Jean-Baptiste Kempf]

Yes, no menu.

[Sprinkler]

Yeh - here's the contents of src/.libs:

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aacs.o crypto.o file_posix.o keydbcfg-lexer.o keydbcfg-parser.o keydbcfg.o libaacs.a libaacs.la libaacs.lai logging.o mkb.o mmc.o strutl.o win32.o

Arite.

same problem here with cygwin
any updates on that or workarounds?

[tittbit]

sorry for that but doing all this is very complicated but i can do that, still i am asking that any latest update that can do it automatically

[Arite]

If you have VLC 2.0:
http://vlc-bluray.whoknowsmy.name/

Arite.

[hajj_3]

i get this message on win7 x64 using vlc 2.0.1:

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Blu-Ray error: This Blu-Ray Disc needs a library for AACS decoding, and your system does not have it. Your input can't be opened: VLC is unable to open the MRL 'bluray:///F:/'. Check the log for details.

I have put the libaacs.dll in: C:\Program Files (x86)\VideoLAN\VLC and the KEYDB.cfg in C:\Users\hajj_3\AppData\aacs but it just isn't working, trying to play a bluray disc btw not an .iso or bluray video file. Hoping that it will be able to play the main movie file off the disc as vlc doesn't support menu's yet.

[Arite]

Have you added KEYDB.cfg to %APPDATA%\aacs (type into Windows Explorer address bar to get to it)?

What error messages are you getting etc.?

If you have a 64-bit version of Windows see here (32-bit version should work with x86 VLC, but can try 64-bit/x64 version if it's not working):
viewtopic.php?f=14&t=96787&start=60#p342573

Arite.

[hajj_3]

hopefully someone will create an installer for bluray capability which will include keydb.cfg etc.