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Postby GREENSKiN » 19 Jan 2007 01:56

From what I've understood, the current HD DVD titles use VC-1. They are released in an unencrypted form. From http://ffmpeg.mplayerhq.hu/changelog.html I gather that VLC supports VC-1, so at least the raw video content in them should play.

It's probably illegal to find out in the US (DMCA), but I'm sure that it would be fine here (Holland) to buy one of those xbox 360 HD DVD players, buy a HD DVD movie, rip and decode your movie with that title-key memory lookup trick, and play your movie with VLC :)
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Postby GREENSKiN » 19 Jan 2007 01:57

Can we use this EVO plugin with Quicktime in any way to play the files maybe?
Different file format, from the looks of it.
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Postby Ayla » 20 Jan 2007 14:45

I have already tried a lot of different .EVO files (from HD DVD discs) in VLC, they won't play!

No audio and video :( (they only work in PowerDVD, WinDVD in Windows).

So even if VLC already supports VC-1 it doesn't work.

If the support for VC-1 is there shouldn't it be a relatively easy fix to implement support for HD DVD's (doesn't have to be disc support, could be raw .evo file support to begin with).
/Martin
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Postby GREENSKiN » 20 Jan 2007 19:22

I have already tried a lot of different .EVO files (from HD DVD discs) in VLC, they won't play!

No audio and video :( (they only work in PowerDVD, WinDVD in Windows).

So even if VLC already supports VC-1 it doesn't work.

If the support for VC-1 is there shouldn't it be a relatively easy fix to implement support for HD DVD's (doesn't have to be disc support, could be raw .evo file support to begin with).
Are these decrypted EVO files or copied straight from disc?
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Postby Ayla » 20 Jan 2007 20:00

I have already tried a lot of different .EVO files (from HD DVD discs) in VLC, they won't play!

No audio and video :( (they only work in PowerDVD, WinDVD in Windows).

So even if VLC already supports VC-1 it doesn't work.

If the support for VC-1 is there shouldn't it be a relatively easy fix to implement support for HD DVD's (doesn't have to be disc support, could be raw .evo file support to begin with).
Are these decrypted EVO files or copied straight from disc?
These are HD DVD rips, so decrypted .EVO files!
/Martin
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Postby Ayla » 20 Jan 2007 21:18

This is the output in the message log when trying to play an .EVO (decrypted) file in VLC 0.8.6.a:

Message Log:
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main debug: adding playlist item `HDintro.EVO' ( /Users/marbook/Desktop/Batman Begins/HVDVD_TS/HDintro.EVO )
main debug: creating new input thread
main debug: waiting for thread completion
main debug: thread 35582976 (input) created at priority 37 (input/input.c:265)
main debug: `/Users/marbook/Desktop/Batman Begins/HVDVD_TS/HDintro.EVO' gives access `' demux `' path `/Users/marbook/Desktop/Batman Begins/HVDVD_TS/HDintro.EVO'
main debug: creating demux: access='' demux='' path='/Users/marbook/Desktop/Batman Begins/HVDVD_TS/HDintro.EVO'
main debug: looking for access_demux module: 1 candidate
main debug: creating access '' path='/Users/marbook/Desktop/Batman Begins/HVDVD_TS/HDintro.EVO'
main debug: looking for access2 module: 5 candidates
vcd debug: trying .cue file: /Users/marbook/Desktop/Batman Begins/HVDVD_TS/HDintro.cue
vcd debug: could not find .cue file
access_file debug: opening file `/Users/marbook/Desktop/Batman Begins/HVDVD_TS/HDintro.EVO'
main debug: using access2 module "access_file"
main debug: pre-buffering...
main debug: received first data for our buffer
macosx debug: input has changed, refreshing interface
main debug: pre-buffering done 1408981 bytes in 0s - 19430 kbytes/s
main debug: creating demux: access='' demux='' path='/Users/marbook/Desktop/Batman Begins/HVDVD_TS/HDintro.EVO'
main debug: looking for demux2 module: 44 candidates
main debug: using demux2 module "ps"
main debug: looking for a subtitle file in /Users/marbook/Desktop/Batman Begins/HVDVD_TS/
main debug: `/Users/marbook/Desktop/Batman Begins/HVDVD_TS/HDintro.EVO' successfully opened
ps warning: garbage at input, trying to resync...
ps warning: found sync code
ps debug: we found a length of: 122038578
ps debug: we found a length of: 122064000
ps debug: es id=0xfd format unknown
main debug: selecting program id=0
ps debug: es id=0xbdc0 format unknown
ps warning: garbage at input, trying to resync...
ps warning: found sync code
ps warning: garbage at input, trying to resync...
ps warning: found sync code
ps warning: garbage at input, trying to resync...
ps warning: found sync code
ps warning: garbage at input, trying to resync...
ps warning: found sync code
ps warning: garbage at input, trying to resync...
ps warning: found sync code
ps warning: garbage at input, trying to resync...
ps warning: found sync code
ps warning: garbage at input, trying to resync...
ps warning: found sync code
ps warning: garbage at input, trying to resync...
ps warning: found sync code
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Hope it helps :)
/Martin
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Postby Ayla » 20 Jan 2007 23:29

I have just tried a decrypted BluRay movie file (they are .m2ts files).

It works in VLC Player!

Now, to get those .EVO files working :)
/Martin
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Postby Ayla » 24 Jan 2007 17:43

This is the output in the message log when trying to play an .EVO (decrypted) file in VLC 0.8.6.a:

Message Log:
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main debug: adding playlist item `HDintro.EVO' ( /Users/marbook/Desktop/Batman Begins/HVDVD_TS/HDintro.EVO )
main debug: creating new input thread
main debug: waiting for thread completion
main debug: thread 35582976 (input) created at priority 37 (input/input.c:265)
main debug: `/Users/marbook/Desktop/Batman Begins/HVDVD_TS/HDintro.EVO' gives access `' demux `' path `/Users/marbook/Desktop/Batman Begins/HVDVD_TS/HDintro.EVO'
main debug: creating demux: access='' demux='' path='/Users/marbook/Desktop/Batman Begins/HVDVD_TS/HDintro.EVO'
main debug: looking for access_demux module: 1 candidate
main debug: creating access '' path='/Users/marbook/Desktop/Batman Begins/HVDVD_TS/HDintro.EVO'
main debug: looking for access2 module: 5 candidates
vcd debug: trying .cue file: /Users/marbook/Desktop/Batman Begins/HVDVD_TS/HDintro.cue
vcd debug: could not find .cue file
access_file debug: opening file `/Users/marbook/Desktop/Batman Begins/HVDVD_TS/HDintro.EVO'
main debug: using access2 module "access_file"
main debug: pre-buffering...
main debug: received first data for our buffer
macosx debug: input has changed, refreshing interface
main debug: pre-buffering done 1408981 bytes in 0s - 19430 kbytes/s
main debug: creating demux: access='' demux='' path='/Users/marbook/Desktop/Batman Begins/HVDVD_TS/HDintro.EVO'
main debug: looking for demux2 module: 44 candidates
main debug: using demux2 module "ps"
main debug: looking for a subtitle file in /Users/marbook/Desktop/Batman Begins/HVDVD_TS/
main debug: `/Users/marbook/Desktop/Batman Begins/HVDVD_TS/HDintro.EVO' successfully opened
ps warning: garbage at input, trying to resync...
ps warning: found sync code
ps debug: we found a length of: 122038578
ps debug: we found a length of: 122064000
ps debug: es id=0xfd format unknown
main debug: selecting program id=0
ps debug: es id=0xbdc0 format unknown
ps warning: garbage at input, trying to resync...
ps warning: found sync code
ps warning: garbage at input, trying to resync...
ps warning: found sync code
ps warning: garbage at input, trying to resync...
ps warning: found sync code
ps warning: garbage at input, trying to resync...
ps warning: found sync code
ps warning: garbage at input, trying to resync...
ps warning: found sync code
ps warning: garbage at input, trying to resync...
ps warning: found sync code
ps warning: garbage at input, trying to resync...
ps warning: found sync code
ps warning: garbage at input, trying to resync...
ps warning: found sync code
---------------------

Hope it helps :)
Any response to this?

What is VLC doing wrong from reading this log?

Please... I'm dying to watch some 1080p .EVOB's on the Mac! :)
/Martin
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Postby dionoea » 24 Jan 2007 18:43

VLC doesn't have an EVO demux ... so it's useless to try.
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Postby Ayla » 24 Jan 2007 22:04

VLC doesn't have an EVO demux ... so it's useless to try.
Ok, thanks for the reply.

Do you know if VLC will get an EVO demux (soon)?
/Martin
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Postby appleguru » 25 Jan 2007 06:03

Hmm... VLC seems to playback .evo files with mpeg-2 video just fine... it's the vc-1 files that it has trouble with (For example, the decrypted extras from batman begins play fine.. but they're mepg-2.)

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Postby CloudStalker » 25 Jan 2007 08:30

I know this is a little off topic but, where can I get the skin and the interface that’s used in this picture? It looks different from the one that have from VLC 0.8.6a. Is this look only for Mac OS X cause I use Windows.

Sorry again for getting off topic, just curious. :)
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Postby Ayla » 25 Jan 2007 12:50

Hmm... VLC seems to playback .evo files with mpeg-2 video just fine... it's the vc-1 files that it has trouble with (For example, the decrypted extras from batman begins play fine.. but they're mepg-2.)
Ok, so the problem isn't with playing .EVO files generally, it's because of VLC's VC-1 implementation maybe?

I thought VLC supported VC-1 (but maybe not the kind used on HD DVD's)?
/Martin
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Postby joseph5 » 26 Jan 2007 21:06

I know this is a little off topic but, where can I get the skin and the interface that’s used in this picture? It looks different from the one that have from VLC 0.8.6a. Is this look only for Mac OS X cause I use Windows.

Sorry again for getting off topic, just curious. :)
I think that's the default VLC interface for Mac.
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m2ts files... still having issues.

Postby gmiles » 02 Feb 2007 03:19

How did you get VLC for OS X to play the m2ts files..? I pull them off of my Sony SR-1 and VLC crashes instantly. Any clues? I tested it with a m2t file and that works flawlessly... I'm so confused. :roll:
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Postby adl » 25 Mar 2007 22:49

Any news in ont blu-ray / hd dvd suport in vlc for macosx??
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Postby ibglowin » 27 Mar 2007 04:36

I too would really really like HD-DVD and Blu-Ray support for Mac OSX
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Postby danifv » 01 Apr 2007 00:56

I have voted that this feature is necessary now.

Greetings for my friend heffeque ;)
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Postby Jean-Baptiste Kempf » 01 Apr 2007 03:31

Some work has been done. but it is not complete yet.
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Postby Ayla » 01 Apr 2007 10:42

Some work has been done. but it is not complete yet.
Sounds good, what have been done so far?

Can we play .EVO files and what about sound, E-AC3, TrueHD DTSHD etc.?
/Martin
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Postby goridelta » 04 Apr 2007 12:42

Some work has been done. but it is not complete yet.
Great news!
We are waiting for VC1 compatibility in Mac OS X after some time.

Thanks for your great work!
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Postby bendermac » 07 Apr 2007 08:56

We are waiting for VC1 compatibility in Mac OS X after some time.
vc1 already works for os x but not with .evo nor with .m2ts files.
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EVO MPEG

Postby igriffin » 20 May 2007 19:01

Hmm... VLC seems to playback .evo files with mpeg-2 video just fine... it's the vc-1 files that it has trouble with (For example, the decrypted extras from batman begins play fine.. but they're mepg-2.)
:D
I'm getting the same thing here with The Matrix. The extras play just fine, but the actual movie does not. I will add, though, that I am getting no sound.

appleguru: do you get sound while playing your Batman Begins clip? I'm assuming not as your screenshot just shows the one stream for video and none for audio.

I'm extremely excited at the possibilities here.
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Postby vlc_fan-01 » 22 May 2007 21:22

With all the great features implemented in VLC I thought it was alrady possible, I am in full support of this measure I will be moving towards the next generation media to playback movies and content

I support, if it is possible :)
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Postby vlc_fan-01 » 25 May 2007 17:36

Some work has been done. but it is not complete yet.
I cant wait too for both blu ray and hd dvd support
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