Playing Blu-ray discs in x64 Corel WinDVD 10 does *not* work

I settled down to watch my first Blu-ray disc in x64, and I failed
miserably. I noticed Corel WinDVD has a new version for Blu-ray, so I
bought it (even though the test was uncertain about my operating
system and equipment). Sure enough, it locks up and does not work.

Any solutions?

Thank you!

Jim

Allan
Thu May 01 12:04:50 PDT 2008


"Jim" <jmegas@cal.berkeley.edu> wrote in message
news:834813a6-5c52-4d5e-adce-aaeebea933d8@y38g2000hsy.googlegroups.com...
>I settled down to watch my first Blu-ray disc in x64, and I failed
> miserably. I noticed Corel WinDVD has a new version for Blu-ray, so I
> bought it (even though the test was uncertain about my operating
> system and equipment). Sure enough, it locks up and does not work.
>
> Any solutions?
Return Corel WinDVD and ask for your money back.

--
Allan

Jim
Thu May 01 20:09:54 PDT 2008

On May 1, 2:04=A0pm, "Allan" <mu8j...@earthlink.net> wrote:
> "Jim" <jme...@cal.berkeley.edu> wrote in message

> Return Corel WinDVD and ask for your money back.

Alan,

Thank you! I think I'll do that. BTW, I added one revision. I meant
version 9.0, which is the latest version.

Jim

John
Thu May 01 22:17:43 PDT 2008

I'm using PowerDVD on Vista x64 and I can watch Blu-Ray just fine.

Be SURE that you have a compatible system before you blame the software.
You MUST have a video card AND monitor that support HDCP and they must be
connected through either DVI or HDMI. Blu-Ray requires this setup in order
to play.

- John

"Jim" <jmegas@cal.berkeley.edu> wrote in message
news:834813a6-5c52-4d5e-adce-aaeebea933d8@y38g2000hsy.googlegroups.com...
> I settled down to watch my first Blu-ray disc in x64, and I failed
> miserably. I noticed Corel WinDVD has a new version for Blu-ray, so I
> bought it (even though the test was uncertain about my operating
> system and equipment). Sure enough, it locks up and does not work.
>
> Any solutions?
>
> Thank you!
>
> Jim

Jim
Fri May 02 07:17:08 PDT 2008

On May 2, 12:17=A0am, "John Adams" <sea...@horadrim.net> wrote:

> I'm using PowerDVD on Vista x64 and I can watch Blu-Ray just fine.
>
> Be SURE that you have a compatible system before you blame the software.
> You MUST have a video card AND monitor that support HDCP and they must be
> connected through either DVI or HDMI. =A0Blu-Ray requires this setup in or=
der
> to play.

John,

I am suspecting my monitor and my CPU. I have an nVidia 8800 GTX
video card, so I do no think that is the problem. I have a Samsung
SyncMaster 243T monitor, which is 24" at 1920 X 12000. It is a fairly
old monitor, and I share it between two computers with a Gefen swich
box. I do not think the Gefen box adds to the situation, but I do not
know. I am using Dual Opteron 275 CPUs, which are dual-core, but
which do not seem to be recognized by the program. I have 8 GB of
system memory.

I'll call Corel today.

Thank you!

Jim

Jim
Fri May 02 09:22:05 PDT 2008

On May 2, 9:17=A0am, Jim <jme...@cal.berkeley.edu> wrote

I just called Corel, and Corel WinDVD 9 Blu-ray does *not* support
x64.

I am still in need of a *software* player which will play Blu-ray
discs in x64.

Thank you!

Roxio says their CinePlayer will *work* in x64, but it will *not* play
Blu-ray.

Jim

Theo
Fri May 02 09:54:42 PDT 2008

Did you check out PowerDVD as mentioned by John Adams?

-------- Original Message --------
Subject: Re: Playing Blu-ray discs in x64 Corel WinDVD 10
does *not* work
Date: Fri, 2 May 2008 00:17:43 -0500
From: John Adams <seamus@horadrim.net>
Newsgroups: microsoft.public.windows.64bit.general
References:
<834813a6-5c52-4d5e-adce-aaeebea933d8@y38g2000hsy.googlegroups.com>

I'm using PowerDVD on Vista x64 and I can watch Blu-Ray just
fine.

Be SURE that you have a compatible system before you blame
the software.
You MUST have a video card AND monitor that support HDCP and
they must be
connected through either DVI or HDMI. Blu-Ray requires this
setup in order
to play.

- John


Jim wrote:
> On May 2, 9:17 am, Jim <jme...@cal.berkeley.edu> wrote
>
> I just called Corel, and Corel WinDVD 9 Blu-ray does *not* support
> x64.
>
> I am still in need of a *software* player which will play Blu-ray
> discs in x64.
>
> Thank you!
>
> Roxio says their CinePlayer will *work* in x64, but it will *not* play
> Blu-ray.
>
> Jim

Carlos
Fri May 02 12:39:11 PDT 2008

Then Slysoft AnyDVD HD is all you need.
http://www.slysoft.com/en/anydvdhd.html
"Allows you to watch movies over a digital display connection, without
HDCP-compliant graphics card and without HDCP-compilant display. No need to
buy an expensive monitor"

:)
Carlos

"Jim" wrote:

> On May 2, 12:17 am, "John Adams" <sea...@horadrim.net> wrote:
>
> > I'm using PowerDVD on Vista x64 and I can watch Blu-Ray just fine.
> >
> > Be SURE that you have a compatible system before you blame the software.
> > You MUST have a video card AND monitor that support HDCP and they must be
> > connected through either DVI or HDMI. Blu-Ray requires this setup in order
> > to play.
>
> John,
>
> I am suspecting my monitor and my CPU. I have an nVidia 8800 GTX
> video card, so I do no think that is the problem. I have a Samsung
> SyncMaster 243T monitor, which is 24" at 1920 X 12000. It is a fairly
> old monitor, and I share it between two computers with a Gefen swich
> box. I do not think the Gefen box adds to the situation, but I do not
> know. I am using Dual Opteron 275 CPUs, which are dual-core, but
> which do not seem to be recognized by the program. I have 8 GB of
> system memory.
>
> I'll call Corel today.
>
> Thank you!
>
> Jim
>

Colin
Fri May 02 12:52:47 PDT 2008

You might try this blu-ray forum where all of the issues are discussed by
users.
http://forum.blu-ray.com/forumdisplay.php?f=35

"Jim" <jmegas@cal.berkeley.edu> wrote in message
news:c4446054-3676-4df3-b76f-a659c350a0ee@d1g2000hsg.googlegroups.com...
On May 2, 9:17 am, Jim <jme...@cal.berkeley.edu> wrote

I just called Corel, and Corel WinDVD 9 Blu-ray does *not* support
x64.

I am still in need of a *software* player which will play Blu-ray
discs in x64.

Thank you!

Roxio says their CinePlayer will *work* in x64, but it will *not* play
Blu-ray.

Jim

Jim
Fri May 02 23:43:01 PDT 2008

On May 2, 9:17=A0am, Jim <jme...@cal.berkeley.edu> wrote:
> On May 2, 12:17=A0am, "John Adams" <sea...@horadrim.net> wrote:
>
> > I'm using PowerDVD on Vista x64 and I can watch Blu-Ray just fine.
>
> > Be SURE that you have a compatible system before you blame the software.=

> > You MUST have a video card AND monitor that support HDCP and they must b=
e
> > connected through either DVI or HDMI. =A0Blu-Ray requires this setup in =
order
> > to play.

John,

It turns out we were both partially correct. You were correct in that
my monitor, which I bought in November, 2004 is *not* HDCP compliant.
However, I also bought PowerDVD, and their tech support *now* tells me
that it *does* work in Vista 64-bit, but it does *not* work in x64.

I am now thinking of both upgrading x64 to Vista 64-bit *and* to buy a
new HDCP monitor. However, Carlos makes an interesting point below.

Thanks for your input! :-)

Jim

Jim
Fri May 02 23:50:01 PDT 2008

On May 2, 2:39=A0pm, Carlos <Car...@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:

> Then Slysoft AnyDVD HD is all you need.http://www.slysoft.com/en/anydvdhd.=
html
> "Allows you to watch movies over a digital display connection, without
> HDCP-compliant graphics card and without HDCP-compilant display. No need t=
o
> buy an expensive monitor"
>
> :)
> Carlos

Carlos,

As usual, you have an extremely clever, and helpful solution. I'm
concerned about the short-term, as well as the long-term. I think
your solution is *excellent* in the short-term, but I am starting to
feel like x64 is dying out. For a while it was getting fairly good
support from a number of companies. Now companies seem not to want to
support 64-bit; but, if they do support it, they support Vista 64
bit. My Tyan K8WE (S2895) is aging, and I don't know how much longer
I will be able to install Vista on it. Mostly I hate Vista, I have it
on the notebook I am using right now; but I think it will be the wave
of the future. I may buy your recommended software tomorrow,
nevertheless, because my son is visiting and I wanted to show him a
Blu-ray disc. (I have also wanted to watch one.

Thanks again for the *excellent* advice!

I'd be interested in your opinion on the future of x64?

Jim

John
Sat May 03 22:01:42 PDT 2008

Jim,

I'm glad you're working things out. I'm not sure what sort of video card
you have installed on your machine, but if you're going to be upgrading
things, that might be a good place to examine as well. Video cards with
built in acceleration for HD content (such as the nVidia 8xxx and 9xxx
series cards as well as ATI's top end cards) will make a big difference in
how they play on your system. I'm not really an expert on this, but I do
not think that standard MPEG-2 acceleration works for blu-ray or HD-DVD
content. That being the case, playing the content will be extremely
resource intensive (by this, I mean your blu-ray movies may "skip" during
playback) without hardware acceleration.

- John

"Jim" <jmegas@cal.berkeley.edu> wrote in message
news:3b001639-3ef3-48f6-a14c-62b69dcae5dc@y21g2000hsf.googlegroups.com...
> On May 2, 9:17 am, Jim <jme...@cal.berkeley.edu> wrote:
>> On May 2, 12:17 am, "John Adams" <sea...@horadrim.net> wrote:
>>
>> > I'm using PowerDVD on Vista x64 and I can watch Blu-Ray just fine.
>>
>> > Be SURE that you have a compatible system before you blame the
>> > software.
>> > You MUST have a video card AND monitor that support HDCP and they must
>> > be
>> > connected through either DVI or HDMI. Blu-Ray requires this setup in
>> > order
>> > to play.
>
> John,
>
> It turns out we were both partially correct. You were correct in that
> my monitor, which I bought in November, 2004 is *not* HDCP compliant.
> However, I also bought PowerDVD, and their tech support *now* tells me
> that it *does* work in Vista 64-bit, but it does *not* work in x64.
>
> I am now thinking of both upgrading x64 to Vista 64-bit *and* to buy a
> new HDCP monitor. However, Carlos makes an interesting point below.
>
> Thanks for your input! :-)
>
> Jim

Jim
Sun May 04 02:02:07 PDT 2008

On May 4, 12:01=A0am, "John Adams" <sea...@horadrim.net> wrote:

> I'm glad you're working things out. =A0I'm not sure what sort of video car=
d
> you have installed on your machine, but if you're going to be upgrading
> things, that might be a good place to examine as well. =A0Video cards with=

> built in acceleration for HD content (such as the nVidia 8xxx and 9xxx
> series cards as well as ATI's top end cards) will make a big difference in=

> how they play on your system. =A0I'm not really an expert on this, but I d=
o
> not think that standard MPEG-2 acceleration works for blu-ray or HD-DVD
> content. =A0That being the case, playing the content will be extremely
> resource intensive (by this, I mean your blu-ray movies may "skip" during
> playback) without hardware acceleration.

John,

I'm ok on the video front. I have an MSI 8800 GTX which *is* HDCP
compliant. However, my Samsung SyncMaster 243T is *not.*

I am also going to switch to Vista 64-bit, as more players seem to
work in Vista, and fewer drivers are coming out for x64. I expect
*lots* of headaches, and few rewards, in the switch, but I feel as if
I have no choice.

I would really like a new 2560 X 1500 monitor, but I can't afford that
right now.

Thanks for your help! :-)

Jim

John
Sun May 04 09:06:59 PDT 2008

Honestly, I've had the best Windows experience ever with my Vista ultimate
x64 system. I hope your experience is just as good!

- John

"Jim" <jmegas@cal.berkeley.edu> wrote in message
news:ae542212-d518-4b1c-8d8d-f0ef58dc994e@x35g2000hsb.googlegroups.com...
> On May 4, 12:01 am, "John Adams" <sea...@horadrim.net> wrote:
>
>> I'm glad you're working things out. I'm not sure what sort of video card
>> you have installed on your machine, but if you're going to be upgrading
>> things, that might be a good place to examine as well. Video cards with
>> built in acceleration for HD content (such as the nVidia 8xxx and 9xxx
>> series cards as well as ATI's top end cards) will make a big difference
>> in
>> how they play on your system. I'm not really an expert on this, but I do
>> not think that standard MPEG-2 acceleration works for blu-ray or HD-DVD
>> content. That being the case, playing the content will be extremely
>> resource intensive (by this, I mean your blu-ray movies may "skip" during
>> playback) without hardware acceleration.
>
> John,
>
> I'm ok on the video front. I have an MSI 8800 GTX which *is* HDCP
> compliant. However, my Samsung SyncMaster 243T is *not.*
>
> I am also going to switch to Vista 64-bit, as more players seem to
> work in Vista, and fewer drivers are coming out for x64. I expect
> *lots* of headaches, and few rewards, in the switch, but I feel as if
> I have no choice.
>
> I would really like a new 2560 X 1500 monitor, but I can't afford that
> right now.
>
> Thanks for your help! :-)
>
> Jim

Colin
Sun May 04 10:10:56 PDT 2008

What headaches do you expect? I have been running Vista Ultimate x64 for a
year and a half and have not had any problems. You just need to check on
Vista compatibility for your software and devices and prepare as needed.
But that is no different than it was when moving from Win98 or W2k to XP
back in the day.

"Jim" <jmegas@cal.berkeley.edu> wrote in message
news:ae542212-d518-4b1c-8d8d-f0ef58dc994e@x35g2000hsb.googlegroups.com...
On May 4, 12:01 am, "John Adams" <sea...@horadrim.net> wrote:

> I'm glad you're working things out. I'm not sure what sort of video card
> you have installed on your machine, but if you're going to be upgrading
> things, that might be a good place to examine as well. Video cards with
> built in acceleration for HD content (such as the nVidia 8xxx and 9xxx
> series cards as well as ATI's top end cards) will make a big difference in
> how they play on your system. I'm not really an expert on this, but I do
> not think that standard MPEG-2 acceleration works for blu-ray or HD-DVD
> content. That being the case, playing the content will be extremely
> resource intensive (by this, I mean your blu-ray movies may "skip" during
> playback) without hardware acceleration.

John,

I'm ok on the video front. I have an MSI 8800 GTX which *is* HDCP
compliant. However, my Samsung SyncMaster 243T is *not.*

I am also going to switch to Vista 64-bit, as more players seem to
work in Vista, and fewer drivers are coming out for x64. I expect
*lots* of headaches, and few rewards, in the switch, but I feel as if
I have no choice.

I would really like a new 2560 X 1500 monitor, but I can't afford that
right now.

Thanks for your help! :-)

Jim

Carlos
Sun May 04 15:07:00 PDT 2008

Jim,
Thank you for your kind comments.
:)
Carlos

"Jim" wrote:

> On May 2, 2:39 pm, Carlos <Car...@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
>
> > Then Slysoft AnyDVD HD is all you need.http://www.slysoft.com/en/anydvdhd.html
> > "Allows you to watch movies over a digital display connection, without
> > HDCP-compliant graphics card and without HDCP-compilant display. No need to
> > buy an expensive monitor"
> >
> > :)
> > Carlos
>
> Carlos,
>
> As usual, you have an extremely clever, and helpful solution. I'm
> concerned about the short-term, as well as the long-term. I think
> your solution is *excellent* in the short-term, but I am starting to
> feel like x64 is dying out. For a while it was getting fairly good
> support from a number of companies. Now companies seem not to want to
> support 64-bit; but, if they do support it, they support Vista 64
> bit. My Tyan K8WE (S2895) is aging, and I don't know how much longer
> I will be able to install Vista on it. Mostly I hate Vista, I have it
> on the notebook I am using right now; but I think it will be the wave
> of the future. I may buy your recommended software tomorrow,
> nevertheless, because my son is visiting and I wanted to show him a
> Blu-ray disc. (I have also wanted to watch one.
>
> Thanks again for the *excellent* advice!
>
> I'd be interested in your opinion on the future of x64?
>
> Jim
>

Jim
Mon May 05 08:23:08 PDT 2008

On May 4, 5:07=A0pm, Carlos <Car...@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
> Jim,
> Thank you for your kind comments.
> :)
> Carlos

Carlos,

The Vista Ultimate DVD 64-bit is scheduled to arrive today. Wish me
luck! <g> I'm *not* looking forward to this, but I do not think they
are going to be releasing as many new drivers for x64 and more new
stuff is supporting 64-bit Vista.

Jim

PaladinWxpX64
Wed May 07 05:00:00 PDT 2008

Maybe a simple question here: