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*SamuriHL* · 06-03-2008

Sorry I missed this thread earlier. zevia I assumed you knew how to make the ISO directly from ImgBurn while running AnyDVD in the background. Sorry.

You *MUST* have AnyDVD running when you make the image with 2.4.0.0, however, as LUK added a check for AACS protected content and ImgBurn refuses to make the ISO if it detects AACS. This kind of blows for a few reasons...not the least of which is that people who blame AnyDVD for causing problems ripping the disc I have them shut AnyDVD off and rip it straight with ImgBurn. If that's successful(it usually isn't as most of those "problems" are bad discs), then I have them load the image with Daemon Tools and reenable AnyDVD which will remove the protection from the mounted image. Most people don't realize you can do it that way but it does work. However, as I said, with 2.4.0.0 you must have AnyDVD loaded to remove the protection before ImgBurn will make an image.

As for Across the Universe and several other titles, no, they do NOT work even with the retail version of Ultra. A LOT of people are having problems with the menus not working. I don't have that one on Blu-ray, so, I can't verify this but the Cyberlink and Slysoft forums are full of people having this problem even with 3730. Cyberlink is aware of the problem. I suspect they're focused on PowerDVD 8 so who knows when a fix will be released.

Anyway, I have the following recommendations for people looking to play their backups with PowerDVD:

-With AnyDVD running, make an ISO of the disc using ImgBurn. This will create an unprotected image
-Mount the ISO with Daemon Tools (NOT virtual clone drive. A new version is coming, but, right now this does not work well for HD images) and use the latest PowerDVD version to play it back with the exception of BD+ protected titles.
-IF BD+ protected, you must use an older version of PowerDVD to play it back, either in ISO format or from a folder. (I do all mine as ISOs regardless of protection). I recommend 3319a for this as it seems to be the most stable version that still allows BD+ playback without AACS. Slysoft is working on a BD+ solution for a future release of AnyDVD, so, hang in there and we'll be able to use one version of PowerDVD for all our movies.

The script posted above works fairly well for switching versions. I find that to be a pain but it's effective. Let me know if there's anything else I can help answer.

06-03-2008	#12 (permalink)
SamuriHL CDFreaks Resident Join Date: Apr 2002 Posts: 2,695	Re: How do I make Blu-Ray iso to load into Power dvd Sorry I missed this thread earlier. zevia I assumed you knew how to make the ISO directly from ImgBurn while running AnyDVD in the background. Sorry. You MUST have AnyDVD running when you make the image with 2.4.0.0, however, as LUK added a check for AACS protected content and ImgBurn refuses to make the ISO if it detects AACS. This kind of blows for a few reasons...not the least of which is that people who blame AnyDVD for causing problems ripping the disc I have them shut AnyDVD off and rip it straight with ImgBurn. If that's successful(it usually isn't as most of those "problems" are bad discs), then I have them load the image with Daemon Tools and reenable AnyDVD which will remove the protection from the mounted image. Most people don't realize you can do it that way but it does work. However, as I said, with 2.4.0.0 you must have AnyDVD loaded to remove the protection before ImgBurn will make an image. As for Across the Universe and several other titles, no, they do NOT work even with the retail version of Ultra. A LOT of people are having problems with the menus not working. I don't have that one on Blu-ray, so, I can't verify this but the Cyberlink and Slysoft forums are full of people having this problem even with 3730. Cyberlink is aware of the problem. I suspect they're focused on PowerDVD 8 so who knows when a fix will be released. Anyway, I have the following recommendations for people looking to play their backups with PowerDVD: -With AnyDVD running, make an ISO of the disc using ImgBurn. This will create an unprotected image -Mount the ISO with Daemon Tools (NOT virtual clone drive. A new version is coming, but, right now this does not work well for HD images) and use the latest PowerDVD version to play it back with the exception of BD+ protected titles. -IF BD+ protected, you must use an older version of PowerDVD to play it back, either in ISO format or from a folder. (I do all mine as ISOs regardless of protection). I recommend 3319a for this as it seems to be the most stable version that still allows BD+ playback without AACS. Slysoft is working on a BD+ solution for a future release of AnyDVD, so, hang in there and we'll be able to use one version of PowerDVD for all our movies. The script posted above works fairly well for switching versions. I find that to be a pain but it's effective. Let me know if there's anything else I can help answer. __________________ -Sony VAIO FW Series running Windows Vista SP1 ["There can be only one!"]