Incorporating Blu-Ray?

[rembetis]

So, I'm thinking about installing a blu-ray drive into my HTPC and I'm wondering if anyone has successfully integrated playback into free Xlobby. I've been doing a little reading and I'm still unclear whether PowerDVD accepts command-line parameters or whether Blu-Rays (either via actual discs or on the HD) can be played in this manner.

Any help would be appreciated...

[vaporhat]

I am interested in this too..
Been putting this off while I am sorting out other issues in my set-up but this one is on my horizon

[lpg]

I am looking at this. PDVD does not have command line switches. You need to load the iso to a drive then launch the player.

[Edit]:There are command line switches they are just not documented.

[lpg]

Good news I got Blu-ray incorporated into xlobby. I have it working on a dedicated Vista HTPC and an XP Pro laptop Here is what I used:

Cyberlink Powerdvd 8 http://www.cyberlink.com/multi/products/main_1_ENU.html ($$)
Slysoft anydvdhd http://www.slysoft.com/en/anydvdhd.html ($$)
Slysoft virtual clone drivehttp://www.slysoft.com/en/virtual-clonedrive.html (free)

Ripped to HD with andvdhd with protection on (you can read on the slysoft forums about this). Basically this delivers a bit-bit transfer.
Mount with virtual clone (Daemon tools has problems with this right now. You also would need to buy at least the Standard pro version which emulates Blu-Ray drives)
You need ANYDVD HD running to support the data structure in the iso.
Play with PDVD 8

To make this work in Xlobby I needed to create a new play event here is what I have at the moment. (If anyone has a better way to do this let me know).

[CaM]

hi, thanks for posting this.

Did you create a seperate Blu-Ray DB for the ISO movies?

If so, how did you do this?

thanks

CaM

[lpg]

Hey Cam yes I did in fact Go to this thread http://www.xlobby.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=6594 and click on the google thread. I walk through the directory struct etc. I use Slysoft anydvd hd to rip and virtual clone drive to mount.

Larry