How can I play a backup better?

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Lehmeier
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How can I play a backup better?

Post by Lehmeier » Thu Apr 17, 2025 7:57 pm

Hello!
I would like to start a UHD, from which I have made a backup, with VLC by going to “Media => on the folder and starting the movie.
Unfortunately, I have to go to the AACS directory and start the first stream so that I can watch it.

Is there a better solution?
Many thanks in advance.

Yours sincerely, R.Lehmeier

Ezatoka
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Re: How can I play a backup better?

Post by Ezatoka » Thu Apr 17, 2025 9:26 pm

If you still have the AACS directory, then it is an encrypted backup I assume?

Anyway, when I want to play a BluRay/UHD backup with VLC, I press Ctrl+D for the Open Device window, go to Disc, select BluRay and the browse to the folder, where the BDMV directory is inside (aka what would be the root directory of a BluRay/UHD). Then everything just plays.

Beware, that you need a Java 8 for quite some menus on your system, and a set JAVA_HOME variable for VLC to find it.

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