Region Warning when attempting to play BluRay disc

[baishen]

I just ripped a disc with MakeMKV and then went to play the disc so I could figure out which ripped files correspond to which episodes. When I attempted to play the disc, it told me that it was Region A only and I couldn't play it. This is very odd as I'm in Region A.

I did previously use MakeMKV to play some discs from another region, so I'm not sure why I'm getting this error now? The current disc ripped fine. I just can't get it to play.

If I turn off the menus then it plays, but I want the menus to figure out what the ripped tracks are.

[Ezatoka]

On BluRays the region setting is purely software based. The software reads, for which region the BluRay is and then doesn't play it.

MakeMKV doesn't change anything with the region setting on the ripped disc as much as I know.

VLC player has a setting for it (Input/Codecs -> Access Modules -> Blu-ray). You can try changing the region there and see if it plays.

[baishen]

My understanding is that by using MakeMKV in concert with VLC, that ignores all region coding. It's how I was able to play the other discs that my BR player wouldn't.

I'll take a look in VLC, but I didn't have to do anything previously.

[Woodstock]

On BD, the region "coding" is handled by the menu code. That's why turning them off makes it play.

At a guess, VLC either is not giving the menu code a region value, or it is incorrect. You may be able to set the "apparent region" (to call it something) in VLC so that the menu code thinks it is in the proper region.

Cannot know for certain, because I only occasionally point VLC at a MakeMKV backup, preferring to rip everything to MKV files, then sort them out later.

[baishen]

I just looked and I can't find anything regarding the region. I don't have an Input/Codecs menu item.

[Woodstock]

You won't see "Input / Codecs" if you are looking at the "Simple" settings menu. It only appears if "All" is checked under "Show settings".

Under Input/Codecs->Access Modules-> Blu-ray, you can select what region code to use.

[baishen]

Okay. I'll give that a try. I have a feeling that it's just going to get me far enough to run into this problem with java.

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[baishen]

Okay, that worked. For some reason, I was set to Region B. Is there a way to tell VLC to ignore the region?

[Woodstock]

That's a question for videolan.org.

Mine was set to B also, but I did not have menus turned on.

[baishen]

I need to bookmark this or something. Had to reinstall my system and ran into the same problem again.