Just got a PC  blu ray internal drive but not sure which software its goig to requre to get the most out of it.
All advice accepted but cant afford a fortune  :'( 

RealPlayer has blueray functions inbuilt and it is free 

http://www.real.com/realplayer/affiliate/thankyou/R81PDL6?utm_source=downloadcom&utm_medium=spotbid&utm_content=B&utm_campaign=UT_ROW&part=s-afdl&tag=aftdl

cheers John.

Quote from: scotsoft on April 07, 2013, 04:27:45 PM
RealPlayer has blueray functions inbuilt and it is free 

http://www.real.com/realplayer/affiliate/thankyou/R81PDL6?utm_source=downloadcom&utm_medium=spotbid&utm_content=B&utm_campaign=UT_ROW&part=s-afdl&tag=aftdl

cheers John.

Thanks John I`ll look into it. I use realplayer a lot these days 

I`m still open to sugestions of software so please offer any ideas 

For the ripping part, I would recommend Handbrake. It is an open source project and available as a free download from:

http://Handbrake.fr

Or

http://download.cnet.com/HandBrake/3000-2194_4-12651232.html

As far as read/write/play you are probably ok sticking to the free Windows utilities.

Hope this helps

Mike

Quote from: Chetcombe on April 09, 2013, 11:05:39 PM
For the ripping part, I would recommend Handbrake. It is an open source project and available as a free download from:

http://Handbrake.fr

Or

http://download.cnet.com/HandBrake/3000-2194_4-12651232.html

As far as read/write/play you are probably ok sticking to the free Windows utilities.

Hope this helps

Mike

Many thanks Mike, Ive at last got round to downloading Handbrake and now just need time to sus it out properly. So far it seems ideal 

Quote from: jonclox on April 23, 2013, 09:22:28 AM

Quote from: Chetcombe on April 09, 2013, 11:05:39 PM
For the ripping part, I would recommend Handbrake. It is an open source project and available as a free download from:

http://Handbrake.fr

Or

http://download.cnet.com/HandBrake/3000-2194_4-12651232.html

As far as read/write/play you are probably ok sticking to the free Windows utilities.

Hope this helps

Mike

Many thanks Mike, Ive at last got round to downloading Handbrake and now just need time to sus it out properly. So far it seems ideal 

Unfortunatly Ive had to delete the software after it flooded my PC with malaware/junk/and unnamable rubbish as soon as I installed it 

Quote from: jonclox on April 23, 2013, 11:45:01 AM
Unfortunatly Ive had to delete the software after it flooded my PC with malaware/junk/and unnamable rubbish as soon as I installed it 

That's unexpected, Handbrake has been well-behaved software for quite some time.

Out of interest, did you get it from the handbrake.fr site directly, or from download.cnet.com?  The latter has a tendency to install all manner of crap if you don't follow exactly the right twisty-turny maze of install options...

I've had no problems either with Handbrake.  If you didn't already I would try downloading from Handbrake: http://handbrake.fr/downloads.php

I avoid CNET for the reason mentioned.

Cheers, Mike

Quote from: tim-pelican on April 23, 2013, 12:19:33 PM

Quote from: jonclox on April 23, 2013, 11:45:01 AM
Unfortunatly Ive had to delete the software after it flooded my PC with malaware/junk/and unnamable rubbish as soon as I installed it 

That's unexpected, Handbrake has been well-behaved software for quite some time.

Out of interest, did you get it from the handbrake.fr site directly, or from download.cnet.com?  The latter has a tendency to install all manner of crap if you don't follow exactly the right twisty-turny maze of install options...

I took the cnet.com route which may have been the problem.
I will retry again in a few days via handbrake.fr once Im satisfied that I have cleared all traces of '*rap'. that I am still being pestered with

Many apologies for posting the CNET link. I use a Mac and therefore malware isn't a problem for me, so I clear wasn't thinking protectively enough on behalf of my Windows using brethren!

Like some of the other posters I have always found Handbrake, like most open source software, to be impeccably behaved.

To try and make it up, I will recommend another little open source free utility called Subler. After you rip a DVD you can use Subler to add details such as title, description, cast, artwork etc. I guess the rule of the game is to download it from the source rather than a third party!

Mike

All sorts of everything here.....
http://majorgeeks.com/

Allan

Quote from: Bikeracer on April 23, 2013, 06:32:10 PM
All sorts of everything here.....
http://majorgeeks.com/

Allan

Thanks Allan but I learned some years ago to give them a wide berth  :'( 

  Handbrake now installed so now all I need to do is sort it all out 
Many to everybody thanks for all the advice/help 

  All my problems have been self inflicted  :'(
seems that my onboard graphics card isnt strong enogh to run blue-ray  so with a 'modern add on card (ordered) things should improve