Problems Playing Shrunk Blu-Rays On My Blu-Ray Player

[3dman7]

Can you try not to use customize option maybe just do a compressed full disk to see what happens as the disks all work fine with other movies and there's a new version of Fab out today.Another thing to try is go into Fab settings and check mark use all software so the compression is done without GPU speed up program it will take a lot longer but if compression problem it could work.Also when posting internal log file you only posted 1/2 the log file it starts with Fab version and date you posted the 2nd half only.

[MarkV]

Check the manual for your bluray player to see what types of recordable
media that it accepts & plays. Do you know about how old the Blu-Ray player is ?? The other thing that I can think of would be that the Lazer
may be getting weak.

My player is five years old and plays the BD-Rs that I use and every DVD-R, DVD-RL and CD-R that I've ever played in it has worked perfectly. I've been using Philips BD-Rs, and outside of the BttF BD-Rs, all my other stuff has played perfectly on my player. And, like I said earlier, I tried the discs on a Blu-Ray player that we have at my job, and the movies still wouldn't load. I'll be getting a new Blu-Ray player later this year when there are some good sales. I also just ordered a batch of Digistor BD-Rs like 3Dman7 recommended.

Outside of the differences when I use the customize option, I have the same settings when I use Blu-Ray copy and when I burn in ImgBurn. That's why I think my issue may be with the BttF discs, so maybe I have to have different settings when I do the BttF discs. The only other thing is that maybe the four BD-Rs I used for BttF were bad. I don't think that the odds of just those four discs being bad are very good, as I've used about twenty discs off the spindle, and all the other ones came out fine.

[3dman7]

In IMG burn use 1/2 disk rated speed to start if using a good brand of disks 6x is ok I wouldn't burn faster to get the best burns.

[october262]

The store bought discs are perfect. I have the 25th Anniversary set and the 30th Anniversary set, and they work perfectly. The discs in the 30th set are the same as in the 25th set. It seems the only issues I've had with shrunk Blu-Rays are the BttF ones. I've tried BttF twice, BttF Part II, and the Bonus disc from the 30th set, and those are the only ones that I haven't been able to play properly. They've played properly on my computer, but not on my Blu-Ray player. I've shrunk about six or seven other Blu-Rays and they've worked great. Could the problem be the menu structure? The BttF discs have the most complex menu structure of all the Blu-Rays I've tried (although the Bonus disc has a pretty basic menu structure).

I'm starting to run low on BD-Rs, so I'll try the Digistor discs. By the way, what should be my ideal settings in DVDFab to have the best chance of success in copying a Blu-Ray? Also in ImgBurn?
Thanks.

Check the manual for your bluray player to see what types of recordable
media that it accepts & plays. Do you know about how old the Blu-Ray player is ?? The other thing that I can think of would be that the Lazer
may be getting weak.

[MarkV]

The store bought discs are perfect. I have the 25th Anniversary set and the 30th Anniversary set, and they work perfectly. The discs in the 30th set are the same as in the 25th set. It seems the only issues I've had with shrunk Blu-Rays are the BttF ones. I've tried BttF twice, BttF Part II, and the Bonus disc from the 30th set, and those are the only ones that I haven't been able to play properly. They've played properly on my computer, but not on my Blu-Ray player. I've shrunk about six or seven other Blu-Rays and they've worked great. Could the problem be the menu structure? The BttF discs have the most complex menu structure of all the Blu-Rays I've tried (although the Bonus disc has a pretty basic menu structure).

I'm starting to run low on BD-Rs, so I'll try the Digistor discs. By the way, what should be my ideal settings in DVDFab to have the best chance of success in copying a Blu-Ray? Also in ImgBurn?
Thanks.

[3dman7]

Have people had issues with the BttF Blu-Rays? Not that I have heard of.You can try burning at 4x and the disks your using are not the best you can try a better brand.Doe's the store brought disk play ok On the back to the future disk?

[MarkV]

Yesterday, I tried burning Back to the Future again, and it came out exactly the same as before. I couldn't load the movie either from the Play or Chapter section and the exact same special features that wouldn't play right before didn't play right again. I'll try playing it on the Blu-Ray player at my job to see if it works properly on it. Last time I tried that player, all the bonus stuff worked right, but I couldn't load the movie on that player either. This time, though, the Blu-Ray doesn't work properly on my computer.

I've shrunk four or five other Blu-Rays and they all played perfectly on my Blu-Ray player. I wonder if it's just the BttF movies or if it's an issue with Universal Blu-Rays? Have people had issues with the BttF Blu-Rays? All the ones that have worked have been from Warner Bros. and Anchor Bay. I have some Paramount and Disney ones that I haven't tried yet. I've got the logs for BttF below.

Also, I'll update to the new version. Thanks.

[3dman7]

Your welcome note that 1056 is now the current version of Fab so keep it updated.

[MarkV]

Okay, I updated the firmware in my burner and I checked OPC in ImgBurn. I also am updated to 10.0.5.5. When I burned Back to the Future, I hadn't noticed that I had my burn settings so high. I've burnt everything at 2X since then and everything has come out fine. I'll try to re-burn BttF and let you know how it turns out. Thanks for all the assistance so far!

[Johnathon]

10.0.5.2 is the latest version for 64bit, but otherwise do what the above says. You may also wish to try the 32bit version (can be installed alongside the 64bit version) which is 10.0.5.5, and see if that works.

[3dman7]

Ok a few things first you used a older Fab version update to version 10056 theirs java updates between your version used and the newest so always use newest version even if it is a beta version.Now Go update you Pioneer burner it is behind a important firmware update also go to you graphics card web. page update it's firmware if their new updates for it.

Now in the burn log i see you burned at 6x max disk speed slow it down to 4x in Img burn settings then go to write settings for Img burn put a check mark in OPC before burn this adjusts laser power to disk in drive after these burn a new disk and see if these fix it if not post the new internal log file for Fab and Img burn log.

[MarkV]

Here are my DVDFab and ImgBurn logs for Back to the Future:

[3dman7]

certificate folder and what are you settings for GPU? If cuda try using all software it takes longer but try it on the trouble disk we don't need log files from good disks only give us the trouble disk internal log files it starts with fab version and date then find the burn log in img burn its a file in the img burn files of the program we need only one of trouble disks.Your burner plays and burned your blu ray, your blu ray players laser could be on the way out and can be a reason it doesn't work on it also the door is damaged you say so a spring or other part may be inside the unit try a newer unit or friends player and see if it works.

[MarkV]

Okay, so here are some of the basics:

Neither my Blu-Ray player or my burner have had firmware updates since 2012. I got my player in 2012 and my burner in 2013 and I don't have another BD burner. I'm using DVDFab 10.0.5.4.

I've tried cleaning my Blu-Ray player multiple times, and it doesn't help.

When I got my Philips BD-Rs, I checked the reviews, and they were excellent. They are the Philips BR216B25F/27 models and they are dark blue on the burning side.

My encoding settings are Slow Speed/High Quality (although DVDFab works super fast on my new computer, between 1-1 1/2 hours to encode and shrink). By the way, should my AVCHD settings be with or without the certificate folder?

When I figure out how to find the logs, I'll post them.

As I said, all my burnt Blu-Rays work perfectly on my computer using Cyberlink PowerDVD12. What are some reasons for them working perfectly on my computer, but not on my Blu-Ray player?

Anyway, I'll find and post the logs for some of the ones that don't work right and a couple that work perfectly. Thanks.

By the way, what are some good, decently priced rewritable BD-Rs that I could try?

[3dman7]

When you say you use the slow mode to compress do you mean your using all software no GPU cuda or other speed up program? if not you can try all software compression for GPU to see if it makes any difference it will take longer.

Img burn also has it's own burn log please post it also so we can see if their are any burn error's could be your laser lens is dirty or at end of life in your blu ray player,burner or the disks your playing have fingerprints or dirt on them some players are very fussy about this so clean the disks and the player lens with compressed air or a cleaning disk and see if that helps.

Hopefully your using the latest version of Fab also the logs will tell us this.Your burner drive is a 8.5 oz portable slim drive how old is it ? do you have another drive you can try?