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drmih
27th July 2009, 10:26
Just to head off questions from UK / Region B users in the future, the last BBC discs I've got (Dr Who / Torchwood) all require the main movies to be done using the vc-1 tweak as x264 crashes. These are the first discs I've seen where it's not just the odd extra.
Just for those who haven't come across this, it's NOT a bd-rb fault.
jdobbs
27th July 2009, 14:58
Just to head off questions from UK / Region B users in the future, the last BBC discs I've got (Dr Who / Torchwood) all require the main movies to be done using the vc-1 tweak as x264 crashes. These are the first discs I've seen where it's not just the odd extra.
Just for those who haven't come across this, it's NOT a bd-rb fault.... or X264. It's the codec.

Maybe I didn't read thoroughly -- but I thought the tweak was specific to the Windows 7 beta/RC, and was required for any VC-1 processing on that O/S?
drmih
27th July 2009, 18:43
... or X264. It's the codec.

Maybe I didn't read thoroughly -- but I thought the tweak was specific to the Windows 7 beta/RC, and was required for any VC-1 processing on that O/S?

No, the tweak of using the TMT codec or the powerdvd one (but which downsizes).

I'm checking a few 'older' BBC titles and 'Cranford' is also the same.
jdobbs
27th July 2009, 19:23
Oh. Got it. Wrong tweak. :)
drmih
30th July 2009, 17:03
For information, there is a solution but it requires the use of the codecs installed by TMT2, or failing that Powerdvd (but this isn't a great solution for main movies as it downsizes the image).
The thread detailing this was started by Turbojet, so you'll have to do some searching / looking around.
jdobbs
30th July 2009, 18:15
For information, there is a solution but it requires the use of the codecs installed by TMT2, or failing that Powerdvd (but this isn't a great solution for main movies as it downsizes the image).
The thread detailing this was started by Turbojet, so you'll have to do some searching / looking around. The problem is that someone would have to buy TMT2 (which I think is around $30) in order to make it work.

Does TMT3 work?
drmih
30th July 2009, 19:32
No TMT3 doesn't work but when I installed version 3 it puts everything in a different directory to 2 and so you can utilise V2 for the tweak but use 3 for playing discs.