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RE: HOW-TO playback Blu-ray Disc in XBMC for Linux with MakeMKV (Plugin Addon) - dj_phd - 2014-08-17
Thanks nickr but im still a bit confused.
Post 1 says install zip file, if this was windows i would just extract it then double click the exe file. what i need to know is how do i install the plug in?
the post says to install into the plugin/video path to make it act like a plug in (i presume it means the XBMC plugin/video folder) but i cant find it and once i do manage to find it i still need to know how to install, do i copy & paste it in somewhere? do i have to use the terminal and type in some kind of command?
When i downloaded makemkv the forum gave instructions on how to install (which i dont think we that clear eather) and after a few hours of head scratching i worked it out and got it going.
im sorry if this all seems rather silly but as a linux newbie this is all new to me.
RE: HOW-TO playback Blu-ray Disc in XBMC for Linux with MakeMKV (Plugin Addon) - X-dark - 2014-08-17
Download the zip file: https://github.com/X-dark/plugin.makemkvbluray/archive/1.1.3.zip
In XBMC, go to Settings/Add-ons/"Install from zip file" and select the zip you downloaded. And voilà!
RE: HOW-TO playback Blu-ray Disc in XBMC for Linux with MakeMKV (Plugin Addon) - nickr - 2014-08-17
(2014-08-17, 13:09)dj_phd Wrote: Thanks nickr but im still a bit confused.
Post 1 says install zip file, if this was windows i would just extract it then double click the exe file. what i need to know is how do i install the plug in?
the post says to install into the plugin/video path to make it act like a plug in (i presume it means the XBMC plugin/video folder) but i cant find it and once i do manage to find it i still need to know how to install, do i copy & paste it in somewhere? do i have to use the terminal and type in some kind of command?
When i downloaded makemkv the forum gave instructions on how to install (which i dont think we that clear eather) and after a few hours of head scratching i worked it out and got it going.
im sorry if this all seems rather silly but as a linux newbie this is all new to me.
Installation of addons from zip files is dealt with in the wiki http://wiki.xbmc.org/index.php?title=Add-ons
The number of posts caused on this forum by failing to read instructions is just mind boggling.
RE: HOW-TO playback Blu-ray Disc in XBMC for Linux with MakeMKV (Plugin Addon) - jjd-uk - 2014-08-18
Is this method still relevent in light of http://forum.xbmc.org/showthread.php?tid=173474
RE: HOW-TO playback Blu-ray Disc in XBMC for Linux with MakeMKV (Plugin Addon) - teeedubb - 2014-08-18
I dont think so.. The libaacs method works really well, best solution for bd playback I have seen so far.
RE: HOW-TO playback Blu-ray Disc in XBMC for Linux with MakeMKV (Plugin Addon) - gurdalal - 2014-08-19
AlexMakukhin Wrote:
The MakeMkv Blu-Ray plugin cannot find MakeMkv. Please configure the plugin to point to it.
What should I do?
If you`re using windows make sure that makemkv is installed to c:\makemkv directory. If it is under program files dir, add-on can't detect it.
RE: HOW-TO playback Blu-ray Disc in XBMC for Linux with MakeMKV (Plugin Addon) - froidger - 2014-09-23
Thanks for writing these up. Best script I have. I can finally watch Blu-rays on my Ubuntu box now!
RE: HOW-TO playback Blu-ray Disc in XBMC for Linux with MakeMKV (Plugin Addon) - kamcknig - 2014-09-27
I'm getting a dependencies not met when trying to install from the zip in the link
RE: HOW-TO playback Blu-ray Disc in XBMC for Linux with MakeMKV (Plugin Addon) - wcndave - 2014-09-30
I have been trying to find how to play blu-ray ripped ISO files.
I get error messages in log about encryption, although the RIP was done with DVDFab which should remove this.
I saw http://forum.xbmc.org/showthread.php?tid=173474 about libaacs and followed the instructions at http://www.makemkv.com/forum2/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=7009 to install the MakeMKV from zip, and then symlink the appropriate bin files, however I get the same messages when I try to play blur-ray ISO.
It's not clear from threads whether the makemkv method is purely for physical media, or whether it's part of a blu-ray rip solution too, and if so, how they differ (if at all)
Any pointers would be great, I have read lots of threads, however it does tend to confuse more than help when there's lots of deep linux information in there, and not really a step by step guide (that I could see).
Point me at the right place and I will bow down and keep reading ;-)
Thanks
Dave
RE: HOW-TO playback Blu-ray Disc in XBMC for Linux with MakeMKV (Plugin Addon) - wcndave - 2014-10-01
Addendum to last post, my installation got bricked - so I had to do a clean install.
I tried to play a different blu-ray, before installing any add-ons and it played out of the box. Kept freezing from time to time, however it played, so it seems it's only certain blu-rays that won't play...
Any thoughts?
RE: HOW-TO playback Blu-ray Disc in XBMC for Linux with MakeMKV (Plugin Addon) - scott210 - 2014-10-20
(2014-08-19, 05:05)gurdalal Wrote: AlexMakukhin Wrote:
The MakeMkv Blu-Ray plugin cannot find MakeMkv. Please configure the plugin to point to it.
What should I do?
If you`re using windows make sure that makemkv is installed to c:\makemkv directory. If it is under program files dir, add-on can't detect it.
I realize this post is a month and a half old, but on the off-chance you see it, I registered specifically so I could thank you. This issue was making me crazy up until...probably two days before you posted this. Then I quit until now. And now it works. YAY!
Thanks!
RE: HOW-TO playback Blu-ray Disc in XBMC for Linux with MakeMKV (Plugin Addon) - hurricane51 - 2014-11-18
I'm running Frodo under Windows 7 x64. Blu-Rays play fine but when starting a disc after being stopped it goes through the "Preparing..." and then it starts buffering. Fine so far, but while buffering I receive the following error message:
Cache Full. Cache filled before reaching required amount for continuous playback.
It's really just an annoyance as the message clears and the disc plays fine after that.
Is there a setting I can change to eliminate this?
RE: HOW-TO playback Blu-ray Disc in XBMC for Linux with MakeMKV (Plugin Addon) - raphibb - 2014-12-06
I'm running Frodo under Windows 7 x64. Blu-Rays play fine but when starting a disc after being stopped it goes through the "Preparing..." and then it starts buffering. Fine so far, but while buffering I receive the following error message:
Cache Full. Cache filled before reaching required amount for continuous playback.
It's really just an annoyance as the message clears and the disc plays fine after that.
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RE: HOW-TO playback Blu-ray Disc in XBMC for Linux with MakeMKV (Plugin Addon) - K G B - 2014-12-07
I believe the reason is default video cache size of 20Mb
look here how to change the advancedsettings.xml. (or make one in case you never did before)
http://kodi.wiki/view/HOW-TO:Modify_the_video_cache
All I changed was
<cachemembuffersize>20971520</cachemembuffersize> and added anoter zero to the buffer so it went from 20Mb to 200Mb (it uses RAM to store buffer so don't over do it.
I tried changing <buffermode>1</buffermode> for all local links to cache before playing but it was a bad idea for my setup since I have a NAS and I would experience freezes when playing local files, especially after skiping ahead a bit. So maybe leave that one as default value or don't include in advancedsettings.xml.
But increasing cache helped with Streaming internet files. I was able to never experience buffer issues again.
I imagine this could help your buffer issues with bluray as well.
RE: HOW-TO playback Blu-ray Disc in XBMC for Linux with MakeMKV (Plugin Addon) - bazabel - 2014-12-08
When I try to install in openelec I get " Dependencies not met " error?