I can't change AVC codec to ffdshow under win7(64bit)

[skinney6]

I'm trying to intstall BD Rbldr on a new comp with Win 7 64bit
I've got everyting passed the BD R inspection except AVC codec
I tried Win7DSFilterTweaker 4.7 which helped me change a few things but it wont let me change h.264 (which is the AVC codec right?)
I select ffdshow under h.264 but when i hit apply it reverst back to microsoft

This is a pretty clean install of windows got all updates.

I have installed Media Player Classic - Home Cinema x64

If i try to install BD Rblder (3906) anyway i get err msg "componet ' MSCOMCTL.OCX' or one of it's dependencies not correctly registered. a file is missing or invalid."

[andrewjamesgriffin]

Hi skinney6,

I had the same problem but have sorted it now, I hope this fixes it for you too.

I went into the registry editor and located HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\DirectShow\P referred - this should be set to enable changes by the Win7DSFilterTweaker 4.7 install but didnt on mine, although apparently it's worked for other Windows 7 64-bit installs.

To set the registry settings, first you have right-click on the entry, and go to permissions. Then you need to click the 'advanced' button and go to the 'owner' tab > set yourself as owner instead of TrustedInstaller (if you dont do this you cant change the permissions, as I found out). Now you can change the permissions on the folder > I gave everybody full control.

Now run Win7DSFilterTweaker 4.7 again and your H.264 changes should stick!

Incidentally, I couldnt change the registry owner back but I've removed full control permissions for everyone except TrustedInstaller again.

Hope this helps - sounds like you had exactly the same issue as me!

Thanks,
Andrew.

[skinney6]

Thanks Andrew (had a good friend named Andrew Griffin)
I gave up
i just want to compress them down a bit and keep mp4's on my hard drive
and i think handbrake will do what i need
thank you for the reply
now i know that bdrb is an option agian!
-SK

[andrewjamesgriffin]

I'm assuming it's not me!

I was hoping to use BDRB to strip the BD to my hard disc then use Handbrake from there, but although I've sorted that codec problem I still get errors with the backup as follows:

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[16:53:37] BD Rebuilder v0.39.07 (beta)
- Source: LAW_ABIDING_CITIZEN
- Input BD size: 33.32 GB
- Approximate total content: [02:38:09.204]
- Target BD size: 48.83 GB
- Windows Version: 6.1 [7601]
- Auto Quality: Good (Very Fast), ABR
- Audio Settings: AC3=0 DTS=0 HD=0 Kbs=640
[16:53:41] PHASE ONE, Encoding
- [16:53:41] Processing: VID_00001 (1 of 11)
- [16:53:41] Extracting A/V streams [VID_00001]
- Error in attempt to extract audio/subs.
- Bitstream exception Unknown exception. It does not have to be! Plase contact the application support team for more information.
[16:53:44] - Failed to retrieve audio, aborted

I hope you have more luck - I cant even post the issue on the BDRB forum (http://forum.doom9.org/showthread.php?t=143716) because you cant post until 5 days after registration and I only registered today. I've heard RipBot is good as well, but not looked into it.

Best of luck,
Andrew.

[skinney6]

oh the doom9 forum? yeah, i did the same thing haha
I think BD RB is more than i need anyway.
I dont need to do much
I'll try ripbot next
Thanks Andrew

[andrewjamesgriffin]

Let me know how you get on. Thanks.

[skinney6]

I tried to change persmission the reg per your sugestion
but i can not save. 'access denied' and i'm logged on as admin!
you know a way around this?
I've used handbrake on a couple of blurays and they turned out good... fyi

[andrewjamesgriffin]

Hi Skinney6,

I think you missed a step in my instructions - you need to set the owner first (see my first reply for instructions).

What settings did you use for BluRay? I use RF19 for DVD which comes out nice, but not really played with the other options.

Thanks,
Andrew.

[skinney6]

I need to slow it down and read carefully. haha
thx
decrypt and rip with ANY DVD HD
then followed this...
http://www.dvd-guides.com/guides/blu-ray-rip/259-rip-blu-ray-to-mp4-using-handbrake

Pirates IIII and krarate kid worked great
hangover II failed the first time, scond time it plays, looks good but the slider that shows where in time we are in the move or to skip ahead or back. i dont know what to call that thing but it doesn't move / can't be moved. i only played a few min so there might be other probs