Best software for viewing JAV DVDs?

Have you tried using MakeMKV? I've turned a few on to it around here and they were happy with the results. Worth a shot.

MakeMKV works great. I was able to change a .iso (DVD ) to mkv

Gotcha. Well...as a last resort I suppose. Good luck!

javgai said:

I was just wondering what people use to watch JAV DVDs. I have a big collection but many of my DVDs are encrypted and I can't view them on my PC (Windows 10). It's not a matter of region-locking, although that is also a separate issue itself.
I have been using VLC player for a while now but it won't play most encrypted discs. Suggestions?

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That doesn't quite make sense. Most DVDs are encrypted, region lock is implemented in DVD encryption, that is usually the problem encountered by most ppl, especially regarding imported discs. But you claim it's not region lock issue...

It could be that Win 10 doesn't come with the decryption code/key just so Microsoft can save a couple dollars on license fee. I might have encountered this problem some years back with a brand new company laptop. What I taken for granted (DVD playback) was unavailable on the system out of box. I searched around and found that many commercial software bundle the code/key for decryption, but had to dug around more to find a free (could have been cracked software I can't remember) version.

Sorry seems you aren't getting the help you need. Because hardly anyone have that problem. When I buy a disc, I rip it once and make an MP4 out of it, and then put the DVD in original case away for long term storage.

I believe VLC player is a fine "container" app, but for playback (like all media players) it relies on codecs which might or might not have been bundled.

javgai said:

Well I'm telling the truth- whether or not you choose to believe me is up to you. I'm just stating the issue I'm having.

My DVD drive is set to Region 2.

The main issue is the encryption of newer JAV DVDs. I have no problem with most pre-2010 titles. This issue happens with both ISOs I've downloaded and with physical discs.

Just tested with IPTD-999 (released 2012), which works no problem.
IPZ-275 (released 2014) does not load.
IPZ-390 (released 2014) does not load.

I've tested these DVDs in my Japanese PS2 when I got them originally and they worked fine. Now though even with my region set properly I can't read them on my PC (haven't tried again on PS2, but I keep the discs stored safely and they are flawless).

Back to the drawing board for me I guess. I really appreciate everyone's suggestions!

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well if possible in where you live buy region free dvd player (mostly are made in china) based on my own experience, it will solve your problem

or if you still want to play it in your computer try to install some powerful codecs packs

ding73ding said:

That doesn't quite make sense. Most DVDs are encrypted, region lock is implemented in DVD encryption, that is usually the problem encountered by most ppl, especially regarding imported discs. But you claim it's not region lock issue...

It could be that Win 10 doesn't come with the decryption code/key just so Microsoft can save a couple dollars on license fee. I might have encountered this problem some years back with a brand new company laptop. What I taken for granted (DVD playback) was unavailable on the system out of box. I searched around and found that many commercial software bundle the code/key for decryption, but had to dug around more to find a free (could have been cracked software I can't remember) version.

Sorry seems you aren't getting the help you need. Because hardly anyone have that problem. When I buy a disc, I rip it once and make an MP4 out of it, and then put the DVD in original case away for long term storage.

I believe VLC player is a fine "container" app, but for playback (like all media players) it relies on codecs which might or might not have been bundled.

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yes, most of my problems are codecs

Many of the newer DVD releases come with a newer form of encryption/copyright protection. They will play back fine on commercial DVD player software or stand-alone DVD players, but not on something like VLC or Media Player Classic.

Basically these studios want to treat you like a criminal and not make it easy to back up a DVD you paid for.

It's because of "dummy data" on the disc. If you try to rip the disc in DVD Shrink or similar it can't even read the files. Using DVD Decryptor will make it appear as if the disc is scratched (non-stop read errors)! When you play the disc in VLC it will read the wrong VOB file that has the dummy/corrupt data. If you load these VOB files you'll see there is nothing in them.

The only way to fix this is pay for an expensive DVD ripping software (DVDFAB) or extract all the VOB files to the hard drive and make new IFO files for them (IFO Edit).

Some ISO downloads and bootleg DVD-Rs often come with the encryption still intact yet they were "ripped" (improperly).
They were not really ripped improperly, but don't function like they're supposed to on a PC (like the orginal DVD).

These studios seem to use the newest copyright protection:

Madonna
Bibian
Minimum-AV
Moodyz

Most of the time you can't make a backup to DVD-R and retain the original menus of these movies.