100% Frustration trying to play Ultraviolet Digital Copy movies on Nexus 7

[bigtroutz]

Sorry, I don't have any experience with any since I have always used the free dvd decrypter, dvd shrink, handbrake, staxrip, etc but someone will likely pipe up.

In the meantime you can head over to here DVD ripper - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia for more info and look at the commercial versions of the freeware mentioned here Best Free DVD Ripper and pick something (but make sure it handles blueray too which many do not)

 

[Suntan]

Do you have a recommendation on one of the commercial products?

AnyDVD HD from Slysoft is probably the gold standard as far as reliable ripping of DVDs and Blu Rays the blu ray DRM changes periodically and they are on top of it all the time. They were the first to crack BR encryption and have been on top of all the changes for years. Further, they are also located in St. Johns, Antigua which does not honor the DMCA law (and are not likely to bow to US interests in the matter) that makes it illegal to break DRM encryption. As far as long term support, they are judged to be the best for BRs. Kinda spendy though, and it only rips the disc, you need a program like Hadbrake to compress the large rip into a smaller size.

DVDfab HD decryptor is another good one. They have not supported BRs for nearly as long, but all reports say their product works well. They used to have a "free" version that had limited support (only supported older BR encryption so newer titles didn't work) but I don't know if they still offer that. Has the capability to rip and compress in one.

MakeMKV, had a beta release that offered free BR ripping. No idea how good it is/was or if it is still free.

Research those to get your feet wet.
-Suntan

 

[Joshua Clinard]

Don't bother with the flixster app. It's terrible. You can use the vudu app to stream and download your movies. It works much better. It also streams in HD (1080p), not just SD like the flixster app. Check out VUDU - Rent, buy & watch HD movies and TV shows on-demand for more info about UV.

 

[Diknak]

Don't bother with the flixster app. It's terrible. You can use the vudu app to stream and download your movies. It works much better. It also streams in HD (1080p), not just SD like the flixster app. Check out VUDU - Rent, buy & watch HD movies and TV shows on-demand for more info about UV.

That suggestion does not address the issue of this thread.

Flixter is garbage, I agree with you. However, the problem in this thread is that when you buy bluerays, it often includes an ultraviolet copy and you are required to use Flixter if you don't want to convert it. Your suggestion is to buy the movie a second time. Please correct me if I am wrong, but it doesn't look like your included ultraviolet copies are used with that app.

 

[retsaw]

It appears it does support ultraviolet, wasn't that hard to find from the page linked.

https://forums.androidcentral.com/e...w.vudu.com/content/redeem.html&token=panlxUpr

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[Minkey1]

It may do, with content bought there. As I'd understood the OP, he bought a physical BD, and included in the pack was a retrieval code for a UV copy, which the studio licences for playback via Flixster. So he has to get Flixster working.

Incidentally, my UV download is in HD, and plays fine in Flixster on my N7. I think UV/Flixster have plenty to answer for in terms of the access process, but to me one media player is much like another. Once the film is playing, you don't see any of it anyway.

 

[Joshua Clinard]

Vudu will play any of your UV movies, regardless of where you redeemed them from. They do not need to be purchased from vudu.

 

[Minkey1]

Ah OK, interesting, I'll try that.

 

[Minkey1]

U.S only.

 

[Joshua Clinard]

UV is available in some other countries as well, for instance, the UK, Canada, and it will launch in several more later this year. So you may be in luck if you wait a few months.

 

[Minkey1]

Yes, as per my earlier posts, I've got UV content on my N7, and it plays fine via Flixster.

 

[guinnkevinr]

Ok, redeemed a code at Flixster, selected "Download", which it did, as a .MP4 file, tried playing it with the stock video player, get "cannot play this file", tried with Moboplayer, same result, tried with MX Player, same result. Tried another film, does the same thing. What gives? How on Earth can you watch a legal movie on this device? Can someone help?

You can only watch the downloaded movies in the flixster app. Straight downloads to the N7 won't play.

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[Dizzo1992]

This sucks because I got ted and the dark knight rises and downloaded them and now can't watch them unless I have wifi and stream them which is stupid if I'm like on a long car ride :/ with no WiFi

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[bigtroutz]

if i am going to download, I prefer using the bigger pipe on my desktop...wired ethernet is going to be much faster than any WiFi, at least for me.

As you also mentioned the Freemake download tool as an alternative, that will work fasterr than Turbo Downloader

At any rate, it's nice to have alternatives...

 

[Minkey1]

This sucks because I got ted and the dark knight rises and downloaded them and now can't watch them unless I have wifi and stream them which is stupid if I'm like on a long car ride :/ with no WiFi

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If you downloaded them from Flixster, you can watch offline - no Wi-Fi needed?

 

[rxgadget]

If you downloaded them from Flixster, you can watch offline - no Wi-Fi needed?

Unfortunately, I haven't found a way to download any of my registered UV dvd on Flixster

Sent from me

 

[Minkey1]

Unfortunately, I haven't found a way to download any of my registered UV dvd on Flixster

Sent from me

Don't know if this is a rights issue, i.e. the content you have can only be streamed, not downloaded. I certainly got a download option with my UV copy from within Flixster, and it's on my N7 at 823Mb and can be watched offline. Perhaps guinnkevinr can clarify? I believe his original post above indicated some insider knowledge.

 

[Minkey1]

Thanks Mathelm. Saved that link for future use. In my case it's not a problem. I only showed the file size to indicate it had been downloaded and the file was on my N7.

 

[Callum Alexander]

VUDU is not yet available in the UK. Just started using Ultraviolet and so far I can only watch my movies in SD I think - does anybody know a UK based alternative (an an international one) really want to view my movies in HD as bought the Galaxy S3 - my first phone capable of doings things other than sending a text or calling - and really want to take advantage of it.

 

[Minkey1]

Hi Callum

Indeed, VUDU is US only. For now, the only option to retrieve/play UV over here is via Flixster. I only tried VUDU (till I hit the US block) because someone said it could play UV's, and I wanted to try an alternative. I didn't need to - my film plays fine in Flixster on my N7, and the card insert in the bd box says the UV copy is HD. Certainly, it looks great on my Nexus. It also plays fine on my Galaxy S.

Perhaps the HD/SD thing varies by film, or whether your UV copy came with a DVD, or a blu ray. Don't know of any other options, or any other service giving you computer versions in the physical box.

Someone earlier in the thread said they worked with/for Flixster (then edited the comment out) and said that for now, in the UK, a UV copy would only work with Flixster. I'm OK with that, as it does work. So I have the bd for the big TV, a digital copy playable via iTunes on my laptop offline, and UV copies playable on both my tablet and phone offline. So all bases covered.

That said, I'm pondering an external blu ray drive, or swapping my internal CD drive, so I can do my own thing ripping. I'll probably try rentals from Google Play first. They can usually be downloaded so can be watched offline. Will need to check out the HD/SD thing.