Blu-ray playback on OSX - Blu-ray Forum

hoogoosedmoose41 · 07-06-2011, 08:49 PM

Saw this article online and wanted to post it for those interested.sorry in advance if its already been posted. sounds kinda hokey to me that you have to have an internet connection to playback a BD on a mac but i guess its a start... still not enough to pursuade me into buying one though. i meant to say OS X not OSX..

http://reviews.cnet.com/8301-13727_7...=2547-1_3-0-20

McBain · 07-06-2011, 10:04 PM

Looks like a Blu-ray decrypter with a media player tacked on.

The website seems to be registered in China and I don't see mention of official licenses.

hoogoosedmoose41 · 07-06-2011, 10:27 PM

so another words its something thats not been approved by apple or legal?

McBain · 07-06-2011, 11:05 PM

It's not a question of seeking Apple's approval. Any software publisher that puts out a Blu-ray player must obtain format licenses from the Blu-ray Disc Association as well patent licenses from the many intellectual property owners involved.

brettallica · 07-07-2011, 05:54 PM

I first saw the news on this a few hours ago, and I just posted in the general chat board. This is pretty sweet, assuming that they get it to work right. According to this review, it's pretty buggy right now.

I've been waiting for this for years, as I really want to start authoring Blu-ray discs — not only for my customers who want full-length HD videos, but for my own use for family videos. Hopefully this is a first step, or at least a floodgate opener for other and better software developers.

07-06-2011, 08:49 PM	#1
hoogoosedmoose41 Senior Member Member since:Feb 2008 Blu-ray collection:308 DVD collection:103	Blu-ray playback on OSX Saw this article online and wanted to post it for those interested.sorry in advance if its already been posted. sounds kinda hokey to me that you have to have an internet connection to playback a BD on a mac but i guess its a start... still not enough to pursuade me into buying one though. i meant to say OS X not OSX.. http://reviews.cnet.com/8301-13727_7...=2547-1_3-0-20 Last edited by hoogoosedmoose41; 07-06-2011 at 08:52 PM.

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07-06-2011, 10:04 PM	#2
McBain Senior Member Member since:Oct 2006	Looks like a Blu-ray decrypter with a media player tacked on. The website seems to be registered in China and I don't see mention of official licenses.

07-06-2011, 10:27 PM	#3
hoogoosedmoose41 Senior Member Member since:Feb 2008 Blu-ray collection:308 DVD collection:103	so another words its something thats not been approved by apple or legal?

07-06-2011, 11:05 PM	#4
McBain Senior Member Member since:Oct 2006	It's not a question of seeking Apple's approval. Any software publisher that puts out a Blu-ray player must obtain format licenses from the Blu-ray Disc Association as well patent licenses from the many intellectual property owners involved.

07-07-2011, 05:54 PM	#5
brettallica Blu-ray Samurai Top ranked HT gallery Top contributor Member since:Nov 2008 Location:Santa Cruz, California Home Theater Gallery:51 Blu-ray collection:79 Trading Score:6	I first saw the news on this a few hours ago, and I just posted in the general chat board. This is pretty sweet, assuming that they get it to work right. According to this review, it's pretty buggy right now. I've been waiting for this for years, as I really want to start authoring Blu-ray discs — not only for my customers who want full-length HD videos, but for my own use for family videos. Hopefully this is a first step, or at least a floodgate opener for other and better software developers.

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