Bourne Blu-rays won't play but other Blu-rays will

I've got Windows 7 x64, PowerDVD9 and Bourne trilogy on Blu-ray. I had watched the Bourne Supremacy in the last week (after W7 install) so I put Bourne Ultimatum in tonight to watch that. It didn't work. PowerDVD9 would "load" the disc but somewhere between 71 and 84% each time PowerDVD9 will just crash. I've no idea why. It seems to vary each time I try loading a Bourne film but it is between 71 and 84% roughly. I've restarted my PC but that didn't help.

I thought it was the Blu-ray bit of PowerDVD9 that was broken but I've worked out that Sin City and Kiss Kiss Bang Bang (Blu-ray versions) both playback so why do the Bourne trilogy Blu-rays not work? :mad:

Any ideas? I was thinking of reinstalling PowerDVD9 but if Sin City and Kiss Kiss Bang Bang both play in Blu-ray format on PowerDVD9 is there any point? Or is there something about the Bourne discs that needs something special from PowerDVD9 which could have become borked and a reinstall could be a good thing? Suppose it could at least eliminate that being a problem.

I think you're right. It might be well be the addition of a slightly different DRM Implementation.
Either re-install or try another player.

Usually PowerDVD will tell you if it needs something new, seems every time i put a disc in I get a 'this disc needs an update to play' message, and then it downloads something, then its about 50/50 whether I have to reinstall powerDVD after it fails at updating, but eventually it works.

I guess if the DRM is very new Cyberlink may not have got round to providing a patch yet if its not autodetecting.

Tried the latest PowerDVD patch Marc?

You could try a trial of AnyDVD, which I think deals with the DRM itself. Never tried it for BluRay myself, but apparently it has support.

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Originally Posted by Phage

I think you're right. It might be well be the addition of a slightly different DRM Implementation.
Either re-install or try another player.

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Could be. But then if the first two Bourne films played OK why are none playing now?

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Originally Posted by Champman99

Usually PowerDVD will tell you if it needs something new, seems every time i put a disc in I get a 'this disc needs an update to play' message, and then it downloads something, then its about 50/50 whether I have to reinstall powerDVD after it fails at updating, but eventually it works.

I guess if the DRM is very new Cyberlink may not have got round to providing a patch yet if its not autodetecting.

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Again the first two Bourne films played OK. Now none do.

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Originally Posted by this_is_gav

Tried the latest PowerDVD patch Marc?

You could try a trial of AnyDVD, which I think deals with the DRM itself. Never tried it for BluRay myself, but apparently it has support.

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Unless I'm being very blonde I can't find a recent patch for PowerDVD.

I might give AnyDVD a try. Just a bit miffed that two Bourne blu-rays that did play on here now don't.

Is it possibly codec related, a long sht i know but maybe different file formats are used between the films.

But if I've not changed codecs then why are two Blu-rays that did play now not playing?

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Originally Posted by MarcLister

But if I've not changed codecs then why are two Blu-rays that did play now not playing?

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I know old ones used to use MPEG-2 as opposed ot the more efficient H.264 codec thats used now, there could possibly be others im not to sure. Did you get to trying different Blu-Ray oftware ?

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Originally Posted by Terbinator

I know old ones used to use MPEG-2 as opposed ot the more efficient H.264 codec thats used now, there could possibly be others im not to sure. Did you get to trying different Blu-Ray oftware ?

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Not yet because I want to know why the same software on the same computer that played two Blu-ray discs now won't. Nothing's changed that is obvious and that I'm aware of. Until I know why two working Blu-ray discs now won't work I'm not interested in trying other software.

Fixed it! :) Removed then reinstalled PowerDVD. Applied patch when prompted to and now enjoying a spot of lunch with Bourne Ultimatum. Ta muchly for your help.

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Originally Posted by MarcLister

Unless I'm being very blonde I can't find a recent patch for PowerDVD.

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Cyberlink > Downloads > Software updates > PowerDVD > there are 2 updates for PowereDVD 9 there. Or you could click here.

Glad you got it sorted. Guess you won't want to apply them now though. :P

Well only the one for PowerDVD9 Ultra. :p And having checked the PowerDVD9.exe I've build 2115 already. Thanks for the link though. Couldn't find that earlier. :)