Making Blu-rays with MEP - any tutorials?

MikaS wrote on 2/6/2022, 10:32 AM

I'm a big fan of optical discs, and I have made several Blu-rays from my home movies (birthdays, holidays etc.). I have edited the clips with MEP and then exported them as mp4's. Then I have used Adobe Encore to make Blu-ray discs. Encore has been very handy, since I have been able to create my own menus and submenus (with Photoshop), import all "assets" into Encore, and then create exactly the kind of disc I like.

But now, sadly, Adobe CC doesn't support Encore anymore, and I'm looking for a replacement software. Since I already have MEP Premium (current version 21.0.1.119), I though I might try that first. But the MEP "Burning discs" interface doesn't seem very intuitive. I tried to search for tutorials, but they all seem old and/or very basic. I did find that John had made a tutorial - perharps just right for my purposes - but the tutorial wasn't there anymore. And it was 8 years ago, so I'm not sure if it applies to the current version of MEP

So I would be grateful for good, up-to-date tutorials on this subject.

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MikaS wrote on 3/14/2022, 12:28 PM

What a miserable program! I reinstalled the whole thing, but I still get the same "failed" message.

After uninstallation I couldn't find the "installation.ini" file, even though I had the "show hidden files" on. So I couldn't delete it.

johnebaker wrote on 3/15/2022, 4:19 AM

@MikaS

. . . . After uninstallation I couldn't find the "installation.ini" file, even though I had the "show hidden files" on. So I couldn't delete it. . . .

The use of Revo uninstaller free is highly recommended for uninstalling programs, once you have initiated the uninstall from within Revo and it completes, Revo then scans the registry, and for files left behind associated with the program, and gives the option to delete them.

John EB

MikaS wrote on 3/16/2022, 10:20 AM

I got new instructrions from the support. They adviced me to use a Microsolf tool to uninstall the program. Maybe that is a similar tool like Revo?

Anyways, it didn't work. But I have to ask more advice from them, since I'm not sure if I understood it correctly.

While waiting their answer, I'd like to ask those of you who have a functioning Blu-ray feature in your MEP: What does your registry look like? Here's a picture of mine. You can see the registry key in question in the first row, and then the names, types etc. on the right. Do you have a value set for the (default) row? With Registrar Registry Manager I might be able to change that value into something. Maybe into something that would activate the Blu-ray feature?

johnebaker wrote on 3/16/2022, 11:35 AM

@MikaS

My same registry key is:

default value = value not set (0) - this is quite common where there are multiple sub keys.
ID1 to ID3 in my setup are different and positive values, yours are all negative - whether this is significant I do not know
the ID4 value is the same as yours
the VoucherID is different, as it should be

There are 2 other keys of the same name with identical settings in the registry:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\WOW6432Node\CLSID\{9FC4E15D-9AB6-4E78-A084-AC178A308C50}

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Classes\CLSID\{9FC4E15D-9AB6-4E78-A084-AC178A308C50}

HTH

John EB

MikaS wrote on 3/22/2022, 12:17 PM

Finally, FINALLY, I got the Bluray feature activated. It was another key that was causing the problem (told support).

Computer\HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Wow6432Node\CLSID\{9F5F521F-522F-4149-9609-078509D4FD9B

I deleted it, started MEP again, tried to activate Bluray... and SUCCEEDED!

Then I burned my first Bluray... and that failed. The disc burned ok, but when I try to play it in my computer or Samsung Bluray-player, there's sound only for 5 first seconds, and after that it's completely silent. And the video is also strange - seems jerky and incorrect speed.

I try to make another project and see if that works.