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*VCD supported by most of the media player software if you're using the physical disc or directly open various virtual disc images, for example; the kinds of Compact Disc formats supported by VLC; CDRWIN's BIN/CUE format, cdrdao's TOC format, and a limited set of Nero (NRG) formats.<ref>[https://wiki.videolan.org/What_can_VLC_do%3F/#Compact_Disc_.28CD.29_Images VLC Wiki: Compact Disc (CD) Images]</ref>. Mounting the encrypted disc image on to a virtual drive then using open disc option probably not gonna work. Also due to lack of support for playback control (PBC) with VCD2.0 or onwards<ref>[https://forum.videohelp.com/threads/283219-VCD-problems-%28playing-using-VLC-no-menus-in-Media-Player%29 VideoHelp Forum: VCD problems - playing using VLC; no menus in Media Player]</ref>; most of the media player software do not support VCD menus. For a complete VCD experience which includes menu selections, hot spots and playback control (PBC)<ref>[[Wikipedia:Video_CD#Other_features|VCD version 2.0 also adds the playback control (PBC), featuring a simple menu like DVD-Video]]</ref><ref name=VCDandCDiversions>[http://www.icdia.co.uk/faq/cdifaq6.html icdia: cdifaq6 page - VCD versions and CDi faq]</ref><ref>[https://encode2mpeg.sourceforge.net/html/menu.html encode2mpeg: Menu for VCD/SVCD/DVD]</ref><ref>[https://forum.videohelp.com/threads/382880-VCD-Sample-disc-image PBC supported VCD2.0 sample disc images]</ref>, use xine.<ref name=xinerec>[https://wiki.videolan.org/SVCD/ VLC Wiki - xine media player software full SVCD support]</ref>

:*[[Wikipedia:Photo_CD|Photo CD]] playing is not compatible possible with VLC or MPC-HCif you're using physical disc, but do not expect mounting the encrypted disc image on to a virtual drive then using open disc option to work.:*[[Wikipedia:Compact_Disc_Digital_Audio|Audio CD]] raw .bin files do not supported by VLC or MPC-HC (encrypted or not); you need to insert the physical disc to play it<ref>[https://wiki.videolan.org/CD/#Audio_CDs VLC wiki: Audio CDs]</ref>, mounting encrypted disc image on to a virtual drive probably gonna fail anyway. Another option for this using something like "Audacity" software to import the .BIN files (File - Import - Raw Data... - Signed 16-bits PCM, 2 channel stereo, 44100 Hz) and, then, export as .WAV.<ref>[https://superuser.com/questions/258679/how-do-i-play-bin-and-cue-files-in-vlc-media-player superuser: How do I play .bin and .cue files in VLC media playersoftware?]</ref>

*DVD playback and menus supported by various media player software like [https://nightlies.videolan.org/ VLC] and [https://github.com/clsid2/mpc-hc/tags MPC-HC], however other ones like [https://github.com/mpv-player/mpv mpv] and [https://github.com/libretro/libretro-mpv libretro-mpv] do not support DVD menus<ref>[https://github.com/mpv-player/mpv/issues/4577 mpv player: DVD menu support issue page]</ref>, so there is no support for [[Virtual_reality#VR_game_room_simulations|EmuVR]] either. A large number of commercial DVDs are encrypted which uses a range of encryption and copy protection techniques like [[Wikipedia:DVD_region_code|RC]], [[Wikipedia:DVD_region_code#Region-code_enhanced|RCE]], [[Wikipedia:Analog_Protection_System|APS]], [[Wikipedia:Content_Scramble_System|CSS]], [[Wikipedia:User_operation_prohibition|UOPs]] and [[Wikipedia:ARccOS_protection|ARccOS]]; using plugins like [https://www.videolan.org/developers/libdvdcss.html libdvdcss]<ref>Get libdvdcss compiled library from [https://download.videolan.org here], then move the downloaded libdvdcss-2.dll file to VLC media player or any other media player software installation folder to work with libdvdcss.</ref>, <abbr title="These ones already comes with VLC media player software, you can see these in your 'VLC/plugins/access' directory.">libdvdread and libdvdnav</abbr> for VLC may help with playing these encrypted discs. Another option is decrypting and properly ripping these discs using [https://www.videohelp.com/software/sections/decrypters-dvd-rippers DVD decrypter software].

*Playing Blu-ray menus is possible on the other hand. But so few [[Wikipedia:Comparison_of_video_player_software#Optical_media_ability|media player software supports Blu-ray]] and on top of that not all of them supports Blu-ray menu (e.g. MPC-HC<ref>[https://github.com/clsid2/mpc-hc/issues/944 MPC-HC: Blu-ray menu support]</ref>), your only choice for menu support are using VLC<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gSLcJNVuf0g VLC media player 3.0.18: Blu-ray Menus finally working]</ref> or PowerDVD ($). <abbr title="You'll see something like this prompt 'This Blu-ray disc needs a library for AACS decoding, and your system does not have it.'">If you're disc has encrypted with [[Wikipedia:BD%2B|BD+]] or [[Wikipedia:Advanced_Access_Content_System|AACS/AACS2]] DRM protection</abbr> and/or requires for [[Wikipedia:BD-J|BD-J or BD Live]]; use [https://forum.doom9.org/showthread.php?t=176924 this guide for VLC] (or [https://github.com/clsid2/mpc-hc/issues/944 this steps for MPC-HC]), or simply decrypt your Blu-ray dumps; use [https://forum.doom9.org/showthread.php?t=123282 this guide] for that.