FindVUK 1.15 INI settings
Below is an overview of all sections and parameters in FindVUK's ini file. The ini file is found in the config subdirectory of the FindVUK directory, e.g. C:\FindVUK\config\FindVUK.ini, and can be edited with a simple text editor like Notepad. When FindVUK is run for the first time, it creates the ini file with default settings.
[FindVUK]
This section controls the FindVUK settings
- ProcDumpUrl holds the URL of the Windows Sysinternals ProcDump utility (32-bit version) which is used to create memory dumps of supported DVDFab applications. Once downloaded, FindVUK saves ProcDump in the FindVUK\tool directory and does not re-download
- http://live.sysinternals.com/procdump.exe (default)
- ProcDump64Url holds the URL of the Windows Sysinternals ProcDump utility (64-bit version) which is used to create memory dumps of supported DVDFab applications. Once downloaded, FindVUK saves ProcDump in the FindVUK\tool directory and does not re-download
- http://live.sysinternals.com/procdump64.exe (default)
- EjectDisc controls if the disc is ejected from the drive after VUK validation
- 0=don't eject
- 1=eject (default)
- DoNotDeleteMemoryDump controls if the memory dumps made by ProcDump are deleted or not after VUK extraction. The dumps are saved in the directory defined by the DumpPath parameter. Only used for debugging purposes
- 0=delete memory dump (default)
- 1=don't delete memory dump
- PreferredApplication controls which application is used in case more than 1 is installed on the computer. FindVUK supports 3 different applications. Registered versions are recommended but in the case of DVDFab, FindVUK does not trigger the start of the trial period so it can be used indefinitely. VUK can be retrieved up to the following versions: DVDFab 10.0.4.8, Passkey 9.2.1.1 and Media Player 3.2.0.0. However, DVDFab has stopped supporting these players for newer discs. Latest DVDFab programs only allow retrieval of UnitKeys
- 1=DVDFab Passkey
- 2=DVDFab Media Player
- 3=DVDFab
- IniVersion is used to detect the current version of the ini file and automatically add new or remove old parameters. Do not change manually
- MeaninglessVolumeNames holds a comma-separated list of meaningless volume names. When the disc's volume name is found in this list, the meta-title may be added to the volume name depending on the parameter AlwaysAddMetaTitleToVolumename
- _NONAME_, BDROM, LOGICAL_VOLUME_ID, VOLUME_ID (default)
- PauseBeforeValidateVUK controls if FindVUK waits for the user to press Enter before VUK validation is started
- 0=don't wait (default)
- 1=wait
- DumpPath holds the directory where the ProcDump memory dumps are saved
- empty (default, i.e. FindVUK\dump)
- WriteDebugLog controls if FindVUK writes extra debug info in the log and in the FindVUK\MemDump directory when retrieving drive details
- 0=no extra debug info (default)
- 1=extra debug info
- SaveWindowPositionOnExit controls if the position of the FindVUK window on the Windows desktop is saved on exit and restored on start
- 0=don't save window position
- 1=save window position (default)
- LastWindowPosition holds the last saved position of the FindVUK window on the Windows desktop. Do not change manually
[Passkey]
This section controls the DVDFab Passkey settings
- LogFolder holds the directory for the application's log file. This parameter is only used in case automatic detection based on the Windows registry fails
- ?FOLDERID_Documents?\DVDFab Passkey\Log (default)
- MainFile holds the path for the main exe file of the application
- empty (default, i.e. the path is automatically retrieved from the registry)
- CloseAtTheEnd controls if the application is closed when quitting FindVUK. This requires pressing ESC to quit FindVUK
- 0=don't close
- 1=close (default)
[MediaPlayer]
This section controls the DVDFab Media Player settings
- LogFolder holds the directory for the application's log file. This parameter is only used in case automatic detection based on the Windows registry fails
- ?FOLDERID_Documents?\DVDFab Media Player (default)
- MainFile holds the path for the main executable file of the application. Set this parameter in case Media Player 3 is preferred over DVDFab Player 5
- empty (default, i.e. the path is automatically retrieved from the registry)
- CloseAtTheEnd controls if the application is closed when quitting FindVUK. This requires pressing ESC to quit FindVUK
- 0=don't close
- 1=close (default)
[DVDfab]
This section controls the DVDFab settings
- LogFile holds the complete path for the application's log file, including the filename at the end (for Passkey and Media Player only the directory can be specified). This parameter is only used in case automatic detection based on the Windows registry fails
- ?FOLDERID_Documents?\DVDFab10\Log\dvdfab_internal.log (default)
- MainFile holds the path for the main exe file of the application
- empty (default, i.e. the path is automatically retrieved from the registry)
- CloseAtTheEnd controls if the application is closed when quitting FindVUK. This requires pressing ESC to quit FindVUK
- 0=don't close
- 1=close (default)
[BlurayMeta]
This section controls how the disc's meta-title is handled. The English title of a disc is stored in [drive:]\BDMV\META\DL\bdmt_eng.xml but there can be other files for different languages. The meta-title is sometimes more meaningful than the volume name
- PreferredLanguages holds a comma-separated list of ISO 639-2/T language codes and controls the order of preferred languages for the disc's meta-title. For example "deu,fra,ita,spa,dut" means that FindVUK tries to read the German title first. If the German title is not available, it tries the French title. If the French title is not available, it tries the Italian title and so on. The English title is always tried last even if it is not specified, i.e. "deu, eng" is the same as "deu"
- empty (default, i.e. read English title or the first available language if English does not exist)
- AlwaysAddMetaTitleToVolumename controls if the disc's meta-title is added between ( ) after the volume name in the KEYDB file
- 0=add it when the volume name is meaningless, i.e. it is in the list defined by parameter MeaninglessVolumeNames
- 1=always add it
- 2=add it when the meta-title is meaningful, i.e. it is not in the list defined by parameter MeaninglessMetaNames (default)
- MeaninglessMetaNames holds a comma-separated list of meaningless meta-titles
[Console]
This section controls the size of the FindVUK window and its buffer. The screen parameters cannot be bigger than the corresponding buffer parameters
- BufferHeight controls the height of the FindVUK window buffer, i.e. how many lines are saved in the history
- BufferWidth controls the width of the FindVUK window buffer
- ScreenHeight controls the height of the FindVUK window. Note that ScreenHeight <= BufferHeight
- ScreenWidth controls the width of the FindVUK window. Note that ScreenWidth <= BufferWidth
[AacsCentralDB]
This section controls the automatic contribution of VUKs to the central AACS Updater VUK database. This prevents from having to run AACS Updater manually to contribute verified keys. Note that to download new keys, AACS Updater still needs to be run manually.
Note: The AACSUpdater site is down permanently since September 2017. In FindVUK 1.05 the default setting has been changed to disabled and in FindVUK 1.14 the section has been removed completely
- AutoVukUpload controls if the verified VUK is automatically contributed to the central VUK database
- 0=don't automatically contribute (default)
- 1=automatically contribute
- UploadUrl holds the URL to the manual AACS Updater VUK contribution form
- http://www.labdv.com/aacs/keydb-upload.php (default)
[DVDfab_Offset]
This section controls the offsets of the different AACS keys in the DVDFab memory dump relative to the [drive:]\AACS folder. FindVUK uses these offsets to retrieve the keys. The values should never be changed unless DVDFab modifies their applications
Note: This section has been removed in FindVUK 1.14
- Folder2DiscId holds the location of the DiscID
- Folder2VolumeID holds the location of the VolumeID
- Folder2MediaKey holds the location of the MediaKey
- Folder2VUK holds the location of the VolumeUniqueKey
[KEYDB]
This section controls what disc information (Date, VUK, MK, VID, UnitKeys) is saved in the KEYDB.cfg file by FindVUK. This file can also contain other information (host certificates, processing keys, etc.) that can be used to decode AACS protected Blu-ray discs with VLC or other any other player based on libaacs.dll. There are separate settings for the main KEYDB file and a backup KEYDB file. It is recommended to save all information. Note that in the past, only the VUK was saved in the main KEYDB file because of incompatibility with the now defunct AACSUpdater.
- WriteEntryIfVukNotValidated controls if the VUK is saved in the main and backup KEYDB file when the VUK cannot be verified because of busencryption which is currently not supported by FindVUK. If an unverified VUK is saved, a VUKNOTVAL comment will be added. Although busencryption is not enabled on most discs, it's possible and recommended to use an older drive that does not support busencryption to avoid this issue
- 0=don't save unverified VUK
- 1=save unverified VUK (default)
- Main_Path holds the directory where the main KEYDB, used by VLC, is located
- ?FOLDERID_RoamingAppData?\aacs (default)
- Main_WriteDateEntry controls if the date of the file Unit_Keys_RO.inf is saved in the main KEYDB file
- 0=don't save date
- 1=save date (default)
- Main_WriteMediaKeyEntry controls if the MediaKey is saved in the main KEYDB file
- 0=don't save MediaKey
- 1=save MediaKey (default)
- Backup_WriteUnitKeysEntry controls if the UnitKeys are saved in the main KEYDB file
- 0=don't save UnitKeys
- 1=save UnitKeys (default)
- Main_WriteVolumeIdentifierEntry controls if the VolumeID is saved in the main KEYDB backup file
- 0=don't save VolumeID
- 1=save VolumeID (default)
- Backup_WriteBackup controls if the VUK is saved in the KEYDB backup file found in the directory defined by the Backup_Path parameter
- 0=don't create a backup
- 1=create a backup (default)
- Backup_Path holds the directory where the KEYDB backup file is saved
- empty (default, i.e. FindVUK\VUKbackup)
- Backup_WriteDateEntry controls if the date of the disc is saved in the KEYDB backup file
- 0=don't save date
- 1=save date (default)
- Backup_WriteMediaKeyEntry controls if the MediaKey is saved in the KEYDB backup file
- 0=don't save MediaKey
- 1=save MediaKey (default)
- Backup_WriteUnitKeysEntry controls if the UnitKeys are saved in the KEYDB backup file
- 0=don't save UnitKeys
- 1=save UnitKeys (default)
- Backup_WriteVolumeIdentifierEntry controls if the VolumeID is saved in the KEYDB backup file
- 0=don't save VolumeID
- 1=save VolumeID (default)
[BLURAYDB]
This section controls the BlurayDb file settings
- WriteMainPlaylist controls if the main playlist is extracted from the DVDFab log and written to the BlurayDb file. This does not work for DVDFab Media Player
- 0=don't save main playlist
- 1=save main playlist (default)
[FindVUK_OnlineDB]
This section controls the settings for the online database. All meta data and keys extracted from a disc by FindVUK will be submitted to this database using an XML file
- UploadUrl holds the upload URL for the online database
- http://fvonline-db.bplaced.net/fv_upload.php (default)
- DownloadUrl holds the download URL for the online database (used in the /synchronize mode)
- http://fvonline-db.bplaced.net/fv_download.php (default)
- BackupMode controls if a backup is made of the XML files submitted to the online database. The XML files are saved in the directory defined by the BackupFolder parameter
- 0=don't save XML file
- 1=save XML file with all meta data (default)
- 2=save XML file with FindVUK signature
- 3=save both XML files
- BackupFolder holds the directory of the XML file backups
- empty (default, i.e. FindVUK\OnlineDB_Backup)
- MetaXML_UploadBasic controls if basic meta data which can be retrieved without DVDFab is uploaded, e.g. DiscID, MetaTitle, etc.
- 0=don't upload basic meta data
- 1=upload basic meta data (default)
- MetaXML_UploadEnhanced controls if enhanced meta data which requires DVDFab to retrieve is uploaded, e.g. VUK, MK, etc.
- 0=don't upload enhanced meta data
- 1=upload enhanced meta data (default)
[Command Line Parameters]
This is not an ini file section. These are the possible command line parameters. Launch "FindVUK.exe /parameter" to use them
- GetMetaInfoFromDisc=[drive] e.g. "FindVUK /GetMetaInfoFromDisc=F"
- uploads basic meta data from the disc in [drive]: to the online database defined by the UploadUrl parameter. The XML with uploaded meta data is saved in FindVUK\MetaXML
- showdrivedetails
- show details of all installed Blu-ray drives. In case the drive is not yet in the database DriveList.txt, the file PleasePostInDoom9Dorum.txt will be created with the information to post on the Doom9 forum so it can be included in the database
- synchronize
- synchronizes the local main KEYDB.cfg with the online database defined by the DownloadUrl parameter