VLC won't play a DVD [SOLVED]

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Honestly, I don't buy many DVDs, and so I really don't have another DVD to test if this is specific to this disc or not.
Either way, VLC isn't playing a DVD I bought, and I'm not really sure what the problem is.
I did some searching around, and found similar topics, but the solution has seemed to have always been different for each one, and those solutions thus far haven't fixed my problem.
I've always been under the assumption "if it doesn't work on VLC, then it's broken", but, I decided to try a few other media players that claim to "fix all DVD playback issues" (yeah....right....)...the two I tried really just felt like bloatware crap - that being KMPlayer and 5kPlayer (the KMPlayer being recommended on the VLC forums, and it's for that type of seeming spambot-ness that made me decide to post my problem here)

random insert: btw, this is VLC on Win10

The disc is Region 2, though, in the past I haven't had problems playing region 2 discs.
Any ideas what I need to do? Here is my VLC log:

core debug: adding item dvd:///E:/' ( dvd:///E:/ )
core debug: processing request item: dvd:///E:/, node: null, skip: 0
core debug: rebuilding array of current - root Playlist
core debug: rebuild done - 2 items, index 1
core debug: starting playback of the new playlist item
core debug: resyncing on dvd:///E:/
core debug: dvd:///E:/ is at 1
core debug: creating new input thread
core debug: Creating an input for 'dvd:///E:/'
core debug: meta ok for (null), need to fetch art
core debug: looking for meta fetcher module matching "any": 1 candidates
core debug: requesting art for dvd:///E:/
core debug: using timeshift granularity of 50 MiB, in path 'C:\Users\ALIGHI~1\AppData\Local\Temp'
lua debug: Trying Lua scripts in C:\Users\Alighieri\AppData\Roaming\vlc\lua\meta\fetcher
core debug: looking for meta fetcher module matching "any": 1 candidates
core debug:dvd:///E:/' gives accessdvd' demux' path/E:/'
core debug: specified demuxany'
core debug: creating demux: access='dvd' demux='any' location='/E:/' file='E:\'
lua debug: Trying Lua scripts in C:\Program Files (x86)\VideoLAN\VLC\lua\meta\fetcher
core debug: looking for access_demux module matching "dvd": 12 candidates
lua debug: Trying Lua playlist script C:\Program Files (x86)\VideoLAN\VLC\lua\meta\fetcher\tvrage.luac
lua debug: Trying Lua scripts in C:\Users\Alighieri\AppData\Roaming\vlc\lua\meta\fetcher
lua debug: Trying Lua scripts in C:\Program Files (x86)\VideoLAN\VLC\lua\meta\fetcher
lua debug: Trying Lua playlist script C:\Program Files (x86)\VideoLAN\VLC\lua\meta\fetcher\tvrage.luac
lua debug: skipping script (unmatched scope) C:\Program Files (x86)\VideoLAN\VLC\lua\meta\fetcher\tvrage.luac
core debug: no meta fetcher modules matched
core debug: searching art for dvd:///E:/
lua debug: skipping script (unmatched scope) C:\Program Files (x86)\VideoLAN\VLC\lua\meta\fetcher\tvrage.luac
core debug: looking for art finder module matching "any": 2 candidates
core debug: no meta fetcher modules matched
core debug: searching art for dvd:///E:/
core debug: looking for art finder module matching "any": 2 candidates
lua debug: Trying Lua scripts in C:\Users\Alighieri\AppData\Roaming\vlc\lua\meta\art
lua debug: Trying Lua scripts in C:\Program Files (x86)\VideoLAN\VLC\lua\meta\art
lua debug: Trying Lua scripts in C:\Users\Alighieri\AppData\Roaming\vlc\lua\meta\art
lua debug: Trying Lua scripts in C:\Program Files (x86)\VideoLAN\VLC\lua\meta\art
lua debug: Trying Lua playlist script C:\Program Files (x86)\VideoLAN\VLC\lua\meta\art\00_musicbrainz.luac
lua debug: Trying Lua playlist script C:\Program Files (x86)\VideoLAN\VLC\lua\meta\art\00_musicbrainz.luac
lua debug: skipping script (unmatched scope) C:\Program Files (x86)\VideoLAN\VLC\lua\meta\art\00_musicbrainz.luac
lua debug: Trying Lua playlist script C:\Program Files (x86)\VideoLAN\VLC\lua\meta\art\01_googleimage.luac
lua debug: skipping script (unmatched scope) C:\Program Files (x86)\VideoLAN\VLC\lua\meta\art\00_musicbrainz.luac
lua debug: Trying Lua playlist script C:\Program Files (x86)\VideoLAN\VLC\lua\meta\art\01_googleimage.luac
lua debug: skipping script (unmatched scope) C:\Program Files (x86)\VideoLAN\VLC\lua\meta\art\01_googleimage.luac
lua debug: skipping script (unmatched scope) C:\Program Files (x86)\VideoLAN\VLC\lua\meta\art\01_googleimage.luac
lua debug: Trying Lua playlist script C:\Program Files (x86)\VideoLAN\VLC\lua\meta\art\02_frenchtv.luac
lua debug: Trying Lua playlist script C:\Program Files (x86)\VideoLAN\VLC\lua\meta\art\02_frenchtv.luac
lua debug: skipping script (unmatched scope) C:\Program Files (x86)\VideoLAN\VLC\lua\meta\art\02_frenchtv.luac
lua debug: Trying Lua playlist script C:\Program Files (x86)\VideoLAN\VLC\lua\meta\art\03_lastfm.luac
lua debug: skipping script (unmatched scope) C:\Program Files (x86)\VideoLAN\VLC\lua\meta\art\02_frenchtv.luac
lua debug: Trying Lua playlist script C:\Program Files (x86)\VideoLAN\VLC\lua\meta\art\03_lastfm.luac
lua debug: skipping script (unmatched scope) C:\Program Files (x86)\VideoLAN\VLC\lua\meta\art\03_lastfm.luac
core debug: no art finder modules matched
core debug: looking for meta fetcher module matching "any": 1 candidates
lua debug: Trying Lua scripts in C:\Users\Alighieri\AppData\Roaming\vlc\lua\meta\fetcher
lua debug: Trying Lua scripts in C:\Program Files (x86)\VideoLAN\VLC\lua\meta\fetcher
lua debug: Trying Lua playlist script C:\Program Files (x86)\VideoLAN\VLC\lua\meta\fetcher\tvrage.luac
lua debug: skipping script (unmatched scope) C:\Program Files (x86)\VideoLAN\VLC\lua\meta\art\03_lastfm.luac
core debug: no art finder modules matched
core debug: looking for meta fetcher module matching "any": 1 candidates
lua debug: Trying Lua scripts in C:\Users\Alighieri\AppData\Roaming\vlc\lua\meta\fetcher
lua debug: Trying Lua scripts in C:\Program Files (x86)\VideoLAN\VLC\lua\meta\fetcher
lua debug: Trying Lua playlist script C:\Program Files (x86)\VideoLAN\VLC\lua\meta\fetcher\tvrage.luac
core debug: using meta fetcher module "lua"
core debug: removing module "lua"
core debug: searching art for dvd:///E:/
core debug: looking for art finder module matching "any": 2 candidates
lua debug: Trying Lua scripts in C:\Users\Alighieri\AppData\Roaming\vlc\lua\meta\art
lua debug: Trying Lua scripts in C:\Program Files (x86)\VideoLAN\VLC\lua\meta\art
core debug: using meta fetcher module "lua"
core debug: removing module "lua"
core debug: searching art for dvd:///E:/
core debug: looking for art finder module matching "any": 2 candidates
lua debug: Trying Lua playlist script C:\Program Files (x86)\VideoLAN\VLC\lua\meta\art\00_musicbrainz.luac
lua debug: Trying Lua scripts in C:\Users\Alighieri\AppData\Roaming\vlc\lua\meta\art
lua debug: Trying Lua scripts in C:\Program Files (x86)\VideoLAN\VLC\lua\meta\art
lua debug: Trying Lua playlist script C:\Program Files (x86)\VideoLAN\VLC\lua\meta\art\00_musicbrainz.luac
lua debug: Trying Lua playlist script C:\Program Files (x86)\VideoLAN\VLC\lua\meta\art\01_googleimage.luac
lua debug: Trying Lua playlist script C:\Program Files (x86)\VideoLAN\VLC\lua\meta\art\01_googleimage.luac
lua debug: Trying Lua playlist script C:\Program Files (x86)\VideoLAN\VLC\lua\meta\art\02_frenchtv.luac
lua debug: Trying Lua playlist script C:\Program Files (x86)\VideoLAN\VLC\lua\meta\art\02_frenchtv.luac
lua debug: Trying Lua playlist script C:\Program Files (x86)\VideoLAN\VLC\lua\meta\art\03_lastfm.luac
lua debug: Trying Lua playlist script C:\Program Files (x86)\VideoLAN\VLC\lua\meta\art\03_lastfm.luac
core debug: no art finder modules matched
core debug: art not found for dvd:///E:/
core debug: no art finder modules matched
core debug: art not found for dvd:///E:/
qt4 debug: IM: Setting an input
dvdnav warning: cannot open DVD (E:)
dvdread warning: cannot open VMG info
core debug: no access_demux modules matched
core debug: creating access 'dvd' location='/E:/', path='E:\'
core debug: looking for access module matching "dvd": 21 candidates
core debug: no access modules matched
core error: open of `dvd:///E:/' failed
core debug: finished input
core debug: dead input
core debug: changing item without a request (current 1/2)
core debug: nothing to play
qt4 debug: IM: Deleting the input

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Where is the DVD from/What is the function of said DVD? Maybe the media file is something outside the realms of VLC?

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The DVD is from Japan and the purpose is to get men rock solid and women dripping wet. I'm saying it's porn
I've purchased similar discs in the past without problem, and as far as I can tell the disc contents really isn't much different, with .VOB files burned on disc.
If I had to make a guess, maybe there is a form of DRM on the disc that is preventing a computer disc drive from reading the disc. I don't have a standalone, dedicated DVD player to test to see if it would work on that.
I know previous discs I have had trouble ripping, typically due to CSS DRM on disc, but CSS really only effects ripping a disc and not playback. Regardless, I'm not sure where or if there are tools available to get around the DRM.
And, yes, I have considered just ripping it straight before playing it right off my disc drive, but the problem is that I can't seem to get the drive to spin the disc long enough. It spins the disc for...maybe a few seconds, and then stops. My computer IS recognizing the disc, I can even search the files on disc no problem.
I can post the Handbrake log if that would give any new insight.

So all the details I can pull off of the disc is that it is in region NTSC 2 (Asia), MPEG 2 format, standard DVD video.
Not sure if the disc is dual layer. I'm not sure what the largest size a single layer disc can be, this particular disc is 5.5GB so...maybe dual layer?

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yeah i think its drm use makemkv to rip the dvd then use vlc to play it.

http://www.makemkv.com/

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I found a similar post on the VLC forums:
https://forum.videolan.org/viewtopic.php?t=104012
Seems their solution ALSO was to convert the disc contents to mkv. I'll see if I can get that to work. Like I said, with Handbrake, it wouldn't even spin the disc. I'm worried the same might happen with that, but I'll report back if that is the case. In the mean time:
Thank you for the link!

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yeah, don't use handbrake for ripping.

and np

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Good man! That did the trick! Problem solved!
Thank you!

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enjoy your pron ;)

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could it have been the missing library "libdvdcss"? That's what I had to install to play DRM protected DVDs.