[mythtvnz] VLC

[James Booth]

Yes, anything recent from Disney is a surefire problem. The Dark  
Knight was also a total no-go.

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On 1/06/2009, at 13:25, Steven Ellis <steven at openmedia.co.nz> wrote:

>
> On 1/06/2009, at 12:00 PM, Barry Clearwater wrote:
>
>> I echo this, the WAF factor is low in the house due to the fact  
>> that the old DVD player gets pulled out to play DVD's.  With winter  
>> upon us and nights in front of the screen more frequent, I'd be  
>> keen to find out whats up or if anybody has found a fix for the  
>> issue. I even replaced the DVD drive unit thinking it had gotten  
>> tired, but to no avail.
>> I too am using 9.04 recently installed.
>>
>> 2009/5/30 James Booth <james at booths.net.nz>
>> Since upgrading my Mythbuntu system to 9.04 I have had lots of  
>> problems playing DVD's, specifically new ones that I have rented  
>> that are full of every copy protection trick under the sun. The  
>> internal player and mplayer will not play the discs, but I find  
>> that VLC generally will.
>>
>> Two questions: Firstly, can anyone suggest why the internal player  
>> and mplayer might not be able to handle these discs, but VLC can,  
>> and secondly, if I have to use VLC can anyone suggest the best  
>> command line settings for launching from Myth?
>>
>
> Can you provide me with a couple of examples so we can work out what  
> copy protection they are using.
>
> One disk I had major problems with is Cars which won't play under  
> Linux at all, but plays fine under VLC on a Mac.
>
>
> Steven Ellis - Technical Director
> OpenMedia Limited
> email   - steven at openmedia.co.nz
> website - http://www.openmedia.co.nz
>
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