[mythtv] DVD iso image autoloader

[James]

Quoting Richard Hamnett <r.hamnett at gmail.com>:

> apparently you can use mplayer with --dvd-device to play .iso dvd images
>
>
> On Tue, 21 Sep 2004 16:40:36 -0600 (MDT), John Patrick Poet
> <john at blueskytours.com> wrote:
> >
> >
> >
> > On Tue, 21 Sep 2004, J. Donavan Stanley wrote:
> >
> > > Neil Davidson wrote:
> > >
> > > >In theory you could transcode to a lower bit rate MPEG-2, but I don't
> know
> > > >what tools you would need. In Windows I think you can use DVD Shrink,
> never
> > > >used it though so I'm not 100% sure it preserves the menus etc.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > Yes it does.
> > >
> > > >You could also strip out language tracks and subtitles you have no use
> for.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > Stripping them out requires remastering the disk.
> >
> >
> > If you want to repackage the DVD, matroska looks like a good way to go:
> >
> > http://www.matroska.org/
> >
> > Matroska allows for multiple audio tracks and subtitles.
> >
> > mplayer understands matroska.
> >
> >
> > John

  You can also mount the iso as a loopback device and use mplayer, VLC, ogle,
and/or xine, that is if for some reason you just dont want to play the .iso
directly.

 - James