[mythtv-users] Re: DVD playing through MythTV - first chapter only

Paul Woodward paul_woodward at fastnet.co.uk
Thu Dec 30 17:56:02 UTC 2004


Some DVDs don't have the main content on Title 1/Chapter 1 which seems to render mplayer completely useless. I once tried to find something to read the dvd and find the longest chapter to pass to mplayer, but that was rather complex at the time. Xine is a good solution.
Paul

>-----Original Message-----
>From: Clive at Rational [mailto:clive at rational-communications.com]
>Sent: Thursday, December 30, 2004 05:35 PM
>To: mythtv-users at mythtv.org
>Subject: [mythtv-users] Re: DVD playing through MythTV - first chapter only
>
>> > 
>> > Hi, 
>> > 
>> > FC3 2.6.9, MythTV 0.16 from apt-get packages, 
>> single 
>> > machine back-end, front-end, side-end 
>> > 
>> > Still trying with MythTV 
>> > 
>> > Tried to use DVD player 
>> > 
>> > The "Dolby THX" logo plays and I hear sound but 
>> then 
>> > the player closes with no error messages. I guess 
>> only 
>> > Track 1, Chapter 1 is played. 
>> > 
>> > Any suggestions? 
>> > 
>> > Clive 
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>> 
>http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users 
>> Mythdvd uses an external program to play dvds. 
>> I suggest using xine, mplayer or ogle from an xterm 
>> for testing purposes so you can see the output from 
>> the program. 
>> After you have the command working, it's a simple 
>> matter of changing the dvdplayer command in mythdvd. 
>> This link is a good place to start to get xine 
>> working correctly. 
>> 
>http://knoppmythwiki.homelinux.org/index.php?page=XineDVDHowTo 
>> 
> 
>My mistake - shooting from the hip 
> 
>Tried another DVD - plays multiple chapters OK 
> 
>And the "failing" DVD pumps out many messages 
> 
>CLive 
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