[mythtv-users] Re: playing dvd rips to ISO

Mike Frisch mfrisch at isurfer.ca
Tue Nov 29 16:07:28 EST 2005


On Tue, Nov 29, 2005 at 04:03:51PM -0500, Mike Frisch wrote:
> On Tue, Nov 29, 2005 at 02:36:54PM -0600, Robert Johnston wrote:
> > The ISO *is* playable, but with a caveat.
> > 
> > MythVideo uses mplayer (By default) to play back all the files it
> > comes across. mplayer does not support playing back from ISO.
> 
> Alternatively, write a script to mount the ISO and then use:
> 
> mplayer dvd:// -dvd-video <mntpoint>

Sorry, got mkisofs on the brain :)

That should be:

mplayer dvd:// -dvd-device <mntpoint>


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