[mythtv-users] Video file DVD's/CD's?

Michael T. Dean mtdean at thirdcontact.com
Tue Oct 11 02:38:04 UTC 2005


Matt Goebel wrote:

>I'd like to add the ability to watch video files (mpeg, xvid etc..) off of CDs/DVDs
>to the optical disk menu.  I believe I can customize the menu by copying it to my
>myth user's home directory and adding a link to a shell script.  That seems kind of
>like a hack though.  I want something nice and clean that I can queue up files on
>the disk or play them individually.  Does anyone have a script or how-to etc to do
>this?
>  
>
Also a hack, but a relatively full-featured one...  Make sure you get 
the updated script to allow spaces in filenames (in the post below the 
original).

http://www.gossamer-threads.com/lists/mythtv/users/142951#142951

>BTW... this should be standard functionality.  Anyone who's capable of putting
>together a working myth system has these disks laying around.
>
Patch?  :)

Mike


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