[mythtv-users] Playing ISO

Nick Rout nick at rout.co.nz
Mon May 8 23:08:23 EDT 2006


On Mon, 08 May 2006 22:58:45 -0400
Bryan Halter wrote:

> Nate Steffan wrote:
> 
> >If there is documentation somewhere I apologize, but I new to the list 
> >and MythTV.  What I am wondering is, if MythTV has the ability to play 
> >an iso of a dvd movie.  That is mount the iso on a loopback device and 
> >then play it as it were a normal dvd.
> >
> >Thanks,
> >Nate Steffan
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> >  
> >
> No need to be that elaborate.  You can do it with mplayer by invoking it 
> with mplayer --dvd-device <ISO filename> DVD:// <additional options>

There is also a way to do it with xine, which has the advantage of
showing the dvd menus. something like

xine dvd:/%s 

but you probably want the options to make it full screen and quit after
playing. i cannot recall them all right now.

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