[mythtv-users] Playing ISO

[Daniel A. Segel]

Ronald Pijnacker wrote:
>>>> xine -pfhq --no-splash dvd://%s
>>>>         
>>> Xine will also play subtitles if your iso has them.  I haven't had any
>>> luck getting mplayer to do the same.
>>>       
>> BTW, if it wasn't obvious by the %s in the command line given above,
>> this is the command you would enter in Media Settings -> Video Settings
>> -> File Types section of Setup. Change the existing .iso handler to the
>> command above and then point your Video manager at the mount
>> point/directory where the iso files are kept and you can select them and
>> launch xine from within MythTV.
>>     
>
> Another question along the same line: I have a DVD9 (which is a
> combination of a dual-layer DVD into one iso, I guess). So how do I
> instruct xine (or the internal or mplayer) to play from the second disk?
>
>   
I'm not sure I understand the question - xine handles iso's made from 
DVD9 discs just fine; they play just like they would in a DVD player, 
except there is no real layer switch going on (something that is 
undetectable on a good DVD player anyway.)

Daniel