[mythtv-users] myth creating DVD ISOs that can only be read by one front end

[Allen Edwards]

It's copy protection.  He needs to install some files on his remote
frontends.

On Sun, Apr 12, 2009 at 11:48 AM, Brian Wood <beww at beww.org> wrote:

> On Sunday 12 April 2009 12:30:24 Misty P wrote:
> > I'm trying to rip some of my DVDs using mythTV.  I put the disc in the
> myth
> > frontend, I go to the optical discs menu, and I select rip, select what I
> > want and a few minutes later I have a hot steaming ISO in the videos
> > directory.
> >
> > So far so good.  If I then play that ISO on that frontend, everything
> looks
> > and works great.  But the problem is that NO other front end can play
> that
> > file!
> > If I go to either of my other front ends, I get extreme video corruption
> > when playing back the file.  (example:
> > www.pinballmafia.net/temp/myth_dvd.png )
> >
> > I also tried copying the ISO file to a windows machine, extracting the
> VOBs
> > out of it, and playing those.  Same result -- extreme video corruption.
> >
> >
> >
> > What gives?  What am I doing wrong here?  (I've tried this on multiple
> DVDs
> > with the same results, for what it's worth.)  I'm stumped because the
> front
> > end that created the ISO can play it fine, just none of my other front
> > ends.
> >
> >
> > Thanks in advance!
>
> Obviously the F/E that created the rip is playing it back locally.
>
> Are the other frontends playing it over a network? Is it possible that your
> network can't handle the load for some reason?
>
> In other words, look into what is different in the setup of the failing
> F/Es
> and the one that works. Try copying the file to a local drive on the
> non-working F/Es (assuming they have one).
>
> Can the "goofy" file be played by Xine or some other standalone app?
>
> If anything can play the file OK I'd guess the file is OK, and you need to
> look at whatever other differences might exist in the playback setups.
>
> --
> beww
> beww at beww.org
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