[mythtv-users] playing video_ts folders (dvd format)

[John Finlay]

M A wrote:
> thanks for response. However converting all video_ts folders to ISO 
> would be pain/time consuming. There was time (before I did a yup 
> upgrade few months back), when they played well, just like a dvd (in 
> xine).
> After the upgrade some option/feature got changed which screwed up the 
> playback. Anyone knows the exact command to set for xine player to 
> play video_ts folder ? Here is the structure of folder
>
> ABCBirthdayParty/Video_TS/<all video files etc.>
>
> Earlier in mythvideo i could configure 'video_ts' file type to play 
> with xine and xine would happily open it as a dvd with the menu 
> enabled. Now it doesn't.
>
> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
> *From:* "jarpublic at gmail.com" <jarpublic at gmail.com>
> *To:* Discussion about mythtv <mythtv-users at mythtv.org>
> *Sent:* Wednesday, February 4, 2009 2:10:10 PM
> *Subject:* Re: [mythtv-users] playing video_ts folders (dvd format)
>
> On Wed, Feb 4, 2009 at 4:54 PM, M A <hoolahoous at yahoo.com 
> <mailto:hoolahoous at yahoo.com>> wrote:
>
>     I have several friends and family videos on my myth in dvd format.
>     like dvd's the video files (VOB) files under video_ts folder.
>     I tried running Video_TS folder as DVD's from internal player,
>     mplayer, xine but none work. Currently I have to rename the folder
>     to something else like video_ts13 and then select each vob file
>     individually to play.
>
>     Can anyone suggest what would be best way to play them like DVD's ?
>
>
> I haven't had a problem playing them from the video_ts folder. But a 
> better solution all around would be to create an iso file out of them. 
> Then you can just put the iso file in with your other videos in myth 
> video. You should be able to find burning software or some other means 
> to create an iso image that just contains the video_ts folder in it. 
> When you do it make sure that the software is configured for DVD video 
> rather than a generic data DVD. In my ignorance, I made an iso as a 
> data DVD with some burning software and it took me forever to figure 
> out why the iso wouldn't play.
Tryu:

xine  ABCBirthdayParty

or:

mplayer dvd:// -dvd-device ABCBirthdayParty

John