[mythtv-users] DVD ripping

[Daniel A. Segel]

cromworshipper-mythtvlist at yahoo.com wrote:

>So, the rip seems to have succeeded, but it leaves me with .ISO files.  I
>ripped a Monk DVD, 4 episodes, and I got 4 .ISO files.  I don't know what do
>to with an .ISO file in myth.  Is mplayer supposed to know what to do with an
>.ISO file?  When I menu over to play the ripped video, mplayer seems to abort
>immediately.  I'll check the archives and google for help with this.
>  
>

If you rip the DVD in "ISO Image" mode you can play .iso files with xine 
by adding/changing the file type handler for .iso files. Xine, when 
properly configured and installed, can play them as if they were the 
real DVD, with menus and digital sound and all that.

I use the following command to play .iso DVD files with xine:

/usr/bin/xine -pfhq -V xv --no-splash dvd://%s

You set it up in Setup -> Media Settings -> Video Settings -> File Types

Daniel