DOS ain't dead - Playing DVDs in DOS

Laaca

Czech republic,
15.12.2007, 11:44

Playing DVDs in DOS (Announce)

In drdos.org stands about MPlayer:

"A list of supported features like DVD etc. is available at the official site of the DJGPP port: http://mik.mkw.ru/dos-stuff/ (temporarily dead, see forum thread: BTTR). It?s the only real-time DVD player for DOS by now."

So, explain me, please, how can I play DVD with MPlayer. Which parameters shall I write into commandline.

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DOS386

15.12.2007, 17:58

@ Laaca

Playing DVDs in DOS

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> drdos.org stands about MPlayer:
> explain me, please, how can I play DVD with MPlayer.

No idea :crying: The claim that "MPLAYER is the only DVD player for DOS" was entered by by FloX, I only added the "realtime" ... reportedly there is desperately slow DVD4DOS product also ...

I don't have a DVD drive and dislike DVD's :-|

We have to wait that FloX answers or you can mail him.

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Steve US, 16.12.2007, 00:13 @ Laaca	Playing DVDs in DOS Post reply
	> So, explain me, please, how can I play DVD with MPlayer. Which parameters > shall I write into commandline. [Begin quote] The syntax to play a standard DVD is as follows: mplayer dvd://<track> [-dvd-device <device>] Example: mplayer dvd://1 -dvd-device /dev/hdc [End quote]

DOS386

16.12.2007, 00:32

@ Steve

Playing DVDs in DOS

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> mplayer dvd://1 -dvd-device /dev/hdc

Does it work for you (in DOS) ?

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Steve US, 16.12.2007, 04:10 @ DOS386	Playing DVDs in DOS Post reply
	> > mplayer dvd://1 -dvd-device /dev/hdc > > Does it work for you (in DOS) ? I haven't tried it.

Laaca

Czech republic,
16.12.2007, 02:02

@ Steve

Playing DVDs in DOS

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Solved!
The correct parameter is:

Mplayer dvd://<track> -dvd-device <drive letter>

example:
Mplayer dvd://2 -dvd-device f:

(first track is usualy menu or copyright warning, film itself is 2nd or 3rd)

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