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Thank you I look forward to find time to test it.
 /mikkel

2008/1/4, baslinux AT lists.ibiblio.org <baslinux AT lists.ibiblio.org>:
> On Thu, 3 Jan 2008, baslinux AT lists.ibiblio.org wrote:
>
> > Happy new year all of you. I read about DVD on Linux. It soundet real
> > difficult with deferent encoding for US and Europe and many settings
> > to do. Is mplayer able to just play the DVD if I got a readable DVD
> > drive?
>
>
> Assuming the DVD players is hdd (secondary slave)
>
> ln -s /dev/hdd /dev/dvd
>
> Load the sound drivers.  Put in the DVD.
> You can set the sound (oss) and video (vesa, or if you prefer, x11 but
> load X) defaults in a config file, or specify as:
>
> mplayer -ao oss -vo vesa dvd://1-20
>
> I forget if this fills the screen.  I chose a video card that does
> 740x520 mode.  If using x11, and that mode is not available, use 800x600
> and you will get a smaller image.  There is probably some way to enlarge
> it when starting mplayer.
>
> Optionally add
>
> -framedrop or -hardframedrop
> if you lose sound, on a slow cpu or video card (500 MHz, or PCI video)
>
> -alang en (English talking - one DVD got it wrong and Barbara Streisand
> spoke French through the American film).
>
> -slang en (for English subtitles
>
> Read the man page for keyboard commands.  / and * change volume.  m mutes.
> spacebar stops.  ESC escapes (exits).  On reset from vesa mode type reset
> to get back your cursor.
>
>
>
>
> >
> > /mikkel
> >
> >> Mplayer will also play webcast TV programs.  See the archives for a list
> >> of low bandwidth ones that display in 3" diagonal 'screen'.
> >> And DVD movies.  What else will it do?
> >>
> >> Let it snow. (We got nearly half a meter in the last couple days).
> >>
> >> Sindi
> >>
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