Playing DVD:s from hard disk

frontline · 2005-12-23, 18:33

How can I play DVD:s directly from my hard disk? Either directly from the iso file or from the VIDEO_TS folders.
If it could show the menus also (like playing a normal dvd) that would be great.

And another thing. How can I setup some thumbnails or something like that for video files? Now the "filmstrip" looks kinda empty with a big black box with a couple of files shown below. In general the file listings seem to display the filenames too small.

It would be nice to have a view with the movie name as a big header, and pictures about the movie (eg. cover art, the user could specify these somehow) as background. Then there would be a next/prev toggle to loop through the movies.

zgeneral · 2005-12-25, 18:41

I'd like to do the same thing if anyone knows how.

Ralph · 2005-12-25, 23:48

Quote:

Originally Posted by frontline

...How can I play DVD:s directly from my hard disk? Either directly from the iso file or from the VIDEO_TS folders.
If it could show the menus also (like playing a normal dvd) that would be great...

Just add the folder where your Video_TS folders are stored to the movie section in setup (configuration.exe).
Video-Modul will automatically recognize the DVD-format and you can use all menus etc.

Quote:

Originally Posted by frontline

...And another thing. How can I setup some thumbnails or something like that for video files? Now the "filmstrip" looks kinda empty with a big black box with a couple of files shown below. In general the file listings seem to display the filenames too small...

The thumbnail you want to see needs to be in the same folder your movie is and needs to has the same name.

Regards
Ralph

zgeneral · 2005-12-26, 03:36

Will that work for isos?

Rudolph · 2005-12-26, 10:00

It will work for ISO files, if you install daemon tools.

and configure MP to use daemon tools
setup -> general - daemon tools

success

frontline · 2005-12-26, 11:23

Cool, thanks, will try this out.

BTW, I get an error when I try to edit movie folders in setup... Must try to find out what causes this.

"Failed to locate assembly SimiasClient, Version=1.1.5250.1, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=null."

2005-12-23, 18:33	#1 (permalink)
frontline Portal User Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 2 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Playing DVD:s from hard disk How can I play DVD:s directly from my hard disk? Either directly from the iso file or from the VIDEO_TS folders. If it could show the menus also (like playing a normal dvd) that would be great. And another thing. How can I setup some thumbnails or something like that for video files? Now the "filmstrip" looks kinda empty with a big black box with a couple of files shown below. In general the file listings seem to display the filenames too small. It would be nice to have a view with the movie name as a big header, and pictures about the movie (eg. cover art, the user could specify these somehow) as background. Then there would be a next/prev toggle to loop through the movies.

2005-12-26, 10:00	#5 (permalink)
Rudolph Portal Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Nijkerk, Netherlands Posts: 32 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	It will work for ISO files, if you install daemon tools. and configure MP to use daemon tools setup -> general - daemon tools success __________________ My HTPC system: Hard: AMD 1800+, gfx 5200, 512MB RAM, Hauppauge PVR 500 MCE, SB live 24, MCE remote European Soft: Windows XP Pro SP 2, DirectX 9.0c, .NET 2.0, MPEG2Dec, ffdshow, Using VMR9

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2005-12-25, 18:41	#2 (permalink)
zgeneral Portal Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 6 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	I'd like to do the same thing if anyone knows how.

2005-12-26, 03:36	#4 (permalink)
zgeneral Portal Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 6 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Will that work for isos?

2005-12-26, 11:23	#6 (permalink)
frontline Portal User Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 2 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Cool, thanks, will try this out. BTW, I get an error when I try to edit movie folders in setup... Must try to find out what causes this. "Failed to locate assembly SimiasClient, Version=1.1.5250.1, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=null."