DVD movies on harddrive (2 Viewers)

[sdybruce]

Can you use MediaPortal to watch dvds copied on your harddrive? I have tried but could not get it to work. thanks

 

[milhouse]

Yes, you can.

The "how" depends a bit on the format. If it's in folders (i.e. .vob files), then you need to add the vob file extension to your movie settings.

If they are ISOs, you need to add the file extension AND configure daemon tools (in the MP configuration advanced settings.

Milhouse

 

[sdybruce]

I added the file ext.
I still can not get it to work. is there something i am missing. Thanks

 

[FlipGer]

Hi,

make sure you have video and audio ts directories for each movie:
MOVIE1\VIDEO_TS\
MOVIE1\AUDIO_TS\
MOVIE2\VIDEO_TS\
MOVIE2\AUDIO_TS\


Flip.

 

[Bagal]

If it's in folders (i.e. .vob files), then you need to add the vob file extension to your movie settings.

If you've got the IFO files as well (which you should have if it's a straight rip) then you don't need to add the VOB extension as mediaportal comes pre-configured with IFO and will pick them up, but as FlipGer said they need to be in the VIDEO_TS folder to work.

So you should have something like the following:

c:\DVDs\Alien\VIDEO_TS

and then you'd add the c:\DVDs folder to MediaPortal's movie folders and it should pick them all up for you.

Bagal.

 

[rhartinger]

I have my vobs in a seperate folder

In My Movies I see the Cover from the Movie. When I click on it I can see each VOB file. How can I do it to play the Movie when I click on the cover?

 

[moab]

I have my vobs in a seperate folder

In My Movies I see the Cover from the Movie. When I click on it I can see each VOB file. How can I do it to play the Movie when I click on the cover?

Well I think the earlier post figured it out. The VOB files need to be where MediaPortal expects them. It is set up to use the default "File Mode" of DVD decryptor. So it expects that folder arrangement. I use both ISO and File versions of movies and they both work. I find that the File versions work better at IMDB look ups than the ISOs.

 

[rhartinger]

Yes. Now I habe the video_ts folder and it works. Only at one movie I have a blacvk screen

 

[moab]

Yes. Now I habe the video_ts folder and it works. Only at one movie I have a blacvk screen

Sometimes I get a black screen too. It tends to be mostly the trailers whilst the main movie plays ok. Sometimes I can get it to work by pressing stop then play and then click Yes to resume from last position. This would imply that it is not a codec issue as it should not play at all. I use the default MP codec whatever that is.
It is a weird issue and very irritating. Audio works fine even though the screen is black. It only happens on some specific image files.