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Cheers. Grabbed the updates. Gotta find me a DVD to test now...<br><br><blockquote><hr>Date: Sat, 26 Apr 2008 19:52:09 +0100<br>From: e-mail@mcrilly.co.uk<br>To: chester@mailman.lug.org.uk<br>Subject: Re: [Chester LUG] Ubuntu DVD playback<br><br>You may need to install the dvdnav library that enables DVD players to play DVD's with a menu.<br><br>
<div><span class="EC_gmail_quote">On 4/26/08, <b class="EC_gmail_sendername">Paul Williams</b> <<a href="mailto:wilp4a@hotmail.co.uk">wilp4a@hotmail.co.uk</a>> wrote:</span>
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<div>Glad to hear its working. I've checked, I can play dvds with totem (still haven't got the hang of VLC!), but no menus. Any ideas?<br><br>> Date: Sat, 26 Apr 2008 01:31:19 +0100<span class="q"><br>> To: <a href="mailto:chester@mailman.lug.org.uk">chester@mailman.lug.org.uk</a><br>
</span>> Subject: Re: [Chester LUG] Ubuntu DVD playback
<div><span class="EC_e" id="EC_q_1198a2131d5398a0_3"><br>> From: <a href="mailto:e-mail@mcrilly.co.uk">e-mail@mcrilly.co.uk</a><br>> <br>> Paul Williams wrote:<br>
> > I have full dvd playback available in ubuntu hardy with totem. I <br>> > can't remember exactly how I did it. I know i searched for codecs on <br>> > the net and some fellow posted something about grabbing Gstreamer <br>
> > plugins from the restricted repositories.<br>> ><br>> > All I can find is: Totem Movie Player 2.22.1 Using Gstreamer and <br>> > gnome. If you can tell me how I can look for the plugin I'm using, <br>
> > I'll post.<br>> ><br>> > This probably doesn't help much, but hey ho!<br>> ><br>> > > Date: Fri, 25 Apr 2008 23:38:16 +0100<br>> > > To: <a href="mailto:chester@mailman.lug.org.uk">chester@mailman.lug.org.uk</a><br>
> > > From: <a href="mailto:e-mail@mcrilly.co.uk">e-mail@mcrilly.co.uk</a><br>> > > Subject: [Chester LUG] Ubuntu DVD playback<br>> > ><br>
> > > Hi,<br>> > ><br>> > > So I decided to give Ubuntu a try (the latest release, of course)<br>> > > and yes, it's nice. I like the fact it uses FF3-beta, for one. However,<br>> > > I have a headache from trying to get DVD playback working. I've<br>
> > > installed the restricted media repository, libdvdcss, mplayer, gxine,<br>> > > the lot... Totem can now play wmv's (that's my porn sorted), AVIs and<br>> > > even videos from YouTube using the YouTube plugin... but not DVDs.<br>
> > ><br>> > > Any help would be great. I've read a lot of guides on the 'net, to <br>> > no avail.<br>> > ><br>> > > - mc<br>> > ><br>> > > _______________________________________________<br>
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> > <a href="https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/chester" target="_blank">https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/chester</a><br>> > <br>> Hi,<br>
> <br>> Well thanks for the reply. I actually managed to get it working. I <br>> added the medibuntu repository and installed libdvdcss3 and VLC and <br>> mplayer were more than happy to play DVDs then. Although, the hue <br>
> setting was completely out of whack. I had to set the hue to 360 in VLC <br>> and bring it down in mplayer by pressing and holding '5'.<br>> <br>> - mc<br>> <br>> _______________________________________________<br>
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