On Fri, 7 Dec 2012 22:15:40 -0800 Keith Lofstrom <[email protected]> dijo:
>Will a PAL region 2 disk play using Linux DVD player software? >Will the English subtitles display? I'm guessing this can be >set up with a lot of effort, but many tweaks may be needed, >and frame-rate incompatabilities leading to ugly video. I do not know the answer to this question, but a few years ago when I bought a DVD player I first searched on the net to find one that I would be able to reconfigure to play DVDs from anywhere. I cannot remember the process I went through (hold down <button> while powering on ... etc.), but the DVD player will now play any DVD from anywhere. There are region codes. and the DVD players sold in the US will (by default) play only those that the people behind DRM think you ought to play. My dim recollection is that 0 is the code for "anywhere, unrestricted," but don't quote me. Once you know the code then you need the secret incantations to change the code on your player. Most can be set to play DVDs from anywhere, but only Mr. Google knows the proper spell to make a given make and model do so. As for playing them on a Linux machine, I've never tried it. If I have a DVD that, for some reason, refuses to play, I convert it to AVI using Kino or something, and then play the AVI. This is probably a DRM violation, but I paid for the damn movie, so my conscience is clear. Note: Kino will take a couple hours to convert a movie to AVI on my computer. Don't be in a hurry. _______________________________________________ PLUG mailing list [email protected] http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug
