Ok so here is a little bit about this bug. There is a workaroud to open a "DVD on disk" (as it is called on some players like PowerDVD), it is to go to Media / Open a disc... and browse to the directory where the DVD has been ripped. So basically you are replacing /dev/scd0 (the default DVD) by /home/Videos/Directory_of_my_DVD_on_Disk on the "Open a disc..." dialog box.
This way to open a "DVD on Disk" was working as well on VLC 0.8.6 Hardy It does NOT work on Windows VLC 0.8.X because Windows VLC 0.8.X needs a volume letter like D: to read DVD. Even if you do a subst to supply a volume letter to your directory, it won't read. I didn't try WIndows VLC 0.9.X So let's recap : Open Directory... => Windows = OK => Hardy = OK => Intrepid = KO Open Disk... (and supply a directory) => Windows = KO => Hardy = OK => Intrepid = OK So may be "Open directory" does not support anymore reading a DVD, and now the official method to read a "DVD on Disk" is to go through "Open disk" (it makes sense). So "Open Directory" would now make sense only to read music directories. Is my understanding correct ? If so, this bug can be made a suggest : "Open directory..." should detect we have a DVD structure (VIDEO_TS) and play it as DVD, or as if the user had choosen "Open a disc..." and entered the same directory. -- VLC 0.9.3 does not play "DVD on disk" https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/277834 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
