Which application to use for playing a DVD on Macbook Pro?
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Which application to use for playing a DVD on Macbook Pro?Hey guys,
I just got a new Macbook Pro and I really want to know which application or software I could use to play some DVDs? I've tried the FrontRow App but it đin't seem to work
Thanks xx
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Re: Which application to use for playing a DVD on Macbook Pro?LIke the above poster said, the stock DVD player app works fine for me.(Original post by mee.vu)
Hey guys,
I just got a new Macbook Pro and I really want to know which application or software I could use to play some DVDs? I've tried the FrontRow App but it đin't seem to work Thanks xx
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Re: Which application to use for playing a DVD on Macbook Pro?I have VLC but barely use it apart from stuff in weird formats (like some rips off a blue-ray a friend sent me which were HD and my normal video players wouldn't touch them, but VLC happily played them). Just press CMD and space-bar and then type 'dvd' into the search box and press enter, and it'll open the DVD player.
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Re: Which application to use for playing a DVD on Macbook Pro?Quicker way to get to DVD player is hit Command and Space Bar together to bring up Finder, type "DVD" and you'll see DVD Player come up, hit enter and bam, there it is.
I've found this to be the best way to play ripped DVD images as well (legally obtained for long trips of course). -
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Re: Which application to use for playing a DVD on Macbook Pro?Literally word for word what I put, about ten minutes too slow there mate(Original post by mountainmetman)
Quicker way to get to DVD player is hit Command and Space Bar together to bring up Finder, type "DVD" and you'll see DVD Player come up, hit enter and bam, there it is.
I've found this to be the best way to play ripped DVD images as well (legally obtained for long trips of course).
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Re: Which application to use for playing a DVD on Macbook Pro?Thats not finder, thats spotlight...(Original post by mountainmetman)
Quicker way to get to DVD player is hit Command and Space Bar together to bring up Finder, type "DVD" and you'll see DVD Player come up, hit enter and bam, there it is.
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Re: Which application to use for playing a DVD on Macbook Pro?That's the problem with typing at work, have to do it in the background so the boss doesn't notice - takes about 20 minutes to get a post done.(Original post by Nuffles)
Literally word for word what I put, about ten minutes too slow there mate
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Re: Which application to use for playing a DVD on Macbook Pro?Good ol' VLC plays them if I remember correctly.(Original post by SilverbySkyline)
What about for playing .avi's ? -
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Re: Which application to use for playing a DVD on Macbook Pro?Nice! Cheers mate. Tried to download some plugin for quicktime of an *ahem* shady website but didn't really pan out! I'll give VLC a download tonight! Is it free?(Original post by Gofre)
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Re: Which application to use for playing a DVD on Macbook Pro?AVIs aren't a single format, it's what's known as a "container" format that can't definitively be read by any given program.(Original post by SilverbySkyline)
What about for playing .avi's ?
That said, VLC tends to read the vast majority of formats that might be contained in an AVI, so it's a good bet
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Re: Which application to use for playing a DVD on Macbook Pro?You've made me curious, do you know of any combinations of a/v codecs that do not work in VLC?(Original post by estel)
AVIs aren't a single format, it's what's known as a "container" format that can't definitively be read by any given program.
That said, VLC tends to read the vast majority of formats that might be contained in an AVI, so it's a good bet
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Re: Which application to use for playing a DVD on Macbook Pro?All of those exceptionally common unsupported codecs on their list, I guess?(Original post by Chrosson)
You've made me curious, do you know of any combinations of a/v codecs that do not work in VLC?
(I guess not being able to trivially play Blurays out of the box is the only issue that any normal person is likely to encounter ever, and it looks like it doesn't support legacy Real stuff). -
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Re: Which application to use for playing a DVD on Macbook Pro?Ah interesting.(Original post by estel)
All of those exceptionally common unsupported codecs on their list, I guess?
(I guess not being able to trivially play Blurays out of the box is the only issue that any normal person is likely to encounter ever, and it looks like it doesn't support legacy Real stuff).
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But your link (when combined with http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Compari...mats_supported) helpfully answered my question anyway.(Original post by Chrosson)
You've made me curious, do you know of any combinations of a/v codecs compatible with an avi container that do not work in VLC?
Yuck. Realplayer.
