[macvoiceover] Re: DVD
- From: "VaShaun Jones" <vjones@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <macvoiceover@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 17 Sep 2007 15:33:55 -0400
Thanks I have never downloaded before using a Mac. What is the experience like?
Where do I download to?
----- Original Message -----
From: Travis Siegel
To: macvoiceover@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Monday, September 17, 2007 3:09 PM
Subject: [macvoiceover] Re: DVD
It is possible to remove the apple dvd player, and replace it with softcon
dvd player, but I'd recomend against this. Apple builds a lot of code into
it's products that specifically targets it's existing products, and if you
remove one of those products, it could cause something to not work properly.
You can make it the default dvd player though, there's a program called
default app (don't rmemeber where I got it, perhaps someone here could tell us)
and using that, you can change the default for lots of things, including dvd
playing.
I don't change the default, simply load softcon dvd player manually before
inserting a dvd, that way apple's dvd player won't load (it will pop up with an
error about initialization of the dvd api) just click ok, and everything is
fine.
I am looking into adding making softcon dvd player a default app if folks so
wish, but I've not inserted that code into the app just yet.
As for remote doing fastforward and rewind, I have no idea, I've not used the
frontrow software myself, so can't say.
And, the apple dvd player will always say unknown when it's running, you
can't access any of it's onscreen controls. (thus the need for softcon dvd
player) but you can access most of it's functions via menus and key
combinations (not language selection which includes video description, thus
another reason for softcon dvd player) so don't worry about that.
Just press space, and the dvd will begin playing (if it isn't already)
Interacting with the unknown item on the dvd player from apple will do
nothing,, as there's nothing there for vo to see.
It is still quite usable though if you're just looking to play a dvd and
there's no fancy options on the disc, it's only those discs that are tv
episodes with multiple shows, or those with languages other than the default or
those with video description in which the softcon dvd player will help.
On Sep 16, 2007, at 7:27 PM, VaShaun Jones wrote:
A couple of questions: It did ask me if I wanted to continue where I left
off and such, but when I made the selection it said "unknown". That is fine
since that particular DVD is on the beach now. My question is once I get a DVD
that plays using the selections built in, can I use the remote to fast forward
and rewind? Also does the remote work in I Toones? And as far as your software
goes does the Mac OS allow me to remove the current DVD program? I have a
phobia about programs that are not needed or accessible. Thanks in advance
----- Original Message -----
From: Travis Siegel
To: macvoiceover@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Saturday, September 15, 2007 9:49 PM
Subject: [macvoiceover] Re: DVD
A lot of it depends on how the dvd was burned.
If there is a directory in the root of the dvd disk that is called
video_ts, and the video files are in that directory, then the mac will pick it
up, and play it directly w/o any intervention on your part.
If it's a disc you've played before, it will ask you if you want to begin
where you last played, start at the beginning, or some other option I can't
remember at the moment.
However, the apple dvd player still isn't accessible as far as controls
and navigating disc contents (yet) I suspect this will change as apple gets
more into making apps accessible.
In the meantime, you can get my dvd player from my page
(homepage.mac.com/windowbridge, and download the softcon dvd player. It allows
you to navigate the disk by selecting titles directly (only the first 5)
next/previous title, next/previous chapter, change camera angles (admittedly
not much use for us) and most important of all, allows language selection all
via keyboard controls, something apple's dvd plyer does not.
I'm still working on it to add audio only playing/extraction (in case you
want to save the soundtrack to your ipod or something) and a few other features
in the works, but it does give you a lot more control over the dvd playing, so
you may like it better.
Of course, you may not like it better too, and that's ok as well.
*grin*
On Sep 15, 2007, at 8:10 PM, VaShaun Jones wrote:
Hello listers I am in Florida (my favorite hideaway ) and I open my Mac
Book Pro and it says I don't have any trusted wireless connections available.
Do I want to connect to the hotel's network? This happened as soon as I turned
on the computer. It said the hotels name, but I don't remember it. I recognized
the name because hours earlier I had to go to the control panel of my Windows
laptop and configure it myself (what I now know is a pain). If I am allowed to
curse in a good way (not flaming a lister), that was the coolest shi* I have
ever seen. Sorry, I had to get that out! Now for the question: I solved the
problem of wondering why I had another component showing up next to my HD. It
was a DVD....This brings me to the day that I wanted to test if things "just
work on the Mac". So I set up my computer using no sighted assistance using VO.
Cool it worked, now I want to play a CD. I put it in and wa la I Toones popped
up and played the CD without a long Windows I Toones wait. Oh and it actually
was assessable....Now lets try a DVD. So I put my problem in its beautiful slot
and this program popped up. It doesn't play and I am stuck one month later. The
program says that it is "unknown" and will not to my knowledge play. It is a
bootleg DVD, but should work just fine. Can someone help.
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