On Wed, 27 Dec 2017 13:07:32 -0800 John Hosack <hosack...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hello, > > I have a DVD that plays on MacOS using VLC, but will not play on > Debian using VLC. Some details > Disc: Video Format: NTSC, Audio Format: Dolby, Media Format: Standard > Definition On MacOS 10.12.6 plays using either: > Mac OS DVD Player App version:5500.70l, Framework Version: > 5.9.6 VLC on Mac: Version 2.2.8 > On Debian 9.3 on Asus EEE PC 900A. > VLC on Debian: Version 2.2.7 > sees disc title, spins disc, then nothing > SMPlayer on Debian: Version 16.11.0 > sees disc title, spins disc, then error > Exit code 2 "Failed to recognize file format" > > Any suggestion? No, sorry, but it's quite impressive: I've literally just spent the last half an hour watching a DVD on VLC 2.2.3 on my Windows laptop, because it did exactly what you're seeing, on VLC 2.2.8 on Debian sid... I suspect it's a matter of encryption/copy protection rather than what kind of video is on the disc. A few months ago I used the laptop to play a different DVD that wouldn't play on a Mac Mini, an issue that was definitely copy protection. It's all a bit stupid, because if I hadn't been able to play the disc I had paid for, the first thing I would have done would be to find a hacked copy on the Net... -- Joe
