DVD, DIVX and AVI playback on YDL 2.3

[Bill Fink]

On Sun Aug 4 2002, Chris Ruprecht wrote:

> I sat down and compiled xine-lib 0.9.13 as well as the corresponding ui.
> It compiled without any problems. However, when I try to play a DVD, noth=
> ing=20
> happens. I have xine on the screen, the big bos with just _xine_ in it an=
> d=20
> the control panel, which confirms that it's version 0.9.13. I inserted a =
> DVD=20
> and clicked on DVD in the panel but the play button is still not enabled.
> I guess, that I don't have /dev/dvd set to anything sensible, so I change=
> d the=20
> settings to /dev/cdrom, but that's a no-go as well ... can somebody outli=
> ne=20
> the steps I need to take to make this work?

Hi Chris,

To quote myself from an earlier message:

"To watch encrypted DVDs you will need some additional software
(libdvdcss, libdvdread, libdvdnav, and xine-dvdnav).  Check the
FAQ on the xine web page for instructions about how to obtain,
build, and install this additional software.  This software is
not included with xine because of various potential legal problems."

I was actually incorrect in referencing the FAQ.  You should really
check Section 5.3 (`Alternate' DVD plugins) of the xine HOWTO at:

	http://dvd.sourceforge.net/xine-howto/en_GB/html/howto.html

Make sure to install the dvdnav plugins in the same directory as all
the other xine-lib plugins, which is usually either /usr/lib/xine/plugins
or /usr/local/lib/xine/plugins.

						-Regards

						-Bill