Re: VLC

[Todd Gruhn <tgruhn2%gmail.com@localhost>]

I got 'libdvdcss-1.4.2' installed. VLC quit crashing when I watched
this specific DVD.

Does anyone have suggestions what other libs or CODECs I should install.

On Fri, May 28, 2021 at 1:57 AM Todd Gruhn <tgruhn2%gmail.com@localhost> wrote:
>
> Is there a nice way  to search these mail threads with a SE?
>
> On Thu, May 27, 2021 at 8:55 PM Jeffrey Walton <noloader%gmail.com@localhost> wrote:
> >
> > On Thu, May 27, 2021 at 8:44 PM Todd Gruhn <tgruhn2%gmail.com@localhost> wrote:
> > >
> > > I been using VLC to listen to music recently.
> > > I tried to watch a DVD -- and it refuses to work.
> > >
> > > Is it better to invoke VLC 2 different ways :
> > >     One way for music
> > >     Another way for video
> > >
> > > Then I can stick them in an  mwm menu and click on the way I
> > > wish to invoke VLC...
> >
> > Some DVDs have CSS protection, which encrypts the DVD's data. I
> > believe VLC needs a plugin to decode the encrypted data stream.
> >
> > I don't know what is needed for NetBSD, however. You might try
> > installing libdvdcss if it is available. Also see the thread "Running
> > VLC" by Todd Gruhn at
> > https://mail-index.netbsd.org/netbsd-users/2021/03/04/msg026673.html.
> >
> > For Ubuntu, the process is shown at
> > https://help.ubuntu.com/community/RestrictedFormats/PlayingDVDs.
> >
> > Jeff