DVD playback - what programs are you using?

[Halfmad]

Today 3 teachers have all grabbed me with the same problem - they can't play DVDs on their IWBs (what a waste.)

Anyway as it turns out it's generally DVDs that use the Inter Actual Player, which whinges about resolution/colour then stops.

Windows media player simply won't load the film, no idea why as I have put on a couple of codec packs in the hope of finding one that it'll like. As with Inter actual player it whinges about a DVD decoder and talks about changing my hardware acceleration!

I can get DVDs to play through VLC player without any problems but it's hardly the best interface for a teacher to use - it's not very intuitive, but it is free!

Anyone have any suggestions for what to use? I've always disliked powerDVD/WinDVD etc and as we'd have to buy these I'm guessing the teachers wouldn't be too happy with them either.

Buying separate DVD players is not an option.

[ChrisH]

Media player classic?

[Halfmad]

tried it, no idea why but won't play them either.

Just got the latest version of VLC which I'll probably just tell them to use. works a treat, just wish it had a nicer interface

edit: just downloaded the WMP11 skin for VLC which is pretty nice!

[Geoff]

remember to pay your MPEG royalties!

[contink]

tried it, no idea why but won't play them either.

Just got the latest version of VLC which I'll probably just tell them to use. works a treat, just wish it had a nicer interface

edit: just downloaded the WMP11 skin for VLC which is pretty nice!

I'd check that you're using Media Player Classic and not just skim reading that suggestion from Chris.

http://sourceforge.net/projects/guliverkli/

[mark]

you have to fiddle with overlays to get WMP to show on screen. WMP is very poor at decoding tho' - powerDVD/WinDVD are a lot smoother.

[Anti]

For personal use, I install the k-lite codec pack, and have never had any problems:
http://www.codecguide.com/download_kl.htm

I don't know how it would serve a school network / laptops.

[pooley]

i use ffdshow codec pack

[mrtechsystems]

I had this problem towards the last week of term I use PowerDVD or Windows Media Player making sure I used the IWB as the primary default screen in the Control Panel > Display > Advanced Tab

Good to be back posting :-)

[tarquel]

Media Player Classic here also [where PowerDVD hasnt come with the computer / DVD drive].

Plays nearly everything thrown at it.

Nath.

[starscream]

I love VLC, it's small and no nonesense, plays everything. You just have to tell people to open the disc rather than let it play auto.

It doesn't install codecs either I think, self contained.

[DSapseid]

Power DVD here on all the IWB machines and laptops. A batch file installs it on the first logon after a rebuild.

[Grommit]

PowerDVD

[Halfmad]

tried it, no idea why but won't play them either.

Just got the latest version of VLC which I'll probably just tell them to use. works a treat, just wish it had a nicer interface

edit: just downloaded the WMP11 skin for VLC which is pretty nice!

I'd check that you're using Media Player Classic and not just skim reading that suggestion from Chris.

http://sourceforge.net/projects/guliverkli/

I know what Media player classic is mate and no it still doesn't work :P

[richard]

tried it, no idea why but won't play them either.

Just got the latest version of VLC which I'll probably just tell them to use. works a treat, just wish it had a nicer interface

edit: just downloaded the WMP11 skin for VLC which is pretty nice!

I'd check that you're using Media Player Classic and not just skim reading that suggestion from Chris.

http://sourceforge.net/projects/guliverkli/

I know what Media player classic is mate and no it still doesn't work :P

Its a skin that you can apply to VLC to make it look better.