DVD Software

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Wolfeman

19-05-2006 16:28:39

My friend lives in Israel and she needs DVD software that can play Region 1 DVDs from here and Region 2 that she bought over there. Anyone know the simplest way to get this done?

dmorris68

19-05-2006 16:38:49

VLC is free and plays virtually everything under the sun except for Real.

http//www.videolan.org/vlc

If I'm not mistaken, it will handle multi-regions for you. I'm not certain of that, however. It might depend on her DVD drive.

Stroid

19-05-2006 16:39:48

[quote03f38e2b5e="dmorris68"]VLC is free and plays virtually everything under the sun except for Real.

http//www.videolan.org/vlc

If I'm not mistaken, it will handle multi-regions for you. I'm not certain of that, however. It might depend on her DVD drive.[/quote03f38e2b5e] IAWTC

Wolfeman

19-05-2006 16:43:26

Cool. I'll have her try it out. I'm going to get some now when shes home, LOL!

theysayjump

19-05-2006 16:46:36

Wasn't this friend your girlfriend at the start of the week? wink

Anyway, I don't think VLC actually lets you play different region DVD's although I may be wrong

I was always under the impression you'd need something like AnyDVD. That's what I use, it just sits in your System Tray and removes the region protection from the disc. This also lets you copy different region DVD's.

dmorris68

19-05-2006 16:48:18

[quoted1aa9f38e9="Wolfeman"]Cool. I'll have her try it out. [bd1aa9f38e9]I'm going to get some now when shes home,[/bd1aa9f38e9] LOL![/quoted1aa9f38e9]
This thread is worthless without pics...


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Wolfeman

19-05-2006 16:50:30

[quoteec39375ac2="theysayjump"]Wasn't this friend your girlfriend at the start of the week? wink

Anyway, I don't think VLC actually lets you play different region DVD's although I may be wrong

I was always under the impression you'd need something like AnyDVD. That's what I use, it just sits in your System Tray and removes the region protection from the disc. This also lets you copy different region DVD's.[/quoteec39375ac2]
She is kinda, its a wierd situation with her living in Israel and all.

I'll have her try VLC and get her AnyDVD if that doesn't work...

[quoteec39375ac2="dmorris68"][quoteec39375ac2="Wolfeman"]Cool. I'll have her try it out. [bec39375ac2]I'm going to get some now when shes home,[/bec39375ac2] LOL![/quoteec39375ac2]
This thread is worthless without pics...


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Yeah not gonna happen. I will admit she is way hotter than I deserve...

dmorris68

19-05-2006 16:51:22

[quote9e7c124fec="theysayjump"]Wasn't this friend your girlfriend at the start of the week? wink

Anyway, I don't think VLC actually lets you play different region DVD's although I may be wrong

I was always under the impression you'd need something like AnyDVD. That's what I use, it just sits in your System Tray and removes the region protection from the disc. This also lets you copy different region DVD's.[/quote9e7c124fec]
According to a boatload of Google hits, VLC ignores region encoding.

http//www.macos.utah.edu/documentation/DVDRegionFree_VLC/DVD_VLC_Main.html

theysayjump

19-05-2006 16:54:57

/me leaves to try it out.

theysayjump

19-05-2006 17:57:50

Gee willickers it does work. D

Although on my wife's iBook it won't, just spits Mr Partridge right back out at me.