Todd Zullinger wrote: >>> I agree with you. I got all that codex stuff and put it in >>> /usr/lib/win98/ and that was supposed to work. > > Is that a typo? The dir should be /usr/lib/win32. I don't know that > you need those codecs to play encrypted DVD's, but I always have them > around to play other videos anyway. The win32 codecs are not required in order to play a dvd. wind32 codecs are required to play proprietary formats that have a native windows library available. clearvideo, atrac3, some quicktime, vss, and wmv etc... >>> It doesn't on FC4 > > It does for me. I've watched commercial DVD's on my laptop with FC4. > I haven't tried with FC5 yet as I haven't had any desire to yet. > Scratch that, I just did it and it works in FC5 as well. I have > totem-xine installed from livna as well as libdvdcss, libdvdread, and > libdvdnav. > >>> I KNOW it's the stuff they put in the DVD to make it hard to copy >>> that is causing the problem because I have a DVD that is a policical >>> add MPlayer plays that just fine. > > It's not really even there to make it hard to copy. It's there to > make it easier for the movie studios to apply geographic restrictions > that should be going away in a networked world. But the dinosaurs > never get that. See the quotes from Jack Valenti on how the VCR would > be the end of the movie industry. > >>> It seems that no-one knows how to get around this problem. > > Many do and are working around it right now. :) > > The proper solution would be to remove the legal restrictions that > lead to this situation. Of course, laws and politicians are easily > bought by movie studios (among others) so solving this problem likely > won't happen anytime soon, unfortunately. Until then, I simply ignore > laws that infringe upon my rights. YMMV. > -- ------------------------------------------------- Joel Jaeggli (joelja@xxxxxxxxxxx) GPG Key Fingerprint: 5C6E 0104 BAF0 40B0 5BD3 C38B F000 35AB B67F 56B2
