Playing DVDs in linux console. (mplayer installation)

[Igor Gueths]

Hi Johan. Sorry to post more than one message on the same subject. But just to clarify, I figured that I could have the X libs and stuff installed with the video codec, then start the movie playing from the console and mplayer could just access the video codec? So in other words, to start the movie playing with audio and video without sighted assistance? Because then I would have to try to help them through X, and naturally I have no clue what the layout of the screen is! Smile. 
----- Original Message ----- 
From: Johan Bergström <johbe at linux.se>
To: <speakup at braille.uwo.ca>
Sent: Thursday, March 07, 2002 5:38 PM
Subject: Re: Playing DVDs in linux console. (mplayer installation)


> Read the first email in this thread, I just explained how to watch (well
> actually only play the sound of) DVD's in the console. What Igor asked
> about was if he could use mplayer to run DVDs visually in the console.
> Thats not possible. You need X for that.
> 
> Johan
> 
> On Thu, 7 Mar 2002, Alex Snow wrote:
> 
> > That would be funny watching movies in ascii only!
> > DVDs ar mainly for winblows and mac systems.  Until we can use X there isn't
> > any really way to watch DVDs from the console (frown)
> 
> 
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