[MEncoder-users] Re: Re: Mencoder and Sony Protection

[Nigel]

Thanks

and would this be true for building Mencoder, as that what my actual problem 
is.

I can't use mencoder on a Sony disc and was told to use DVDNav.

Cheers

"Guillaume POIRIER" <poirierg at gmail.com> wrote in message 
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> Hi,
>
> On 12/18/06, Nigel <nkarnold at blueyonder.co.uk> wrote:
>> Thanks for the reply.
>>
>> Do I need a special version of Mplayer/Mencoder to support DVDNav as I 
>> can't
>> get it to accept the command line (using rc1 windows build)
>>
>> mplayer dvdnav://1 -dvd-device e:\
>>
>> But
>> mplayer dvd://1 -dvd-device e:\
>>  works, but stops playing the protected DVD after 30 seconds
>
>
> As long as you compiled with libdvdnav support in, dvdnav:// should
> work, though none of the regular contributors of mplayer seem to have
> tested it.
>
>
>
>> Also I'm presuming dvdnav isn't supported in mencoder ?
>
> MEncoder should also support dvdnav. Roughtly speaking, mencoder is
> just a patched version that outputs in a file rather that on a video
> screen.
>
> Guillaume
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