[MPlayer-users] navigating dvd menus

[Oliver Seitz]

Am 31.01.2010, 21:47 Uhr, schrieb Reimar Döffinger  
<Reimar.Doeffinger at gmx.de>:

> On Sun, Jan 31, 2010 at 07:36:44AM -0800, Yan Seiner wrote:
>> I'm trying to find a way to identify the title that gets played when
>> the user selects the "main feature" or "play feature" using a CLI
>> script.
>
> Well, assuming you have a user (or alternatively a trained monkey) at  
> hand,
> mplayer dvdnav:// will print which track it starts to play when you  
> select
> the main feature.
> However for all I know there is no information on the DVD that would  
> allow
> you to get that information without at least knowing where the "main  
> feature"
> selection is located in the DVD menu.

While this method worked for me a few times, there are DVDs that would not  
play, I remember german rental version of "The Dark Knight" (batman)

The movie can be started via dvdnav:// , but it plays some scenes in a  
mixed-up order.

Greets,
Kiste