playing DVD on PC

Nel. wrote on 10/1/2013, 1:41 PM

I never had to play my DVDs on my PC before.... I just watch them on TV....
So how do I see my DVD made with Architect studio ..... I have a message
Your input can't be opened:
VLC is unable to open the MRL 'dvd:///E:\'. Check the log for details.
where is the log?
Thanks.....

Comments

richard-amirault wrote on 10/1/2013, 3:38 PM

What program are you using to play the DVD?

Many computers come with a (or 'more than one') program that will play DVDs, but some computers don't have one. In that case you will need to get one.

What operating system do you have?

Steve Grisetti wrote on 10/1/2013, 3:50 PM

In VLC, did you select the option to play a Folder rather than a file? In order to play the DVD with menus, you need to select the VIDEO_TS folder that your DVD files are gathered in.

Chienworks wrote on 10/1/2013, 3:53 PM

With Windows XP SP3 or anything newer, Windows Media Player plays DVDs just fine. Under the Play menu use "Play DVD, VCD, or CD Audio" option. If you have XP SP2 or earlier then you must install any other 3rd party DVD playback software, such as whatever demo disc came with your DVD drive. This will install the MPEG2 codec on your system and Media Player will be able to use it.

I haven't bothered to use anything other than Windows Media Player for quite a few years now.

videoITguy wrote on 10/1/2013, 4:27 PM

Windows Media Player is not a good software DVD player and never has been - it is subject to many quirks of playing the title - as are all other software players.NOTE this> It is possible to have interaction (read interference) between what each software player does based on the total number of different program installs on the OS and some issues with codecs, namely flavors of Mpeg as an example.

Nel. wrote on 10/1/2013, 4:53 PM

thanks..... Steve.... that was the magic answer...... so simple....

Steve Grisetti wrote on 10/1/2013, 6:32 PM

Glad to hear it, nel!