VCD playback

objra10objra10
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in Genius Bar edited January 2014
10.2.3, Ti800 768MB RAM PB v2.1 (combo)



is it possible to play VCD's on the combo drive? It doesn't appear that DVD player will do it? I tried double clicking on what I think it the file, but nothing will open it. I can't seem to find a way for QT, WMP or RP to open it either (not that I thought they would, but I'm trying everything!)



any suggestions?

Comments

  • Reply 1 of 15
    stunnedstunned Posts: 1,096member
    Get VLC. U can find it on versiontracker.com
  • Reply 2 of 15
    paulpaul Posts: 5,278member
    VCD--->MPG possible?
  • Reply 3 of 15
    der kopfder kopf Posts: 2,275member
    VLC, or VideoLanClient is really what you want. The latest version allows you most of what DVD player lets you do, PLUS play a whole lot of fomats Quicktime won't even look at, or play correctly. AND it works quite nice (meaning: not 'shocky') on my iBook 600, so it should run like butter on a hot summer day on your Ti.
  • Reply 4 of 15
    objra10objra10 Posts: 679member
    Thank you, I'm downloading it. Hopefully that will help!
  • Reply 5 of 15
    defiantdefiant Posts: 4,876member
    it will.
  • Reply 6 of 15
    objra10objra10 Posts: 679member
    worked perfectly. Thank you so much for the help.



    Just out of curiosity, why doesn't DVD Player play VCD's? I mean, if the drive is capable of the playback, why doesn't apple just add the software capability. IT can't be that tough if I just downloaded a 3.2MB program for free that can do it.
  • Reply 7 of 15
    defiantdefiant Posts: 4,876member
    SVCDs and VCD are mostly pirated movies, so Apple won't be supporting them directly. IMO.
  • Reply 8 of 15
    objra10objra10 Posts: 679member
    That's very much not the case. This one is of a family members graduation. VCD's are pretty common, at least around here. Much cheaper than DVD. But thanks for the answer.
  • Reply 9 of 15
    paulpaul Posts: 5,278member
    [quote]Originally posted by OBJRA10:

    <strong>That's very much not the case. This one is of a family members graduation. VCD's are pretty common, at least around here. Much cheaper than DVD. But thanks for the answer.</strong><hr></blockquote>



    do you know of a way to turn a vcd into a MPG?
  • Reply 10 of 15
    midwintermidwinter Posts: 10,060member
    [quote]Originally posted by Defiant:

    <strong>SVCDs and VCD are mostly pirated movies, so Apple won't be supporting them directly. IMO.</strong><hr></blockquote>



    Well, considering that el Gato's Eye TV is getting all kinds of attention, there is hope that this position will change. I'd love to be able to watch my VCDs of the West Wing without having to keep a copy of them as mpgs.



    Cheers

    Scott
  • Reply 11 of 15
    defiantdefiant Posts: 4,876member
    [quote]Originally posted by Paul:

    <strong>do you know of a way to turn a vcd into a MPG?</strong><hr></blockquote>



    <a href="http://www.macupdate.com/info.php/id/10778"; target="_blank">http://www.macupdate.com/info.php/id/10778</a>; ?
  • Reply 12 of 15
    paulpaul Posts: 5,278member
    [quote]Originally posted by Defiant:

    <strong>



    <a href="http://www.macupdate.com/info.php/id/10778"; target="_blank">http://www.macupdate.com/info.php/id/10778</a>; ?</strong><hr></blockquote>



    that allows me to take a vcd I burned and turn it into a MPG to share with friends?
  • Reply 13 of 15
    defiantdefiant Posts: 4,876member
    I don't know. I don't have any VCDs to try it. You do.
  • Reply 14 of 15
    paulpaul Posts: 5,278member
    heh yeah i probably should have mentioned that i dragged the VC to where it says drag DVD and it just sat there.... let me try it with a real dvd and see if i get anything different...
  • Reply 15 of 15
    paulpaul Posts: 5,278member
    yeah DVDs work fine..... <img src="embarrassed.gif" border="0"> thanks tho
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