Re: XBMC support for DVD menus

[Mal Lansell <mal@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

After realising just how much space I would need to have all my DVDs
streamable, I've started converting my DVDs to MP4s using Nero Recode's
AVC codecs.  There will be hardware players available soon, but I've got
them playing in MediaPortal (so if they don't yet work in Xbmc I'm sure
it won't be long).  The format supports 5.1 sound and retains the DVD
chapters.  Subtitles are supported too, but I believe that only Nero's
own Showtime player can display them at the moment.

Even with a bitrate as low as 1Mbps (which works out at around 500Mb per
hour) there is almost no blocking - and what there is is confined to
areas of extremely fast movement and is not visible except when paused.

The only issue is that it takes my PC around 15 hours to compress a
film, and with 350 still to go, that's going to take a while!

Mal


Rob Mouser wrote:

>Which off course leads to the issue of storage space :-) I noticed this
>today, any good?
>http://www.broadbandstuff.co.uk/product_info.php?products_id=449
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>Many thanks,
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>Rob
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>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: ukha_d@xxxxxxx [mailto:ukha_d@xxxxxxx] On Behalf Of
>>Des Gibbons
>>Sent: 06 October 2005 20:44
>>To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
>>Subject: [ukha_d] XBMC support for DVD menus
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>>Well, I finally got a chance to clear some space on the server.
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>>I made an iso from a dvd and placed it on the server, it was in a
share
>>that
>>xbmc has access to.
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>>Browsed to the iso file using xbmc and played the file.
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>>The opening sequence displayed, and then the menu came up and was
fully
>>working, able to change audio track, turn subtitles on, view
trailers etc
>>etc, success. I am sure there will be many bugs in the short term,
but I
>>am
>>so glad they finally have this feature available.
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>>So, to those of you who have been looking for the ultimate dvd-iso
network
>>player, it is XBMC.
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>>Cheers, Des.
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