Category: Geeks r Us
Hi all:
I'm just wondering which DVD software program people use to play DVDs on their computers that works well with Jaws? I haven't really had any experience playing DVDs, and I'm wondering which program to use. I have a program called Power DVD on my computer, and it looks decent, but I can't seem to get around into the settings to change things or even more around the DVD tracks themselves. I also tried using Windows Media Player, but, at least for me, getting around that interface was near to impossible. Maybe I'm just not doing something correctly, I'm not sure. I would really like to be able to play DVDs on my computer, though. Any suggestions on what I should use or how to get around either Power DVD or Windows Media player, if either are really accessible and I'm just missing something, would be appreciated. I'm using Jaws 8, but also still have Jaws 7 on this machine.
Thanks all for any help you can give, and I apologize if this topic has been posted before.
-Liz
I like Interwin Video DVD Player myself, although it came with this computer, so not sure where it can be had. It's quite simple to use. When you're inside hte program, most menu items are available after you hit the B key. You can also hit T for the title menu, C for chapter menu, and A for any audio options the DVD has. You use the enter key, for example, if after your DVD plays its logo and goes to the menu you want to start playing your feature. You can either use the chapter and title menus to help map out the DVD, nad if ou get stuck, I think a control-T will get you back to the main menu of the DVD. Sometimes if you press numbers on the number row they will take you places on the DVD as well. I think you can also skip chapters with the page up and down keys, and either E or control-E will eject your DVD. I think if you use control-E, it will clear any bookmarks the player set, because if you just hit E to eject and you put the same DVD back in, it migh pick up where it left off. Anyhow, that should help you for starts.
yeah i had good luck with interwin dvd but just like you, i got an OEM version with an older machine. I use reel player now but it has it's own issues with menus unfortunetly.
i use power dvd, but just let it play the movie.
Liz, I'm not sure where you can get it from but DVD audio extractor is an excelent program. It is very simple to use for playing DVD's plus it has the added benefit of being able to, as the name of the program would suggest, extract the audio from any DVD.
Perhaps put DVD audio extractor into Google and see what it comes up with.
Dan.
Hey Dan:
Thanks for the response. I did find the program and see that it can extract the audio from DVDs. It's able to pley DVDs as well? Apparently I can download a free trial for a limited time, but I'm wondering if you know how much it costs to buy--to my knowledge that wasn't listed on the website, it's probably listed *after* you agree to register the thing...haha!
Take care, and thanks for the suggestion.