DVD movies under Linux

Support knowledgebase (mlasars_dvd)

Symptom:

You would like to watch movies with the DVD-Player.

Cause:

Most DVD movies use a copy protection scheme (CSS) and currently there's no legal way to decode the data under linux with an open source program.

Solution:

Some ISVs are working on a commercial software for linux. Please take a look at:

A few DVD movies are not protected by CSS, so you can to watch them under Linux.

A good place to find the needed tools is: http://freshmeat.net.

Search

for the keyword dvd.

And, last and least, a few websites which offer further information on video & Linux.

Please note that DVD video is not supported by our free installation support.


Keywords: DVD, MOVIES, CSS

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