What can play DVD ISO besides VLC?

[yepyep]

You can drop an DVD ISO right on VLC and it'll play it like a DVD.

Is there another player that will do this?

I've tried several, no luck so far.

[cowboyup910]

why ISO, I never understood this. whats the point??? ConvertxtoDVD has an option to output to ISO image, its useless and often not playable in media players.

I dont think there are, but you can use Slysoft FREE Virtual CloneDrive and mount the ISO image, and then drag the vob files to a player like media player classic.

http://www.slysoft.com/en/virtual-clonedrive.html

[guns1inger]

I can think of two reasons for using an ISO file :

1. It is a single file format that contains all the files required to have a working DVD, including menus and subtitles etc, without the management overheads of open folders. This is a valid reason, if you need all the DVD features and have the space.

2. Habit. People who grew up with DVD Decrypter became used to working with ISO files because that is what DVD Decrypter used, and old habits die hard in some people. This is the same reason people use DVD Shrink to burn DVDs. This is not a valid reason to use the ISO format.

[cowboyup910]

I can think of two reasons for using an ISO file :

1. It is a single file format that contains all the files required to have a working DVD, including menus and subtitles etc, without the management overheads of open folders. This is a valid reason, if you need all the DVD features and have the space.

2. Habit. People who grew up with DVD Decrypter became used to working with ISO files because that is what DVD Decrypter used, and old habits die hard in some people. This is the same reason people use DVD Shrink to burn DVDs. This is not a valid reason to use the ISO format.

You can do all this without an ISO image, its nothing fancy and is just an extra step or hassle I think. You can have a SINGLE FOLDER that's constructed to a working DVD.

I used both of those programs not to long ago and you don't have to create the ISO image, thus not having a problem with playback in most media players.

Just mount the ISO and problem solved.

Thanks

[Nice2BHi]

Thank God for ISO files...

[lordsmurf]

Read this: Why use ISO files for CDs/DVDs?

[cal_tony]

Play DVD iso

KMPlayer
MPC-HC
SMPlayer

Tony

[cowboyup910]

this is just silly, YES ISO images are great but in terms of DVD authoring there no advantage to an ISO, please read on, lol.

[yepyep]

Play DVD iso

KMPlayer
MPC-HC
SMPlayer

Tony

The KMPlayer, MPC, MPC-HC and SMPlayer I have tried before.
My KMPlayer is up to update, and it does not load ISO.

I've seen players "play" a dvd in an iso - but skipping the menu and just decoding whatever, not good.

Daemon Tools, MagicISO, Alcohol, Virtual Clone Drive.... I used to use these things to mount then play, not anymore.

VLC plays ISO DVD menu's like magic. But VLC is buggy and I think made more as a back-end(?)


The latest VLC 1.1.0 which I installed last night on the x64 win7 box did not play iso for me
Also, it does not read my M3U files properly.. its taking the video name as a unc, adding \\.
And it doesn't seem to integrate the control panel.
And queue'd files cannot be moved around.
So I went back to 1.0.5 for now.

Looks like VLC 1.0.? is (or was?) the only video player interested in providing ISO support.

I was hoping I overlooked one

Thanks tho

[yepyep]

FYI I found this on the VLC site.

http://forum.videolan.org/viewtopic.php?f=14&t=77956

[cowboyup910]

any did you understand it??

[chowmein]

MPC-HC doesn't support ISO. SMPlayer does (experimentally). When I last tried it, it loaded up the menu but buttons didn't work. VLC is the only one I know?

MPC-HC developers don't seem interested at all in supporting ISO file format, I don't understand why to be honest.

[cowboyup910]

maybe because its serves no purpose, in terms of DVD structure

[NICEBUD]

I used to use Nero show-time a few years ago(it still works on vista nero 7).I stop using Nero a long time ago due to much DRM infection for windows and bloat-ware plus they want me to pay for it(not worth it). I use Image-burn now its free and as far as I can tell as no DRM infection
Do you or have any Linux hard drives ? only there's loads of different players on their all free and no DRM infection.

[yepyep]

I used to use Nero show-time a few years ago(it still works on vista nero 7).I stop using Nero a long time ago due to much DRM infection for windows and bloat-ware plus they want me to pay for it(not worth it). I use Image-burn now its free and as far as I can tell as no DRM infection
Do you or have any Linux hard drives ? only there's loads of different players on their all free and no DRM infection.

I first noticed the VLC ISO ability in linux, saved me from dealing with mounting and unmounting, as well as no need for codecs.

Love to see one of those awesome coders make a sweet front end for VLC

[chowmein]

maybe because its serves no purpose, in terms of DVD structure

Well it would serve a purpose if you happen to have ISO's on your harddrive.