On 09/09/2012 06:51 PM, John R Pierce wrote: > On 09/09/12 1:21 PM, Mark LaPierre wrote: >> Is there anything available in the CentOS 6.3 software catalog that can >> play a DVD? I am loath to install software from external repositories. >> That only leads to headaches. > > probably not because any legal DVD player software has to be licensed by > the DVD Forum to understand the decryption keys. any use of 'cracked' > keys is illegal, and Red Hat can't condone that. > > you can just download the RPM from here > http://pkgs.repoforge.org/vlc/vlc-1.1.13-1.el6.rf.x86_64.rpm or > http://pkgs.repoforge.org/vlc/vlc-1.1.13-1.el6.rf.i686.rpm > > if you don't want to configure the repo. there's also a mozilla plugin > that enables playing videos embedded in firefox in that same folder. > > > I just installed the Fluendo DVD player. Cost me $20. Its playing Shrek right now. Swaps to full screen and back without a hitch. http://www.fluendo.com/shop/product/fluendo-dvd-player/ Be sure to configure the sound and video to suit your system. I legal solution at a reasonable price. -- _ °v° /(_)\ ^ ^ Mark LaPierre Registerd Linux user No #267004 www.counter.li.org ****