Streaming DVD's from Windows to XBMC

rsvbod · 2012-08-15 11:52

Hi guys, I followed a number of guides to share my DVD drive on the laptop with XBMC. I can access the DVD drive on xbmc and only chooses to play one or two of the vob files. All I seem to get is audio with no picture. I have searched the forum and the internet to find a solution to no avail.

Can anyone help?

Thanks

Bod

**Ned Scott** · 2012-08-15 12:12

I'm a little confused here. Is XBMC and the DVD drive on the same machine?

rsvbod · 2012-08-15 12:16

(2012-08-15 12:12)Ned Scott Wrote: I'm a little confused here. Is XBMC and the DVD drive on the same machine?

Sorry I just realised I didn't explain properly. I am running raspbmc (xbmc) on a raspberry pi. The DVD drive is on a laptop wireless connected to the pi.

bradvido88 · 2012-08-15 17:46

(2012-08-15 12:16)rsvbod Wrote:
(2012-08-15 12:12)Ned Scott Wrote: I'm a little confused here. Is XBMC and the DVD drive on the same machine?

Sorry I just realised I didn't explain properly. I am running raspbmc (xbmc) on a raspberry pi. The DVD drive is on a laptop wireless connected to the pi.

MakeMKV can live-stream DVD's and BluRays using UPNP.

**Ned Scott** · 2012-08-16 02:17

I guess this would be similar to having a file sharing source that had ripped DVD folders. In that situation I know you can select the folder itself and bring up the contextual menu ("C" on a keyboard) and select play, but I'm not sure if it would work in this situation. XBMC might be getting confused and might not see it as a DVD folder? I'm not really sure.

rsvbod · 2012-08-16 18:31

Thanks guys. I will try the above and get back to you.

Many thanks

Lionverse · 2012-08-19 04:08

I had trouble sharing to my ATV2 and found it could not read the protected dvds. DVDfab passkey fixed that for me. It removes the protection when the disc is inserted and its free so it's worth a shot.

rsvbod Junior Member Posts: 3 Joined: Aug 2012 Reputation: 0	2012-08-15 11:52 Post: #1 Hi guys, I followed a number of guides to share my DVD drive on the laptop with XBMC. I can access the DVD drive on xbmc and only chooses to play one or two of the vob files. All I seem to get is audio with no picture. I have searched the forum and the internet to find a solution to no avail. Can anyone help? Thanks Bod
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Ned Scott Team-XBMC Wiki Guy Posts: 11,937 Joined: Jan 2011 Reputation: 131 Location: Arizona, USA	2012-08-15 12:12 Post: #2 I'm a little confused here. Is XBMC and the DVD drive on the same machine? You can make easy links to the XBMC wiki using double brackets around words: [[debug log]] = debug log, [[Add-on:YouTube]] = Add-on:YouTube, [[Adding videos to the library]] = Adding videos to the library, [[userdata]] = userdata, etc
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rsvbod Junior Member Posts: 3 Joined: Aug 2012 Reputation: 0	2012-08-15 12:16 Post: #3 (2012-08-15 12:12)Ned Scott Wrote: I'm a little confused here. Is XBMC and the DVD drive on the same machine? Sorry I just realised I didn't explain properly. I am running raspbmc (xbmc) on a raspberry pi. The DVD drive is on a laptop wireless connected to the pi.
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rsvbod Junior Member Posts: 3 Joined: Aug 2012 Reputation: 0	2012-08-16 18:31 Post: #6 Thanks guys. I will try the above and get back to you. Many thanks
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Lionverse Junior Member Posts: 26 Joined: Oct 2010 Reputation: 0	2012-08-19 04:08 Post: #7 I had trouble sharing to my ATV2 and found it could not read the protected dvds. DVDfab passkey fixed that for me. It removes the protection when the disc is inserted and its free so it's worth a shot.
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