Play any region-coded DVD
Mar 02, '09 07:30:01AM
Contributed by: mlnoone
Here's one way to make your Mac play most any DVD, regardless of its assigned region coding:
- Get an external DVD drive -- the internal drive does not seem to allow region-free viewing!
- Install VLC media player.
- Create an auto-run AppleScript for VLC. Open Script Editor (Applications » AppleScript » Script Editor), and paste in this code:
(* LaunchVLCDVD by Mohan Noone, 2009 drmohan@aol.in*)
set diskname to "/dev/rdisk" & ((length of (list disks)) - 1)
activate application "VLC"
tell application "Finder"
set frontmost of process "VLC" to true
end tell
tell application "VLC"
OpenURL "dvdnav://" & diskname
fullscreen
play
next
end tell
Save this filea as, for example, LaunchVLCDVD to the Applications folder (or any other folder).
- Change the system's auto-run options. Open System Preferences » CDs & DVDs. From the drop-down menu for When you insert a video DVD select Run script..., and select the saved script you just created.
That's it. To use, just insert a video DVD in the external drive, grab your Apple Remote, sit back, and enjoy your region-free movie.
[robg adds: I haven't tested this one.]
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