DVD Player always starts

Whenever I insert a DVD into my mini, DVD Player starts up. I do not always want this to happen - how do I deactivate the feature?

Open the CDs and DVDs preference pane and next to where it says 'when you insert a video DVD', select Ignore.
DVDs will then still spin up and mount on the desktop, and you can then manually perform whichever operation you require, whether playing with DVD player (or another application) or ripping with Handbrake etc.

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It used to be that apple's DVD player could play a PAL dvd just fine on the display but now the frame rate drifts in and out of sync as though it no longer understands that the TV is set to 50hz.
Although I used to use DVD player all the time I haven't done so for quite some months so I don't know when this started happening although I have a feeling that it was with a recent OS X update.
I say this because a few months ago all of a sudden the same thing happened with Elgato's EyeTV, but they issued a patch sometime later and it fixed the v-sync issue for their app.
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I have tried deleting ~/Library/Preferences/com.apple.DVDPlayer but this hasn't helped.
If it's relevant, my iMac has an ATI Radeon X1600
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I suggest that you create 15-second silent audio slug that you can use to move the audio the same amount you have moved the video.
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Prevent DVD player from starting up when I insert a DVD

I know that I can setup DVD player to not start playing a DVD when one is inserted, but how do I prevent it from even starting up whenever I insert a DVD?

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I would try going to System Preferences CDs & DVDs pane, then set "When you insert a video DVD" to something else, such as "Ignore." After verifying that inserting a DVD does nothing except mount the disk to the desktop, reset it back to "Open DVD Player."
Sometimes, rewriting the preference file gets it working again.

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Just use another player like VLC and you will have full subtitlte control.
But the DVD Player does have a little control in its control panel in the upper right which you can repeatedly click to cycle through the available subtitle languages or turn the subtitle off.
It's the top right of those 6 control boxes.
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Dvd player does not work in Tiger
I have put 10.4 and 10.4.5 onto a powerbookg4, 1.5ghz
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Even a force quit doesnt work. The power button must be held down to turn the machine off.
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OK...
1. As a general check, run the procedure specified in my "Resolving Disk, Permission, and Cache Corruption" FAQ. Perform the steps therein in the order specified. This is a good procedure to follow after you've performed hard (power button) restarts.
2. Are these commercial "Hollywood" DVDs (and I don't mean ripped-and-burned versions thereof)? Let's be sure the problem is occurring with good ol' legal DVDs... I presume that you've also tried several different Hollywood DVDs, i.e. the problem is not limited to a specific DVD, yes?
3. Trash the com.apple.DVDPlayer.plist file in your Home > Library > Preferences folder. This file is the preferences file for DVD Player.
4. Using Get Info, make sure you are the Owner and have Access of Read & Write on the following two folders:
• Your Home > Library > Application Support folder
• Your Home > Library > Application Support > DVD Player folder.
If not, correct the permissions accordingly using the pop-uo menus in the Details sub-panel of the Ownership & Permissions panel of these folders' Get Info windows.
5. Trash the contents of the Home > Library > Application Support > DVD Player > Settings folder.
6. If none of the above sorts it out, let's see what Console can tell us: After the problem occurs, make note of the time, restart, then immediately check Console for clues that may have been logged when the problem occurred.
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