How to bookmark ripped DVDs on a macbook using DVD Player

I have some video that I'm watching using dvd player - ripped on the hard drive for better battery performance (I presume) and also just ease when traveling ... and bookmarks are grayed out.. cannot seem to bookmark things opened as "dvd media" from the file menu. how can I bookmark where I left off so I don't have to re-open, and fast forward to where I thought I was?
tia,
ferd

Have you ripped the file and kept it in DVD format?
If you rip it using HandBrake ( http://download.m0k.org/handbrake/HandBrake-0.7.1-OSX.zip ) then it will compress the video to mp4 which will be much smaller but still near DVD quality - you can then add it to iTunes or the Movies tab (on the left hand side of the Finder) and then using Front Row (pressing command + esc or menu on the apple remote) and going to movies you can watch the video, then when you stop watching you can go back to it later and it should play from where you left off.
Matt

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