Outputting DVD playback to firewire device?

Hi,
Is it possible to output the video playback from Apple's DVD Player app to an external firewire device such as a Canopus breakout box which is connected to a beamer?
Same question for other video players... Quicktime, VLC...
Thanks!
Maarten

No, it has to do with the capabilities of the system. There is no way that I am aware of (and some pretty thorough google searching has revealed nothing) to cause DVD footage to play out through a firewire port.
Has anyone else heard of a way of being able to do this?
If you "rip" your DVD video to a Quicktime format that can be brought into iMovie or Final Cut, you would be able to stream the video back out to the firewire. But using a non-linear editor as a playback mechanism is a bit weird.

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[timetrap@darkstar ~]$ mplayer dvd://
MPlayer 1.0rc2-4.2.3 (C) 2000-2007 MPlayer Team
CPU: Genuine Intel(R) CPU T2060 @ 1.60GHz (Family: 6, Model: 14, Stepping: 12)
CPUflags: MMX: 1 MMX2: 1 3DNow: 0 3DNow2: 0 SSE: 1 SSE2: 1
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There are 1 angles in this DVD title.
number of audio channels on disk: 0.
number of subtitles on disk: 0
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MPEG: No audio stream found -> no sound.
VIDEO: MPEG2 720x480 (aspect 3) 29.970 fps 8000.0 kbps (1000.0 kbyte/s)
==========================================================================
Opening video decoder: [mpegpes] MPEG 1/2 Video passthrough
VDec: vo config request - 720 x 480 (preferred colorspace: Mpeg PES)
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Opening video filter: [scale]
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Opening video decoder: [libmpeg2] MPEG 1/2 Video decoder libmpeg2-v0.4.0b
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Gone through every other thread related to DVD playback issues when you do a forum search for "dvd playback". If I try to play a DVD, the disc spins for quite a while while (S)MPlayer just sits there and eventually crashes. Tried this with multiple DVDs, updated all my software...here's the log. It doesn't play in xine or VLC either.
/usr/bin/mplayer -noquiet -nofs -sub-fuzziness 1 -identify -slave -vo xv -ao oss -zoom -nokeepaspect -framedrop -input conf=/usr/share/smplayer/input.conf -stop-xscreensaver -wid 41943052 -monitorpixelaspect 1 -subfont-autoscale 1 -subfont-text-scale 5 -subcp ISO-8859-1 -subpos 100 -contrast 0 -brightness 0 -hue 0 -saturation 0 -dvd-device /dev/dvd -dvdangle 1 -nocache -osdlevel 1 -vf-add screenshot -channels 2 dvd://1
MPlayer 1.0rc2-4.2.3 (C) 2000-2007 MPlayer Team
CPU: Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Duo CPU T9500 @ 2.60GHz (Family: 6, Model: 23, Stepping: 6)
CPUflags: MMX: 1 MMX2: 1 3DNow: 0 3DNow2: 0 SSE: 1 SSE2: 1
Compiled with runtime CPU detection.
115 audio & 237 video codecs
mplayer: could not connect to socket
mplayer: No such file or directory
Failed to open LIRC support. You will not be able to use your remote control.
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libdvdread: Invalid main menu IFO (VIDEO_TS.IFO).
ID_DVD_TITLES=19
ID_DVD_TITLE_1_CHAPTERS=5
ID_DVD_TITLE_1_ANGLES=1
ID_DVD_TITLE_2_CHAPTERS=5
ID_DVD_TITLE_2_ANGLES=1
ID_DVD_TITLE_3_CHAPTERS=5
ID_DVD_TITLE_3_ANGLES=1
ID_DVD_TITLE_4_CHAPTERS=5
ID_DVD_TITLE_4_ANGLES=1
ID_DVD_TITLE_5_CHAPTERS=5
ID_DVD_TITLE_5_ANGLES=1
ID_DVD_TITLE_6_CHAPTERS=2
ID_DVD_TITLE_6_ANGLES=1
ID_DVD_TITLE_7_CHAPTERS=2
ID_DVD_TITLE_7_ANGLES=1
ID_DVD_TITLE_8_CHAPTERS=4
ID_DVD_TITLE_8_ANGLES=1
ID_DVD_TITLE_9_CHAPTERS=2
ID_DVD_TITLE_9_ANGLES=1
ID_DVD_TITLE_10_CHAPTERS=2
ID_DVD_TITLE_10_ANGLES=1
ID_DVD_TITLE_11_CHAPTERS=2
ID_DVD_TITLE_11_ANGLES=1
ID_DVD_TITLE_12_CHAPTERS=2
ID_DVD_TITLE_12_ANGLES=1
ID_DVD_TITLE_13_CHAPTERS=5
ID_DVD_TITLE_13_ANGLES=1
ID_DVD_TITLE_14_CHAPTERS=2
ID_DVD_TITLE_14_ANGLES=1
ID_DVD_TITLE_15_CHAPTERS=2
ID_DVD_TITLE_15_ANGLES=1
ID_DVD_TITLE_16_CHAPTERS=2
ID_DVD_TITLE_16_ANGLES=1
ID_DVD_TITLE_17_CHAPTERS=2
ID_DVD_TITLE_17_ANGLES=1
ID_DVD_TITLE_18_CHAPTERS=2
ID_DVD_TITLE_18_ANGLES=1
ID_DVD_TITLE_19_CHAPTERS=2
ID_DVD_TITLE_19_ANGLES=1
*** Zero check failed in ifo_read.c:1361
for vts_tmapt->zero_1 = 0x1b01
libdvdread: Invalid title IFO (VTS_01_0.IFO).
ID_DVD_TITLE_19_LENGTH=6.333
ID_DVD_TITLE_1_LENGTH=1402.600
ID_DVD_TITLE_2_LENGTH=1412.600
ID_DVD_TITLE_3_LENGTH=1412.600
ID_DVD_TITLE_4_LENGTH=1411.934
ID_DVD_TITLE_5_LENGTH=1406.600
ID_DVD_TITLE_6_LENGTH=1271.066
ID_DVD_TITLE_7_LENGTH=483.033
ID_DVD_TITLE_8_LENGTH=740.000
ID_DVD_TITLE_9_LENGTH=279.533
ID_DVD_TITLE_10_LENGTH=260.033
ID_DVD_TITLE_11_LENGTH=203.100
ID_DVD_TITLE_12_LENGTH=591.300
ID_DVD_TITLE_13_LENGTH=573.033
ID_DVD_TITLE_14_LENGTH=218.166
ID_DVD_TITLE_15_LENGTH=185.333
ID_DVD_TITLE_16_LENGTH=51.533
ID_DVD_TITLE_17_LENGTH=122.000
ID_DVD_TITLE_18_LENGTH=225.900
There are 19 titles on this DVD.
ID_DVD_CURRENT_TITLE=1
There are 5 chapters in this DVD title.
There are 1 angles in this DVD title.
audio stream: 0 format: ac3 (stereo) language: en aid: 128.
ID_AUDIO_ID=128
ID_AID_128_LANG=en
audio stream: 1 format: ac3 (stereo) language: fr aid: 129.
ID_AUDIO_ID=129
ID_AID_129_LANG=fr
audio stream: 2 format: ac3 (stereo) language: es aid: 130.
ID_AUDIO_ID=130
ID_AID_130_LANG=es
audio stream: 3 format: ac3 (stereo) language: en aid: 131.
ID_AUDIO_ID=131
ID_AID_131_LANG=en
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subtitle ( sid ): 0 language: en
ID_SUBTITLE_ID=0
ID_SID_0_LANG=en
subtitle ( sid ): 1 language: fr
ID_SUBTITLE_ID=1
ID_SID_1_LANG=fr
subtitle ( sid ): 2 language: es
ID_SUBTITLE_ID=2
ID_SID_2_LANG=es
subtitle ( sid ): 3 language: pt
ID_SUBTITLE_ID=3
ID_SID_3_LANG=pt
subtitle ( sid ): 4 language: en
ID_SUBTITLE_ID=4
ID_SID_4_LANG=en
subtitle ( sid ): 5 language: es
ID_SUBTITLE_ID=5
ID_SID_5_LANG=es
subtitle ( sid ): 6 language: pt
ID_SUBTITLE_ID=6
ID_SID_6_LANG=pt
subtitle ( sid ): 7 language: es
ID_SUBTITLE_ID=7
ID_SID_7_LANG=es
subtitle ( sid ): 8 language: pt
ID_SUBTITLE_ID=8
ID_SID_8_LANG=pt
number of subtitles on disk: 9
CHAPTERS: 00:00:00,00:00:45,00:11:29,00:22:35,00:23:21,
ID_AUDIO_ID=128
ID_VIDEO_ID=0
MPEG-PS file format detected.
ID_AUDIO_ID=131
ID_AUDIO_ID=130
ID_AUDIO_ID=129
ID_SUBTITLE_ID=3
ID_SUBTITLE_ID=2
ID_SUBTITLE_ID=0
ID_SUBTITLE_ID=6
ID_SUBTITLE_ID=5
ID_SUBTITLE_ID=4
ID_SUBTITLE_ID=1
edit: tried installing ogle to see what i could do with that, this libdvdcss output might come in handy. this doesn't make a whole lot of sense because i have libdvdcss and all installed.
[sa@mootop ~]$ ogle
ERROR[ogle_nav]: ifoRead_VTS_ATRT faild
libdvdread: Error cracking CSS key for /VIDEO_TS/VIDEO_TS.VOB (0x000003a0)
libdvdread: Error cracking CSS key for /VIDEO_TS/VTS_01_0.VOB (0x00005c80)
libdvdread: Error cracking CSS key for /VIDEO_TS/VTS_01_1.VOB (0x00018120)!!
libdvdread: Error cracking CSS key for /VIDEO_TS/VTS_02_0.VOB (0x00018360)
libdvdread: Error cracking CSS key for /VIDEO_TS/VTS_02_1.VOB (0x00018380)!!
libdvdread: Error cracking CSS key for /VIDEO_TS/VTS_03_0.VOB (0x002379c0)
libdvdread: Error cracking CSS key for /VIDEO_TS/VTS_03_1.VOB (0x002379e0)!!
libdvdread: Error cracking CSS key for /VIDEO_TS/VTS_04_0.VOB (0x0029c000)
libdvdread: Error cracking CSS key for /VIDEO_TS/VTS_04_1.VOB (0x0029c020)!!
libdvdread: Error cracking CSS key for /VIDEO_TS/VTS_05_0.VOB (0x002c21e0)
libdvdread: Error cracking CSS key for /VIDEO_TS/VTS_05_1.VOB (0x002c2200)!!
libdvdread: Error cracking CSS key for /VIDEO_TS/VTS_06_0.VOB (0x002fe7e0)
libdvdread: Error cracking CSS key for /VIDEO_TS/VTS_06_1.VOB (0x002fe800)!!
libdvdread: Error cracking CSS key for /VIDEO_TS/VTS_07_0.VOB (0x0032ce60)
libdvdread: Error cracking CSS key for /VIDEO_TS/VTS_07_1.VOB (0x0032ce80)!!
libdvdread: Error cracking CSS key for /VIDEO_TS/VTS_08_0.VOB (0x0035d560)
libdvdread: Error cracking CSS key for /VIDEO_TS/VTS_08_1.VOB (0x0035d580)!!
FATAL[ogle_mpeg_ps]: dvdreadblocks failed
Last edited by sa (2008-05-30 01:19:27)

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Did you try just mplayer dvd:// ? That's quite a long options list you've got there.
What kind of drive is it?

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If you're playing a disc image or video ts folder, are you accessing them over wireless networking? If so, try them on the internal drive, or over a wired network connection.
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Make sure you don't have software or utilities running background tasks (such as disk warrior, drive genius or tech tool pro).
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Hi,
I'm wondering if there is a way to output DVD video from my Mac Mini through firewire, using my DV camcorder as a pass through to a VCR/TV. I can't seem to get it to work, and seem to think that the problem lies either in the encoding of DVD video or copyright protection, since I haven't been able to do it successfully.
Thanks,
Andy Golebiowski

No, it has to do with the capabilities of the system. There is no way that I am aware of (and some pretty thorough google searching has revealed nothing) to cause DVD footage to play out through a firewire port.
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x

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Spotlight was disabled on the mentioned fw800 hdd. Disk activity monitor shows normal operation, very low cpu workload. The system log also does not show any suspicious messages.
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Anyone able to mount more than 3 firewire devices on their Alum 2.4 imac?

Hi.
I can't power up more than 3 firewire devices or my imac kicks everything off. I have 2 Lacie 1T drives piggybacked on the 800 port and then a powered firewire hub plugged into the 400 port. I can have either another firewire external HD OR an external Cd/Dvd recorder plugged into the hub. If I try both (or any combination of 2 firewire devices) - the imac kicks everything off firewire, both on the 800 port and the 400 port. All my devices have their own external power supply. It also doesn't matter how I chain the drives. I can have 3 on the 800 port but then nothing on the 800 port.
This is a bummer for me. I migrated from a Dual G5 2GB with 4 external HDs and an 2nd external DVD writer attached. My drives are 2 1Ts, a 800 GB and a 400 GB. I do a lot of photography and video editing so I really need the external space. I guess this imac really isn't a "Pro" model but I didn't need any more speed and I wanted to save space and money. And I love the 24" screen. I think Apple should say up-front if there are significant limits to the imac's Firewire capabilities.
Are any of you you able to attach 4 firewire devices at one time? If so, then I guess my machine is defective and I'll start working with Apple on exchanging it. Please let me know.
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I think you should be able to do much more than 4 - I believe the theoretical maximum is somewhere at 20+ devices (if they are self-powered). I don't have a 24inch but instead a 20 inch but I'm running three HDs and one DVD drive and in fact, all daisy-chained onto one single firewire port on the Mac. Do your external drives have two ports or just one? In the former case, you might want to try skipping the hub and just daisy-chaining them. I've never owned a firewire hub so I don;t know if they can be touchy but you might want to give it a shot.
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No Sound During DVD Playback

I have a new HP elitebook 8460p and there is no sound during DVD playback. Is there a setting I may be able to change? Here is a list of things I've tried and pertinent information:
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Unable to type in password if firewire devices are connected

I've just upgraded to Lion, and have this odd problem. When Lion boots on my Mac Mini, it prompts to type in my password. If I have my Firewire devices connected (two external storage device, a Seagate and Drobo), I can't type in password or click on any of the buttons (such as reboot or shut down).
If I disconnect Firewire cable from my Mac Mini, I can type in the password, then reconnect Firewire cable and everything works fine from that point on!?
Looking around, I saw few reports of frozen login screen. Though, my problem looks a bit different. For example, the cursor in my case is still normal cursor, not the beach ball.
If it makes any difference, the keyboard is Apple's wireless (bluetooth) keyboard.
Wondering if anybody else run into same problem?

For now, I simply connected it via USB, and it seems to be happy. It's just a DVD drive, probably not getting too much benefit for being on Firewire port.
As for firmware, last firmware update for it was back in 2005 (it's an older DVD drive, LG GSA-5163D, however still does its job very nicely), which I think I might have installed long time ago (not sure how to get what version the drive runs). Anyhow, LG provides only Windows exe for flashing the firmware, and I don't have any Windows boxes at home. There's at least one open-source flasher for Mac which claims it can extract firmware from LG's Windows exe and flash it onto the drive. However, I'd rather not trust it not to fry the drive in the process if I really don't have to ;-)

Can't see my Firewire devices

I have a iBook G4 with 10.5.01, I can no longer see my firewire devices. I have two external hard drives and a CD/DVD player/burner. I have fooled around with moving the cables and tryed it with only one hard drive - nothing - can't see a thing. This is something new. I recently updated Toast Titanium to 8.0.3. On the system preferences network page - it doesn't see the firewire devices and I have no idea what DHCP is. (It says Built-in Firewire is not connected. Does this mean I have a computer hardware problem?) Any suggestions?

Unless your on a network, that message is normal. Hooking up FW devices to your machine is local, not network. For your problem, see http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=88338 and http://www.macfixit.com/article.php?story=20041221081432908

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