Stream dvd to Mac mini

I am trying to use the disc drive in a iMac to stream video to a Mac mini
I manage to find the remote disc fr.o.m. Mac mini and start it in the DVD player, I can hear sound but the picture is distorted by colored squares.
It looks like there is some kind of codec missing.
Anyone got a idea how to Solveig this problem?

If the disc is a commercial protected DVD e.g. a movie then this accessing it via Apple's DVD sharing function is not supported for playing such discs.
If it is not a protected DVD then it might be possible. Rather than trying to access it via DVD sharing, try sharing it via File Sharing. You could also try using VLC.

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