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cubedweller
Feb 19, 2009, 11:17 PM
I have XBMC and a network share over ethernet; most of my DVD's are in VIDEO_TS folders. Will this work? Or will I have to create images of each of them first?

Thanks!


Sky Blue
Feb 19, 2009, 11:37 PM
You'll have to convert them to mp4 or another iTunes compatible format.
danny_w
Feb 20, 2009, 12:06 AM
You'll have to convert them to mp4 or another iTunes compatible format.
Is that true even with XBMC? I thought that it could play video_ts directly (I know the xbox version can).
cubedweller
Feb 20, 2009, 12:13 AM
Is that true even with XBMC? I thought that it could play video_ts directly (I know the xbox version can).

No, it's not true. Maybe he missed the XBMC part? :rolleyes: Anyway, I'm going to try and see if it'll play the VIDEO_TS folders directly.
hayduke
Feb 20, 2009, 12:15 AM
MacMini + FrontRow plays VIDEO_TS folders just fine. AppleTV must do the same, no?

Anyone know a good way to edit those folders, loose the previews, and jump to the main menu?
Sky Blue
Feb 20, 2009, 10:07 AM
MacMini + FrontRow plays VIDEO_TS folders just fine. AppleTV must do the same, no?


No
magn2o
Feb 20, 2009, 10:56 AM
I have XBMC and a network share over ethernet; most of my DVD's are in VIDEO_TS folders. Will this work? Or will I have to create images of each of them first?

Thanks!

Wow, I'm suprised no one has definitively answered this yet. Anyway, yes, XBMC will play VIDEO_TS folders just fine. My entire library is ripped as VIDEO_TS and I have no problems.

Highlight folder, context menu, play. Done.
danny_w
Feb 20, 2009, 11:08 AM
Wow, I'm suprised no one has definitively answered this yet. Anyway, yes, XBMC will play VIDEO_TS folders just fine. My entire library is ripped as VIDEO_TS and I have no problems.

Highlight folder, context menu, play. Done.
Thank you, that is exactly what I wanted to know. I currently have an :apple:TV running 1.0 software and configured for 4:3 mode using displayutil, b/c this is not available for 2.x versions. Now that I know XBMC will work with VIDEO_TS folders, I can update to 2.x, add XBMC (which does support 4:3 mode), and play my videos from a shared Drobo where I have my DVDs ripped. Thanks!
cubedweller
Feb 20, 2009, 02:39 PM
Wow, I'm suprised no one has definitively answered this yet. Anyway, yes, XBMC will play VIDEO_TS folders just fine. My entire library is ripped as VIDEO_TS and I have no problems.

Highlight folder, context menu, play. Done.

Thanks! I was sort of shocked that no one had answered this as well. Anyway, thanks for the reassurance.

~E
wratran
May 2, 2011, 03:47 PM
Wow, I'm suprised no one has definitively answered this yet. Anyway, yes, XBMC will play VIDEO_TS folders just fine. My entire library is ripped as VIDEO_TS and I have no problems.

Highlight folder, context menu, play. Done.

I am new to the XBMC on ATV2...
Can you show us the procedure in XBMC to play video ts folder...how do you highlight the whole folder..etc...?