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Aug 20, 2019
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I have a lot of ripped DVDs (without copyright protection) in ISO and CDR files (made with Disk Utility as a DVD/CD Master). I want to play them on Apple TV.

I thought I could simply open the ISO/CDR files in the VLC app on the Apple TV. While I can start watching the DVD, I can’t navigate through the starting menu meaning I can’t click the start button to play the DVD.

Which other options do I have?
 
You will either have to airplay from a mac that can play dvds or rip the dvd to compatible video files. Airplay will give you the menus, ripping will not, but clever file naming can get you content faster.
 
Playing seems like enough of a challenge, but just wait til you try to make an edit referencing a clip from one of them, and realize how much of a nightmare that is in FCP.
 
Thats easy if you still have the machine and software that authored the DVD. It is just an edit video file then recode to DVD format - replace - reformat/reburn dvd - exercise. I've done it thousands of times when DVD was in it heyday. Not so much recently. :)
 
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