Play .dvdmedia in macOS DVD Player

[JasonCManley]

I have probably over several hundred of my DVDs ripped to .dvdmedia files. I would like to be able to easily play them in the macOS DVD Player. It seems like I used to be able to ⌘+O and easily open any .dvdmedia file. It appears this is no longer possible without taking the .dvdmedia extension off the file, which essentially turns it into a folder.

Is there a terminal command that I can run that would re-enable this to easily function for me?

 

[Dave Braine]

Is this of any use? Read on past references to Blu Ray.

What is a .dvdmedia File and How to Play .dvdmedia on Mac | BlurayVid

A .dvdmedia file is a DVD folder package that can double-click to open on Mac's DVD Player. However, when macOS Mojave releases, things are different.

www.blurayvid.com

 

[Nermal]

It seems that Apple went down the tried-and-false path of "instead of updating the app, rewrite it from scratch and lose some of the functionality". Also missing from the "new and improved" player is the option to play the audio as stored on the disc: Previous versions would try to "enhance" it by default, and now that's forced, making it next to unusable for concert DVDs.

 

[JasonCManley]

Is this of any use? Read on past references to Blu Ray.

What is a .dvdmedia File and How to Play .dvdmedia on Mac | BlurayVid

A .dvdmedia file is a DVD folder package that can double-click to open on Mac's DVD Player. However, when macOS Mojave releases, things are different.

www.blurayvid.com

It does, to some degree, thanks. I had ready that bit somewhere else but it just doesn't appeal to me. I guess I'll just use VLC begrudgingly.

Kind regards,
Jason

 

[Dave Braine]

I guess I'll just use VLC begrudgingly.

Well, a lot of people use it as there first choice for playing dvds.

 

[jerry333]

VLC makes you change subtitles and audio for every single chapter. A real pain.