System Requirements
- » Macintosh Computer †
- » OS X 10.3+
- » Apple DVD Player
- » VLC Player
Features
- » Catalogue over 950 DVDs/Movies
- » View cover art
- » Play networked VIDEO_TS/ISO/DMG files easily
- » Play MPEG/AVI/MP4/MKV files
- » Download & watch the latest movie trailers
- » Media can be stored on Windows, Mac or both!
- » Launch media in DVD player or VLC
Resolution Support ††
- » 1360x768
- » 1280x1024
- » 1280x720
- » 1024x768
- » 800x600
† G3, G4, G5 or Intel
†† Other resolutions coming soon
distantDVD
FAQ
- What are the controls?
- How do I connect to a windows shared drive?
- Is there anything else I need to do?
- Where can I get cover art from?
- Where can I get VLC?
- How can I put a DVD on my hard drive?
- I get an error: "There seems to be a problem with your preferences. Please check and try again"
»What are the controls?
distantDVD is controled using the keyboard with the following keys;
UP ARROW
DOWN ARROW
LEFT ARROW
RIGHT ARROW
SPACE BAR
ESCAPE
- Navigate up
- Navigate down
- Navigate left
- Navigate right
- Play movie/OK on errors
- Quit
»How do I connect to a windows shared drive?
The quickest way is to press the APPLE key + 'K' to 'connect to server', then type in the IP address of your windows machine in the format;
smb://xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx
Select the shared drive and enter your username and password (as on the windows account). Thats it!
»Is there anything else I need to do?
Yes. Your movies must be held within a specific folder structure.
The folder that you select using the preferences must contain only folders named the titles of your movies. The shared folder in the above example is 'DVD'
Inside these folders must be either be VIDEO_TS & AUDIO_TS folders or AVI/MPEG/MPG files and an optional 'Cover.jpg' file for the cover art.
The cover art can be any size as it will be resized at runtime. The higher quality the image the better it will look on your television, however using smaller images will make distantDVD run quicker on older sytems.
If you are using distantDVD to play back other media files, eg. AVI files, distantDVD will add all the files in the folder to VLC's playlist and then start playing the first file.
»Where can I get cover art from?
Try Amazon or IMDB for your cover art.
»Where can I get VLC?
You can get VLC from the VLC website.
»How can I put a DVD on my hard drive?
By using tools like MacTheRipper.
»I get an error: "There seems to be a problem with your preferences. Please check and try again"
This is normal. distantDVD can't read your preferences so cannot continue. Press 'Space' to continue to the Preferences page.