Sometimes I put in my DVD and then my phone rings and I miss the opening previews. Many DVDs do not seem to allow you to rewind to see them. Is there a way to get back to the previews in this case?
DVD start
eject and insert back the dvd.
| badai wrote: |
| eject and insert back the dvd. |
My DVD player has some sort of memory that remembers where an ejected DVD left off.
Before you eject, keep pressing the Stop button. This makes sure that the DVD is completely 'reset' and the player no longer remembers where it left off. This works in most players. Your mileage may vary!
| ganesh wrote: |
| Before you eject, keep pressing the Stop button. This makes sure that the DVD is completely 'reset' and the player no longer remembers where it left off. This works in most players. Your mileage may vary! |
I am using the Hewlett Packard CD/DVD drive on my Pavillion DV9000T laptop. I will try it but I am not sure if it will work. I usually watch with HP Quick Play software. Now that I think about it though, I could open the DVD in another software program and see the previews from the beginning.
dude just use MPC
oh yea this package is awesome http://www.cccp-project.net
oh yea this package is awesome http://www.cccp-project.net
Some DVDs players (not computers) have a "Resume" function and require you to press the stop button twice to clear the resume setting. On a PC, it depends what software you are using to view the DVD. I suggest having a look in the configuration/settings option to see if there is a resume option (for example, on PowerDVD, if you put in a disc you've already watched, it comes up with an option to resume either from the last scene viewed or from the start of the disc).
| MeddlingMonk wrote: |
| Some DVDs players (not computers) have a "Resume" function and require you to press the stop button twice to clear the resume setting. On a PC, it depends what software you are using to view the DVD. I suggest having a look in the configuration/settings option to see if there is a resume option (for example, on PowerDVD, if you put in a disc you've already watched, it comes up with an option to resume either from the last scene viewed or from the start of the disc). |
I have been using the Hewlett Packard Quick Play software. I think if it is software dependent, if I opened up the DVD in Microsoft Windows Media Player, I could restart from the beginning now that I think about it more clearly.
Never use the HP programs that come preinstalled there is much better software out there. I use VLC for almost everything I watch. You will be very hard press to find a movie that VLC can't play.
| ForceRun wrote: |
| Never use the HP programs that come preinstalled there is much better software out there. I use VLC for almost everything I watch. You will be very hard press to find a movie that VLC can't play. |
What is VLC. I prefer HP quickplay to most video players because it has a speed button that allows me to play DVDs at 1.2x or 1.4x speed to save time. The enjoyment is almost identical to 1x and it saves me time quite often.
P.S. I assume when you say "you won't find a movie that VLC can't play", it will play HD, Blue Ray and all formats from Blockbuster. Does this mean it will also play all file types such as .avi, .mov, .mpg, etc.
VLC Media Player is awesome for when you can't (for any reason) play a media file.
It can pretty much play any media file.
It's always worth trying!
Good luck, Tony
http://www.videolan.org/vlc/
It can pretty much play any media file.
It's always worth trying!
Good luck, Tony
http://www.videolan.org/vlc/
| ftv_flung wrote: |
| VLC Media Player is awesome for when you can't (for any reason) play a media file. |
So it plays thing that won't play in other players. O.K.
I use a few different media players, VLC is the top one because it doesn't require codics to be installed. I also use Windows Media Player 11 when I'm feeling Lazy, or Nero Showtime to watch some HD stuff.
| ForceRun wrote: |
| I use a few different media players, VLC is the top one because it doesn't require codics to be installed. I also use Windows Media Player 11 when I'm feeling Lazy, or Nero Showtime to watch some HD stuff. |
So it plays things that other players only play after finding the right codec, if I am understanding you correctly.
| ForceRun wrote: |
| I use a few different media players, VLC is the top one because it doesn't require codics to be installed. I also use Windows Media Player 11 when I'm feeling Lazy, or Nero Showtime to watch some HD stuff. |
I have installed VLC and tried to play several files that I don't have the proper codecs for and I am still unable to play them.
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