newbie question: setting ffdshow as default DVD playback codec

[megla]

I hope this is the correct forum for this question.

A while ago I installed ffdshow on my laptop, and the installer gave me the option of using ffdshow to decode DVDs. I said yes as I had no other DVD codec installed at that time.

Just recently the laptop got in a complete state and I decided to wipe it and install from scratch. When installing ffdshow, I no longer get the DVD decode option.

To be clear, I used to have things set up so that Windows Media Player would use ffdshow to play DVDs.
How do I enable this, or has it been removed for some reason?

Thanks

[Leak]

How do I enable this, or has it been removed for some reason?
Open ffdshow's video decoder configuration, go to the "Codecs" page, make sure the MPEG2 codec is set to "libmpeg2" and check the "DVD decoding (not working yet)" checkbox that appears below the list when the "MPEG2" line is selected.

Disregard the "(not working yet)" bit, but make sure you're using a recent ffdshow-tryouts build... :)

[megla]

Excellent, thankyou!

[Seb.26]

Does FFDShow can decrypt DVD now ?!

[Leak]

Does FFDShow can decrypt DVD now ?!
Errr... if the above wasn't enough of a hint - yes. As long as you use a player that supports playing DVDs (like MPC) of course and configure ffdshow as stated above, it'll happily take the encrypted MPEG2, subtitle and audio streams Microsofts DVD Navigator supplies.

np: Styrofoam - Misguided (AB Club, 12-04, Brussels BE) (Live)