How to set MPC (gabest) to use ffdshow for DVD decoding?

[unplugged]

I found no way to force by directshow... because of course there are problems with menus (and DVD start), but is there any way to redirect to ffdshow just and only during movie viewing?

(Media Player Classic + ffdshow)

[Krismen]

I think it's possible to decode DVD movie with ffdshow. You must rebulid the filter graph with GraphEdit.

When You Open DVD in MPC and the menu appears You run GraphEdit. Select File -> Connect to remote graph. Then You will see the filter chain for decoding DVD. Don't disconnect any of these filters now! Press Play in GraphEdit and then press movie start in MPC. Next press Stop in GE and your nearly there. All you have to do is to remove mpeg2 decoder and replace it with ffdshow mpeg-4 decoder.

Unfortunately something is not working with my new installation of win xp. I cannot proove this method because I get an error (Library not registered. Return code: 0x8002801d) while trying to press play in GE :( :(. I think this error could be related somehow to service pack 2 :confused:

[unplugged]

Oh thanks, it worked

MPC options -> Overrides -> Add Filter ... (ffdshow MPEG4 decoder)
-> Add Media Type MEDIATYPE_DVD_ENCRYPTED_PACK

done! :D;)

[Krismen]

MPC options -> Overrides -> Add Filter ... (ffdshow MPEG4 decoder)
-> Add Media Type MEDIATYPE_DVD_ENCRYPTED_PACK
Nice. I was trying the same solution ealier but I didn't add MEDIATYPE_DVD_ENCRYPTED_PACK and I couldn't force ffdshow to decode DVD movie.