Software DVD player to Firewire at DVinfo.net

Ben Chiu · June 18th, 2005, 02:58 AM

Greetings!

Does anyone know of a software DVD player that can send output to firewire devices? What I'm looking to do/try is view/send DVD signal/content directly from my PC to my video monitor rather than burn a DVD to view it on a stand-alone DVD player. And sending it via firewire would eliminate a lot of cable swapping. I realize that such a software player may make it "too" easy to copy DVD programs so it may not exist, but I thought I'd try in case there was.

Thanks for any insights!

Ben

Rob Lohman · June 19th, 2005, 04:18 AM

I have not heard of such DVD player software. However, there are some DVD
authoring programs out there that support monitor out either over firewire or
a dedicated hardware board.

The only DVD authoring program that I know of that supports preview over
firewire is Sony's DVD Architect 3:

http://www.sonymediasoftware.com/pro...FeatureID=8217

Aanarav Sareen · June 19th, 2005, 04:22 PM

Adobe Encore DVD 1.5 also introduced the firewire preview function last year.

Laurence Kingston · June 19th, 2005, 09:15 PM

The firewire preview function of DVD Architect is really only usefull for framing. Playback is not smooth at all. The whole reason for this feature is to allow you to make sure that all your menu options are within the safe area and will show up properly on a regular TV when you burn a DVD. The quality of firewire playback is nowhere near good enough for anything else.

Ben Chiu · June 19th, 2005, 11:39 PM

Thanks for the replies and suggestions, guys. If the preview function in DVD Architect is nothing more than a slide show, I suppose that's better than nothing.

Is the feature in Encore any better?

Thanks again!
Ben

June 18th, 2005, 02:58 AM	#1
Ben Chiu Regular Crew Join Date: May 2004 Location: San Luis Obispo, CA Posts: 30	Software DVD player to Firewire Greetings! Does anyone know of a software DVD player that can send output to firewire devices? What I'm looking to do/try is view/send DVD signal/content directly from my PC to my video monitor rather than burn a DVD to view it on a stand-alone DVD player. And sending it via firewire would eliminate a lot of cable swapping. I realize that such a software player may make it "too" easy to copy DVD programs so it may not exist, but I thought I'd try in case there was. Thanks for any insights! Ben

June 19th, 2005, 04:18 AM	#2
Rob Lohman RED Code Chef Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Holland Posts: 12,514	I have not heard of such DVD player software. However, there are some DVD authoring programs out there that support monitor out either over firewire or a dedicated hardware board. The only DVD authoring program that I know of that supports preview over firewire is Sony's DVD Architect 3: http://www.sonymediasoftware.com/pro...FeatureID=8217 __________________ Rob Lohman, visuar@iname.com DV Info Wrangler & RED Code Chef Join the DV Challenge \| Lady X Search DVinfo.net for quick answers \| Buy from the best: DVinfo.net sponsors

June 19th, 2005, 04:22 PM	#3
Aanarav Sareen Regular Crew Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: NJ, US Posts: 183	Adobe Encore DVD 1.5 also introduced the firewire preview function last year. __________________ http://www.sareen.tv

June 19th, 2005, 09:15 PM	#4
Laurence Kingston Major Player Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Clermont, FL. Posts: 941	The firewire preview function of DVD Architect is really only usefull for framing. Playback is not smooth at all. The whole reason for this feature is to allow you to make sure that all your menu options are within the safe area and will show up properly on a regular TV when you burn a DVD. The quality of firewire playback is nowhere near good enough for anything else.

June 19th, 2005, 11:39 PM	#5
Ben Chiu Regular Crew Join Date: May 2004 Location: San Luis Obispo, CA Posts: 30	Thanks for the replies and suggestions, guys. If the preview function in DVD Architect is nothing more than a slide show, I suppose that's better than nothing. Is the feature in Encore any better? Thanks again! Ben