Date: Fri, 17 Nov 2006 00:16:35 -0600 From: "Jeremy Messenger" <mezz7@cox.net> To: "Tsu-Fan Cheng" <tfcheng@gmail.com> Cc: freebsd-mm <freebsd-multimedia@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: ratDVD Message-ID: <op.ti5c1xvz9aq2h7@mezz.mezzweb.com> In-Reply-To: <f84c38580611152004s56341a55saf073c5bdb99a58b@mail.gmail.com> References: <f84c38580611152004s56341a55saf073c5bdb99a58b@mail.gmail.com>
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On Wed, 15 Nov 2006 22:04:19 -0600, Tsu-Fan Cheng <tfcheng@gmail.com> = wrote: > hi, > how should I watch ratDVD on freebsd?? See here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RatDVD#Criticism =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D -Its closed-source nature [...] -ratDVD was not directly supported in popular Windows video and DVD = players, forcing people to use the ratDVD program to play ratDVD files. [...] -ratDVD files are not a standardized format. -Being available only for the Microsoft Windows operating system; = dependent on Microsoft DirectShow =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D It looks like ratDVD is useless. If you still need it, looks like wine i= s = only your best bet or/and you can write a first ratDVD support for = Linux/BSD. Cheers, Mezz > thx! > > TFC -- = mezz7@cox.net - mezz@FreeBSD.org FreeBSD GNOME Team - FreeBSD Multimedia Hat (ports, not src) http://www.FreeBSD.org/gnome/ - gnome@FreeBSD.org http://wiki.freebsd.org/multimedia - multimedia@FreeBSD.org
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