I just wanted to inform you listers of a DVD player for the PC, that I
came across recently. Ever so often, we get the question here on the
list, for such a software, that is accessible and easily operated with
WE.
I have tried several, but they all seem to be only this much accessible.
Recently I came across a software called CCCP, and which among others,
hold a DVD playback software. Easiest way to get hold of it, is to go to
Ninite.com
. Choose Windows, and tab your way through the checkboxes, and check the
CCCP box. Then go to the Download Installer link, and download and run
the installer.
First installed, go to your start menu and the Programs submenu. Find
Combined Community Codec Pack
. Hit Enter and choose
Media Player Cinema Home
; which is the actual DVD player.
When in the main screen of the player, hit Alt-F, to open the File menu.
Then hit D, to open a DVD. You are taken to a File open screen, as you
know it from hundreds of other Windows software. Shift-Tab twice, and
scroll down to your DVD drive. Hit Enter, and the movie is loaded into
the software.
Press Space to start or pause the movie playback. Press the Period key
to stop playback. PageUp and PageDown moves to previous or next Title or
Chapter. Left and Right arrows moves you a few seconds backward or
forward in the playback. And the Up and Down arrows adjust the playback
volume.
If you quickly want to navigate the movie's Titles and Chapters, press
Alt-N, followed by J. Then arrow up and down through the selection, and
hit Enter on the desired one.
If you position your mouse at the very bottom row of the screen, here
you will find the time line. It shows you the current time position of
the playback, and the total length of the current Title. Even - I guess
- you could use the Hotspot app, for setting hotspots to read you these
infos at the touch of a hotkey.
The software is, far as I have been able to test it, fully accessible.
Menus are good old-styled Windows menus, and infos on the screen are
fully readable - even though you might want to use your mouse keys for
reading the screen. All in all, a good easy alternative to any other DVD
playback software that I have been in touch with. Seems to be free as
well.
Yet another benefit, is that I had several DVDs here, that none of the
main stream software would play properly. Windows Media Player - for one
- insisted that my display driver was outdated; even if going through
HP's updater told me all drivers are up-to-date. So, with none of the
mainstream products, my fully legally bought DVDs would not play. Soon
as I installed the CCCP software, and use their DVD player, these movies
play just wonderfully.
Hope this info is helpful to some of you listers!
