[MPlayer-users] SVCD Help?

[Bjorn Stahl]

> [Automatic answer: RTFM (read DOCS, FAQ), also read DOCS/bugreports.html]
*exactly* 

> Does MPlayer support playing SVCD's? If so, where are the options to
> enable the SVCD format. All I get is an "unsupported format" error.
> I can play the raw mpeg files until burned to cd as an svcd.
> 
> The svcd's play fine in other dvd players for win32 like powerdvd and
> windvd. I am switching to SuSE and need a good svcd player, looks like
> MPlayer is the solution... am I right?
> 
> Thanks again for any ideas/help.
> 
> Zipur
not that it havn't been pointed out to you before :

> > [Automatic answer: RTFM (read DOCS, FAQ), also read DOCS/bugreports.html]
> > RTFM!!!  http://www.MPlayerHQ.hu/DOCS

but try:
mplayer -vcd 1 /dev/mycdromdevicewhateveritiscalledonyoursystemitisnotneededforeveryinstallation

from the manpage:
 -vcd <track>
       Play video CD track from device instead of plain file.

btw.. RTFM