playing an ISO image from my PC

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  • trickydicky
    #1

    playing an ISO image from my PC

    Hi,

    I have a set of ISO images of CDs loaded on my PC. I have a dreambox with a nutrino image, and I can successfully connect to my PC and record and playback TV so my network is all set up ok, however I would like to also play these iso images.

    Anyone know how I can do this? Ive tried selecting and playing them using movie player, but the screen goes blank. do I need a plug-in, or alternative methods.

    Many thanks
    Tricky
    Tags: image, iso, playing
    • caveman_nige
      V.I.P. Member
      • Feb 2008
      • 4920
      #2
      Isn't "an ISO image is an archive file (a.k.a. disk image) of an optical disc using a conventional ISO format that is supported by many software vendors. ISO image files typically have a file extension of .ISO but Mac OS X ISO images often have the extension ".CDR". The name "ISO" is taken from the ISO 9660 file system used with CD-ROM media but the term ISO image can refer to any optical disc image, even a UDF image". [wikipedia]

      Not sure how you are thinking you can play them back, unless I am a dumb twat and completely missed some trick here...
      Last edited by caveman_nige; 23 July, 2008, 12:27.

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        • trickydicky
          #3
          Hmm. correct. an ISO image is simply a copy ofa DVD. However many players. Media players. VLC etc will simply read it and play it as a CD image. For example, I can start VLC and load up an ISO image of a DVD and it comes up with the menu. pres play, and away we go.

          I'd like to see whether I can stream such a file to my Dreambox somehow...

          Cheers.

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            • Curious123
              V.I.P. Member
              • Apr 2008
              • 2591
              #4
              The Pli image has a movie player plugin which allows you to play a movie on your pc which than streams to the dreambox. Not sure if it play an iso file.

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                • trickydicky
                  #5
                  Cheers m8. I'm noticing that some images have much better support than others. Personally I quite like the Neutrino image, but it doesn't seem as well supported as others, and I cannot find a movie player for it. any ideas anyone, or can someone recommend an alternative image which looks good and has movie support.

                  Finally, just a thought. surely if plug-ins are all linux based, it shouldn't be too difficult to get a generic plug-in or one built for one type of image to work on another. (or amI being naive...

                  cheers

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                    • kobolt
                      Newbie
                      • Jul 2008
                      • 3
                      #6
                      VLC Media player should allow you to play the file. If not, mount it with magicdisc and open the video files in there.

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