How to Play (S)VCD,DVD,AVI,DivX,XviD on Computer

How to play VCD, XVCD, MPEG1

In Windows You can play VCDs with Windows Media Player, insert the VCD in your CD-ROM or DVD-ROM and browse to the MPEGAV folder and double click on the .dat file and associate it with Media Player and open them with that. To play a VCD with menus and still pictures use Cool DVD Player, insert the VCD and just hit Play. Use a low resolution, like 640x480, on the monitor when watching a VCD to get best quality.

in Mac Play VCDs with VLC Media Player / Videolan.

in Linux Play VCDs with xine or VLC Media Player / Videolan.

Problem playing VCD If you have problem playing VCD on your computer try different video player software, in Windows try Cool DVD Player (software DVD Players but supports VCD). If that does not help extract the video to your HD with Isobuster, read here how to convert a VCD to MPG video.

How to play DVD, MPEG2

In Windows To play a DVD you need a software DVD Player, then it is just to insert the DVD in your DVD-ROM and hit Play using any player like PowerDVD or WinDVD. To play MPEG2 with Windows Media Player you need a software DVD Player installed or a MPEG2 Codec. To play a copied/ripped DVD from your HD you can use WinDVD, just right click on the play window and choose Source->DVD from folder and choose the VIDEO_TS folder. To play a copied/ripped DVD from the HD with PowerDVD just click on the open button and choose Open DVD File from the Hard Disk Drive and open the video_ts.ifo in the VIDEO_TS folder.

in Mac Play DVDs with VLC Media Player / Videolan.

in Linux Play DVDs with VLC Media Player / Videolan or MPlayer.

Problem playing DVD If you have problem playing DVD on your computer try different video player software, in Windows try WinDVD or PowerDVD.