DVD Player User Guide
You can use the DVD Player app to play DVDs or DVD movie files stored on your computer.
DVD Player update delivers improved performance and stability, as well as support for Blue and White Power Mac G3 and Power Mac G4 systems with PCI-based graphics.
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Note: You can’t copy and play video folders from DVD discs with copy protection. DVD Player also doesn’t play other media, such as Blu-ray discs, or recognize video content burned onto certain types of DVD-RW discs.
Play a DVD
- Insert a disc, and the DVD Player app starts playing the disc.If the disc doesn’t play automatically, press the Space bar after the disc is recognized.
Play a DVD movie file stored on your Mac
- In the DVD Player app on your Mac, Choose File > Open DVD Media.
- Navigate to the VIDEO_TS folder that contains the movie file you want to play, then click Open.
When you play a movie, the DVD Player controller appears in all window sizes.
Use these controls when you’re playing a movie:
Use these controls to access disc menus:
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Devices and Mac OS X version
VLC media player requires Mac OS X 10.7.5 or later. It runs on any 64bit Intel-based Mac. Previous devices are supported by older releases.
Note that the first generation of Intel-based Macs equipped with Core Solo or Core Duo processors is no longer supported. Please use version 2.0.10 linked below.
Note that the first generation of Intel-based Macs equipped with Core Solo or Core Duo processors is no longer supported. Please use version 2.0.10 linked below.
Web browser plugin for Mac OS X
Support for NPAPI plugins was removed from all modern web browsers, so VLC's plugin is no longer maintained. The last version is 3.0.4 and can be found here. It will not receive any further updates.
Older versions of Mac OS X and VLC media player
We provide older releases for users who wish to deploy our software on legacy releases of Mac OS X. You can find recommendations for the respective operating system version below. Note that support ended for all releases listed below and hence they won't receive any further updates.
Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard
Use VLC 2.2.8. Get it here.
Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard
Use VLC 2.0.10. Get it for PowerPC or 32bit Intel.
Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger
Mac OS X 10.4.7 or later is required
Use VLC 0.9.10. Get it for PowerPC or Intel.
Mac OS X 10.3 Panther
QuickTime 6.5.2 or later is required
Use VLC 0.8.6i. Get it for PowerPC.
Mac OS X 10.2 Jaguar
Use VLC 0.8.4a. Get it for PowerPC.
Apple Dvd Player App
Mac OS X 10.0 Cheetah and 10.1 Puma
Dvd A Player For Mac Player
Use VLC 0.7.0. Get it for PowerPC.