how to tell if DVD is NTSC or PAL?

hedpe · 01-07-2006, 11:04 AM

Hi,

I was wondering if there is any way in linux (not using mplayer b/c mine is broken), maybe using XINE or some other tool, to tell if a DVD is NTSC or PAL?

Thanks!
George

acid_kewpie · 01-07-2006, 11:06 AM

try my app, lsdvd.

hedpe · 01-07-2006, 11:18 AM

how do i tell?

Code:

hedpe@monster ~ $ lsdvd -t 10 -a -s
libdvdread: Using libdvdcss version 1.2.9 for DVD access

*** libdvdread: CHECK_VALUE failed in ifo_read.c:597 ***
*** for cell_playback[i].first_sector <= cell_playback[i].last_vobu_start_sector ***

Disc Title: BATMAN_SS2G
Title: 10, Length: 00:00:47 Chapters: 01, Cells: 01, Audio streams: 03, Subpictures: 01
        Audio: 1, Language: ÿÿ - , Format: ac3, Frequency: 48000, Quantization: drc, Channels: 6, AP: 0, Content: Undefined
        Audio: 2, Language: ÿÿ - , Format: ac3, Frequency: 48000, Quantization: drc, Channels: 6, AP: 0, Content: Undefined
        Audio: 3, Language: ÿÿ - , Format: ac3, Frequency: 48000, Quantization: drc, Channels: 2, AP: 0, Content: Undefined
        Subtitle: 01, Language: ÿÿ - , Content: Undefined

hedpe · 01-07-2006, 11:23 AM

nevermind, i found it using the -x flag!

excellent program

is there any way for me to use it on .iso files or .img files?

also, for several of my DVDs with your prog I am getting:

Code:

hedpe@monster ~ $ lsdvd -x
libdvdread: Using libdvdcss version 1.2.9 for DVD access
libdvdread: Can't seek to block 2269278
libdvdread: Can't seek to block 2269278
libdvdread: Invalid IFO for title 3 (VTS_03_0.IFO).

acid_kewpie · 01-07-2006, 12:34 PM

if it's a genuine dvd iso then just use that as the device instead of /dev/dvd by default. nothing else to it. -x is "everything", you only need -v for video information

hedpe · 01-09-2006, 02:48 AM

thanks kewpie,

I got rid of the Invalid IFO problem, otherwise known as a seek error too, by:

Code:

CONFIG_IDE_TASK_IOCTL=y

I lost which page i found this from on google. Regardless, thanks