DVD & Mountain Lion

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DVD & Mountain Lion

Dear all...

Having upgraded to mountain lion I'm finding an issue playing video_ts files over my network - I have a mac mini with an attached hard disk which can play the video_ts in dvd player and I also have a timecapsule with a video_ts folder which can also be played...

However, my upstairs mac which connects to the downstairs mac (with hard disk) and the timecapsule has some problems. It can play the video_ts from the time capsule perfectly, but not the video_ts from the networked hard drive (fine if I connect the hard drive physically to it)!

This has only happened since the mountain lion upgrade - any ideas much appechiated!!!

P.S - error from DVD player says "There was a problem opening the media. The media type is not supported."

Thanks in advance!

David

Mac mini (Mid 2007), OS X Mountain Lion (10.8.1)

Posted on Sep 10, 2012 12:40 PM

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Answer 1

Sep 22, 2012 5:53 AM in response to David Stephen Crowley

Can confirm, exact same problem since upgrading to Mountain Lion:

VIDEO_TS or .dvdmedia files on a MacPro (early 2009, 10.8.2) won't play over the network on MacMini or MacBookPro (each running 10.8.2), but will play locally. The MacPro is wired to an AirportExtreme, the other Macs are connected wirelessly, over 5GHz N. This setup has worked fine in Lion, Snow Leopard, etc.

Other programs such as VLC play the same files fine over the network.

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Answer 2

Oct 29, 2012 1:40 PM in response to Ted Todorov

I've got the same issue on my 15" Retina MacBook Pro. Unfortunately I don't know exactly when it started, but last night when I tried to run video_ts folders over the home network, I got the same error message. Need to gather more data, but same symptoms - VLC works, DVD Player does not.

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Answer 3

Dec 10, 2012 12:34 PM in response to David Stephen Crowley

Yes, this is a bug (hope it is not intended!) in ML.

Really annoying.

Apple- sloppy development- stop dumbing down OSX please.

(Another discussion thread covering the same issue: https://discussions.apple.com/thread/4162088)

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Answer 4

kohster

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Jun 17, 2013 4:46 AM in response to David Stephen Crowley

I was having this same problem and had just started using VLC. However, after updating to 10.8.4, I tried again, and now things work!

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Answer 5

Sep 28, 2013 10:08 PM in response to David Stephen Crowley

I'm running 10.8.5 and still have the original problem. I have a Macbook 13" (mid 2009). What setup do you have kohster?

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Answer 6

kohster

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Sep 29, 2013 6:29 AM in response to VictorSMiller

MacBook Pro 15" Retina Display from 2012. 10.8.5 still working for me.

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Answer 7

Sep 29, 2013 6:46 AM in response to kohster

Kohster, What are your disks connected to? Mine are plugged into a USB hub which is plugged into my Airport Extreme. My experience is the same as other posters -- it used to work before Mountain Lion, and it still works if I plug the disk directly into my macbook.

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Answer 8

kohster

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Sep 29, 2013 5:53 PM in response to VictorSMiller

My disk is directly connected to the USB port on my Airport Extreme.

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Answer 9

Sep 29, 2013 6:02 PM in response to David Stephen Crowley

Very strange. My DVD player is version 5.7.1. You have the same setup I do.

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Answer 10

Sep 29, 2013 9:14 PM in response to VictorSMiller

Wow, great news on my part -- tried it in 3 different ways (10.8.5) and it all works for me Mac Pro playing VIDEO_TS from a MacMini (Pro wired/Mini Wireless), MBP playing from MacPro (wirelless/wired); MBP playing from Tiime Capsule - internal drive (wireless).

None of these worked before (see may post above), they all work now. Victor: I don't have your exact setup (no USB hub, no Airport Extreme. I would strongly suggest experimenting with eliminating the USB hub -- I realize you need it, but just to see if it makes a diffirence). Make sure your AE firmware is up to date.

P.S. Apple: please tell me there isn't a regression in Mavericks...

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