Try with VideoLAN Client 0.2.90

[Russell McOrmond]

On Fri, 12 Oct 2001, Christophe Massiot wrote:

> Try lowering your screen definition. What size and depth do you use ?

  This did the trick - while things are slow (as predicted with my
processor), I am able to view movies.

  Obvious suggestion is to trap this type of error and give the depth
suggestion as an error output to the user.


Now a question:

  Is there an easy way to detect if the software is decoding CSS or not,
and any relevant CSS information (region code/etc)?

  I believe VLC is decoding, but part of what I want to know is which CD's
are encoded, which are not.  Theoretically it is illegal under the DMCA
(and proposed changes to Canadian copyright law) to run unlicenced CSS
decoding - part of my interest in VLC on my Linux computer is to add more
information to a complaint before Canada's Industry Canada against the
DVD-CCA cartel.

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