Re: VLC DVD playback is choppy and pixelated

[dave@661.org]

On Wed, 19 Aug 2015, T.J. Duchene wrote:

> It's probably not VDPAU, but CSS.
>
> Sometimes VLC will try to play a disc, even if it is protected by the
> Content Scrambling System standard. If the disc *is* CSS encrypted, you will
> need libdvdcss2 from vlc.org for it to play properly.  Debian does not
> include it for legal reasons.  As far as I know, it has never been legally
> evaluated, but it is probably illegal in a few dozen countries.  I can't and
> won't advise you to use it.  If you want DVDs to play properly, you will
> have to install it from source yourself, and take any legal ramifications.

I already installed libdvdcss2 and I tried with and without that library 
installed.  The only difference is that if I install it, the start menu is 
clear.  Playing chapters is always pixellated and jerky.

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