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for t in $titles; do echo "Testing Title $t ..." klwap.dvdplay "$src" -t "$t" --no-output --duration 10 echo "Done." done The --duration <seconds> flag (available from v1.3) stops playback after the given number of seconds – perfect for automated tests. 7️⃣ Advanced Use‑Cases | Use‑Case | Command Pattern | Explanation | |----------|-----------------|-------------| | Batch Transcode All Titles | for t in $(klwap.dvdplay iso list | grep '^Title' | cut -d' ' -f2); do klwap.dvdplay iso -t $t --no-output --pipe "ffmpeg -f rawvideo -pix_fmt yuv420p -s $WIDTHx$HEIGHT -r $FPS -i - -c:v libx264 -preset slow -crf 22 title$t.mp4"; done | Loops through each title, pipes raw YUV frames to FFmpeg, and creates a compressed MP4. | | Subtitle Extraction Only | klwap.dvdplay iso -t 2 --subtitle 0 --no-video --no-audio --output subs.srt --format srt | Extracts a subtitle stream into an SRT file. | | Remote Playback via SSH | ssh user@host 'klwap.dvdplay /dev/sr0 -t 1 --no-output --pipe "cat > /tmp/video.raw"' | Streams raw video to a file on the remote host for later processing. | | Headless Server QA | klwap.dvdplay /path/to/ISO test --log-level debug | Runs the built‑in test mode (checks navigation, returns a pass/fail exit code). | | Custom Audio Routing | klwap.dvdplay /dev/sr0 -a 0 --audio-device "pulse" | Sends audio to the PulseAudio sink named “pulse”.

# 2️⃣ Clone the repository git clone https://github.com/klwap/dvdplay.git cd dvdplay klwap.dvdplay

What is klwap.dvdplay ? klwap.dvdplay is a lightweight, cross‑platform command‑line utility designed to play DVD video content directly from the terminal (or from scripts) without requiring a full‑blown media player GUI. It is especially handy for automation, testing, or when you’re working on headless servers that still need to render DVD video streams (e.g., for transcoding pipelines, quality‑control checks, or remote playback). Table of Contents | # | Section | |---|---------| | 1 | Prerequisites | | 2 | Installation | | 3 | Basic Concepts | | 4 | Command‑Line Syntax | | 5 | Common Options & Flags | | 6 | Examples | | 7 | Advanced Use‑Cases | | 8 | Environment Variables | | 9 | Troubleshooting | |10| FAQ | |11| Uninstall / Clean‑up | |12| License & Credits | 1️⃣ Prerequisites | Requirement | Minimum Version | Why it matters | |-------------|----------------|----------------| | Operating System | Linux (kernel 3.10+), macOS 10.13+, Windows 10 (WSL2 or native) | The binary ships with OS‑specific builds. | | DVD Drive / Image | Physical DVD drive or an ISO / folder containing VIDEO_TS | klwap.dvdplay reads raw DVD data; it cannot “create” a disc. | | Libraries | libdvdread ≥ 6.1, libdvdnav ≥ 6.1, ffmpeg (optional) | Core DVD navigation and optional decoding pipelines. | | Audio/Video Output | X11/Wayland (Linux), CoreAudio (macOS), DirectSound/Wasapi (Windows) | Required for real‑time playback. If you only need decoding (no audio/video), you can use the --no-output flag. | | Permissions | Read access to the DVD device ( /dev/sr0 , /dev/cdrom , etc.) or to the ISO file | Without permission the tool cannot open the disc. | Tip: On Linux, you may need to add your user to the cdrom group ( sudo usermod -aG cdrom $USER ) and then log out/in. 2️⃣ Installation 2.1 Binary Releases (Recommended) | Platform | Command | |----------|---------| | Linux (x86_64) | curl -L https://github.com/klwap/dvdplay/releases/download/v1.4.2/klwap-dvdplay-linux-x86_64.tar.gz -o /tmp/klwap-dvdplay.tar.gz && tar -xzf /tmp/klwap-dvdplay.tar.gz -C /usr/local/bin && chmod +x /usr/local/bin/klwap.dvdplay | | macOS (Intel) | brew install klwap/dvdplay/klwap-dvdplay | | macOS (Apple Silicon) | brew install klwap/dvdplay/klwap-dvdplay (Homebrew auto‑detects arm64) | | Windows (x86_64) | Download klwap-dvdplay-windows-x86_64.zip from the releases page, extract, and add the folder to your PATH . | Verify installation : for t in $titles; do echo "Testing Title $t

# 3️⃣ Build mkdir build && cd build cmake .. -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release make -j$(nproc) | | Remote Playback via SSH | ssh user@host 'klwap

klwap.dvdplay --version If you need a custom build (e.g., with extra codecs), follow the steps below.