
If you have more than one option, you can choose the sound output you want to use on this menu. If you have only one sound option, your only choice is System Sound Output. Use this pop-up menu to choose the output sound source for DVD playback. Use this preference to enable or disable links on DVDs you view. This option sets the default menu language for discs you view. Use this pop-up menu to set the default Subtitle options. If you choose a language, it will try to start with that instead.


If you choose "Use Disc Default," DVD Player will start with the default audio track for the disc. Use this pop-up menu to choose the default audio track for discs you play. When you return to the DVD Player window, you can start viewing at the same point you left off. This is handy when you need to move DVD Player out of the way to do something else (such as when your editor calls and you need to act like you are working). If you select this preference, when you minimize the viewer (and it moves onto the Dock), the pause function is selected automatically. You can have DVD Player either mute its audio or pause the playback of the DVD. Use these radio buttons to determine which action DVD Player takes when you enter a chat session. With this enabled, a DVD starts to play when you insert it into your Mac.ĭuring iChat with audio: Mute audio or Pause playback When a disc is inserted: Start playing disc If you want discs to start playing when DVD Player opens, make sure the "Start playing disc" check box is checked. When DVD Player opens: Start playing disc

Because it is typically in the Full Screen mode when you watch a movie, this preference selects the Full Screen mode automatically when a DVD is mounted on your desktop and DVD Player starts (which it does by default when a DVD containing movie content is mounted on your Mac). These preferences determine which action DVD Player takes when it opens. When DVD Player opens: Enter Full Screen mode You can configure DVD Player using its Preferences dialog box. These preference settings are summarized in Table 25.1.įigure 25.5. The DVD Player preferences window has five panes: Player, Disc Setup, Full Screen, Windows, and Previously Viewed (see Figure 25.5). DVD Player is a relatively simple application, but you can do some configuration to make it work the way you want it to.
