Play a RatDVD
RatDVD can be converted back to the original DVD and played on any stand-alone DVD Player or played directly on a PC with a number of software players/media centers. See the details below.
RatDVD playback on a stand-alone DVD-Player
To play back a RatDVD on ANY hardware player, just convert back the RatDVD to the original DVD and it will play in any player. That's it!
Standalone hardware players with direct RatDVD support will probably become available in 2006.
RatDVD playback with a software player
RatDVD was designed as a technology that can be used from each and every player without or with few modifications to the player. If you are just looking for a compatibe player to play back RatDVDs, have a look at the following list:
Windows Media Player The normal windows media player without any plug-ins allows full RatDVD playback incl. navigation - just like the original DVD. Download from: http://www.microsoft.com |
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Windows Media Center Edition 2005 Special Windows XP version enhanced for media playback. Cannot be downloaded seperatly and installed on a standard Windows PC. Available from Microsoft |
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Fusion Media Player Nice all-purpose audio/video media player. Download from: http://www.fusionmedia.org |
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Zoom Player All-purpose audio/video media player. Since it doesn't render RatDVD files automatically you need to install a custom mediagraph file. Click here for details. Download from: http://www.inmatrix.com |
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KM Player (Korean Meadia Player) Koean all-purpose audio/video media player. Information at: http://www.kmplayer.com |
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moopeg media player Small all-purpose audio/video media player. Download from: http://www.glop.org/moopeg |
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MediaPortal Nice all-purpose audio/video media center application. Download from: http://mediaportal.sourceforge.net |
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Ashampoo Media Player All-purpose audio/video media player. Download from: http://www.ashampoo.com |
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NPlayer All-purpose audio/video media player. Download from: http://www.samo.cz/index.php?id=nplayer0 |
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Full Screen Player All-purpose audio/video media player. Download from: http://www.vidon.ru/old/en/download.htm |
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BS Player All-purpose audio/video media player. Shows an "Unknown file format" error at the beginning but plays fine if you click "Continue". Download from: http://www.bsplayer.org |
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nvDVD All-purpose audio/video media player from nVIDIA. Download from: http://www.nvidia.com |
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Probably this list is not complete but it is all I found with a quick search though the internet. If I missed something, let me know at the e-mail address below.