Starting the Main Feature in Apple’s DVD Player
I was looking for a way to start a DVD (or DVD folder) in Apple’s DVD Player using Applescript such that it skips the menu, trailers, etc. It turns out that this is fairly simple for most disks because most DVDs start the main feature at chapter 1 of title 1. Here is the code.
tell application "DVD Player"
play dvd
set title to 1
set chapter to 1
end tell
For discs that don’t fit this model, you can store away the proper title and chapter numbers and look them up on a per DVD basis.
Update: I’ve found out that this does not work with all discs. However, I was using this trick with DVDs ripped by MacTheRipper with the DVD navigation limitations removed.
