is anyone using the gnome media player

[Maurice McCarthy]

Burt

It has just occurred to me that you may have to do

$ sudo aptitude install ubuntu-restricted-extras

to get the codecs to play a DVD with VLC. It also includes things like
the installer for the acrobat reader, flash and several codecs. The
reason this is not installed by default is legal. The codec converters
are illegal in some countries so it is up to the individual to make
sure that the package is ok for them. Acroread can be used as a
work-around to get a narration from an open office text document.

There is no text to speech in Open Office yet so you export the file
to pdf and use the acrobat narration.

Alternatively

$ sudo aptitude install libdvdcss2

will play many DVDs.

Best Wishes
Maurice