DVD Player for Mac

What is DVD? DVD, also known as Digital Versatile Disc or Digital Video Disc, is an optical disc storage media format, and was developed and invented by Sony, and Philips in 1995. Its main uses are video and data storage. DVDs are of the same dimensions as compact discs (CDs), but store more than six times as much data.

How to Play DVD on Mac? Make sure you have a DVD-Rom or DVD-RW drive, then a software DVD Player. Everybody knows that when you insert the first DVD into your Mac you'll see a warning which advises the Region Code will be set to that of the DVD. If you then try to play a DVD from a different region your DVD player will be set to that new region. You have 5 chances to change the region code... There are many articles dealing with problems related to the Region Code on the internet, here we only recommend some of the best DVD Players for Mac.

Apple DVD Player

Apple DVD Player is the default DVD player in Mac OS X. It supports all the standard DVD features such as multiple audio, video & subtitle tracks, etc.

Apple DVD Player for Mac update delivers improved performance and stability, as well as support for Blue and White Power Mac G3 and Power Mac G4 systems with PCI-based graphics for Mac OS X.

Apple DVD Player for Mac V5.2 adds features for DVD authoring, including the ability to select and play the contents of a 'VIDEO_TS' folder from a local volume. This update also adds AppleScript support for selection and playback of DVD content. A Script menu makes it easy to add and run custom scripts. Also new is a 'wide' layout for the info window and various stability enhancements. Apple DVD Player Download

VLC Media Player for Mac

VLC Media Player for Mac is a highly portable multimedia player for various audio and video formats for Mac OS X, including DVD AVI MPEG MPEG2 MPEG4 DivX MP3 OGG, VLC Media Player for Mac is also VCD & DVD Player for Mac, and various streaming protocols.

VLC Media Player for Mac can also function as a streaming media server. VLC Media Player is based on an open-source foundation, therefore, Updates, fixes, and addons are released frequently.

VLC Media Player for Mac is a must-have Mac media player and Mac DVD player for its ability to open just about any type of video file you throw at it. VLC Media Player for Mac Download

Chroma Player for Mac

Chroma is a movie player for Mac optimized for playing feature movies. It plays DVD, QuickTime, DivX AVI's, XviD, Matroska and Windows Media files.

Full support for playing AVI movies. DivX, 3ivX, XviD and MPEG4 are all codecs commonly found in AVI movies, as well as some QuickTime movies. Chroma has built-in support to play these common formats, as well as several codecs found in older AVIs. External codecs can be installed to for example support Ogg files, Windows Media (WMV and ASF) files, Matroska .MKV, WMV3 codecs or AC3 audio.

Chroma was made to fill the void of a simple and reliable player that plays most of the movie files that you might come across. It was designed to be very capable but easy and fun to use. Chroma Player for Mac Download

ReelBean for Mac

ReelBean for Mac is a Movie Converter and Player offering many features that are normally only available in expensive pro video applications: Converts videos to many formats, including iPod, Apple TV, QuickTime, MPEG4, H.264, AVI and many others; Play over 50 formats of video and audio; Extract individual video and audio tracks into new files; Add audio tracks to videos; Play DVDs; Play streaming video; Edit videos...

ReelBean's attractive player window and controls makes viewing and editing a creative experience. Additional panels provide further details about the video and allow the individual tracks (video, audio, etc) of a movie to be extracted separately. The innovative scene selection drawer allows the type of fast access to individual scenes and sections of a video that are normally available in DVD players. ReelBean for Mac Download

RealPlayer For Mac

RealPlayer For Mac (briefly known also as RealOne Player) is a proprietary cross-platform media player that play every major media type, including Flash, Quicktime MPEG4, Windows Media, DVDs and CDs for Mac OS X users. With RealPlayer For Mac, you can enjoy HD and near DVD quality video and audio with your broadband connection. RealPlayer For Mac support: Download Video, Convert Video, Share Video, Burn DVD.

RealPlayer For Mac is the easiest way to share your favorite videos - with your favorite people on your Facebook page or Twitter feed. Take your media experience to the next level with RealPlayer Plus. Its advanced video features let you burn DVDs easily. The video converter makes it incredibly easy to copy online video to your iPod, cell phone, Xbox, PS3 or other favorite device.

RealPlayer For Mac is the perfect media player for audio, video, and flash. With it, you can rip, mix, and burn CDs and MP3s fast on Mac OS X. RealPlayer For Mac Download