DVDPlaybackMBS.Available as boolean

Type	Topic	Plugin	Version	macOS	Windows	Linux	iOS	Targets
shared method	DVD Playback	MBS MacOSX Plugin	9.2	✅ Yes	❌ No	❌ No	❌ No	Desktop only

True if the DVD playback is installed on this Mac.

Requires Mac OS X 10.3 or newer.

DVDPlaybackMBS.ClearLastPlayBookmark

Type	Topic	Plugin	Version	macOS	Windows	Linux	iOS	Targets
shared method	DVD Playback	MBS MacOSX Plugin	9.2	✅ Yes	❌ No	❌ No	❌ No	Desktop only

Sets the video playback position to the beginning of the disc.

This function sets the video playback position to the beginning of the disc, but does not begin playing the media. Calling this function is equivalent to calling the function DVDStop twice in succession. Before calling this function, media needs to be open.
Available in Mac OS X v10.4 and later.
Lasterror is set.

DVDPlaybackMBS.CloseMediaFile

Type	Topic	Plugin	Version	macOS	Windows	Linux	iOS	Targets
shared method	DVD Playback	MBS MacOSX Plugin	9.2	✅ Yes	❌ No	❌ No	❌ No	Desktop only

Closes a previously opened VIDEO_TS folder.

Requires Mac OS X 10.3 or newer.
Lasterror is set.

DVDPlaybackMBS.CloseMediaVolume

Type	Topic	Plugin	Version	macOS	Windows	Linux	iOS	Targets
shared method	DVD Playback	MBS MacOSX Plugin	9.2	✅ Yes	❌ No	❌ No	❌ No	Desktop only

Closes a previously opened DVD disc.

Requires Mac OS X 10.3 or newer.
Lasterror is set.

Some examples using this method:

• /MacOSX/DVD/DVD Playback
• /MacOSX/DVD/DVD Playback2

DVDPlaybackMBS.DisplaySubPicture(value as boolean)

Type	Topic	Plugin	Version	macOS	Windows	Linux	iOS	Targets
shared method	DVD Playback	MBS MacOSX Plugin	9.2	✅ Yes	❌ No	❌ No	❌ No	Desktop only

Turns the display of subpictures on or off.

value: A Boolean value that specifies whether to display subpictures in the current title. To display subpictures, specify TRUE. To hide subpictures, specify FALSE.

Lasterror is set.

Before calling this function, DVD-Video media needs to be open and video playback started. You can use this function to display or hide additional bitmap graphic elements such as subtitles.

Available in Mac OS X v10.3 and later.

DVDPlaybackMBS.DoButtonActivate(inIndex as Integer)

Type	Topic	Plugin	Version	macOS	Windows	Linux	iOS	Targets
shared method	DVD Playback	MBS MacOSX Plugin	9.2	✅ Yes	❌ No	❌ No	❌ No	Desktop only

Selects and activates a menu button by index.

InIndex: The 1-based index of the menu button the user has selected.

If the index coincides with an active button, this function executes the action corresponding to the button.

Available in Mac OS X v10.4 and later.

DVDPlaybackMBS.DoMenuCGClick(x as Double, y as Double) as Integer

Type	Topic	Plugin	Version	macOS	Windows	Linux	iOS	Targets
shared method	DVD Playback	MBS MacOSX Plugin	9.2	✅ Yes	❌ No	❌ No	❌ No	Desktop only

If the point (in window root view coordinates) coincides with a menu button, it will be selected.

Requires Mac OS X 10.5.
Lasterror is set.

DVDPlaybackMBS.DoMenuCGMouseOver(x as Double, y as Double) as Integer

Type	Topic	Plugin	Version	macOS	Windows	Linux	iOS	Targets
shared method	DVD Playback	MBS MacOSX Plugin	9.2	✅ Yes	❌ No	❌ No	❌ No	Desktop only

If the point (in window root view coordinates) coincides with a menu button, it will be hightlighted.

Requires Mac OS X 10.5.
Lasterror is set.

DVDPlaybackMBS.DoMenuClick(x as Integer, y as Integer) as Integer

Type	Topic	Plugin	Version	macOS	Windows	Linux	iOS	Targets
shared method	DVD Playback	MBS MacOSX Plugin	9.2	✅ Yes	❌ No	❌ No	❌ No	Desktop only

If the point (in port coordinates) coincides with a menu button, it will be selected.

Requires Mac OS X 10.3 or newer.
Lasterror is set.

Some examples using this method:

• /MacOSX/DVD/DVD Playback
• /MacOSX/DVD/DVD Playback2

DVDPlaybackMBS.DoMenuMouseOver(x as Integer, y as Integer) as Integer

Type	Topic	Plugin	Version	macOS	Windows	Linux	iOS	Targets
shared method	DVD Playback	MBS MacOSX Plugin	9.2	✅ Yes	❌ No	❌ No	❌ No	Desktop only

If the point (in port coordinates) coincides with a menu button, it will be hightlighted and it's index returned in outIndex.

Requires Mac OS X 10.3 or newer.
Lasterror is set.

Some examples using this method:

• /MacOSX/DVD/DVD Playback
• /MacOSX/DVD/DVD Playback2

DVDPlaybackMBS.DoUserNavigation(navigation as Integer)

Type	Topic	Plugin	Version	macOS	Windows	Linux	iOS	Targets
shared method	DVD Playback	MBS MacOSX Plugin	9.2	✅ Yes	❌ No	❌ No	❌ No	Desktop only

Allows the user to navigate between menu buttons.

This is usually done using keyboard keys (arrow keys to move and Enter key to choose a menu item).
Requires Mac OS X 10.3 or newer.
Lasterror is set.

Constants:

kDVDUserNavigationMoveUp	1
kDVDUserNavigationMoveDown	2
kDVDUserNavigationMoveLeft	3
kDVDUserNavigationMoveRight	4
kDVDUserNavigationEnter	5

DVDPlaybackMBS.EnableWebAccess(enable as boolean)

Type	Topic	Plugin	Version	macOS	Windows	Linux	iOS	Targets
shared method	DVD Playback	MBS MacOSX Plugin	9.2	✅ Yes	❌ No	❌ No	❌ No	Desktop only

Turns DVD@ccess support on or off.

Lasterror is set.
Requires Mac OS X 10.3 or newer.

DVDPlaybackMBS.HasMedia as boolean

Type	Topic	Plugin	Version	macOS	Windows	Linux	iOS	Targets
shared method	DVD Playback	MBS MacOSX Plugin	9.2	✅ Yes	❌ No	❌ No	❌ No	Desktop only

Returns true if the playback framework has media to play and the framework had received an Open call on the media.

Requires Mac OS X 10.3 or newer.
Lasterror is set.

DVDPlaybackMBS.HasMenu(menu as Integer) as boolean

Type	Topic	Plugin	Version	macOS	Windows	Linux	iOS	Targets
shared method	DVD Playback	MBS MacOSX Plugin	9.2	✅ Yes	❌ No	❌ No	❌ No	Desktop only

Returns if input menu type is available.

Requires Mac OS X 10.3 or newer.
Lasterror is set.

DVDPlaybackMBS.HasNextChapter as boolean

Type	Topic	Plugin	Version	macOS	Windows	Linux	iOS	Targets
shared method	DVD Playback	MBS MacOSX Plugin	9.2	✅ Yes	❌ No	❌ No	❌ No	Desktop only

Returns true if there is a chapter after the current chapter.

Requires Mac OS X 10.3 or newer.
Lasterror is set.

DVDPlaybackMBS.HasPreviousChapter as boolean

Type	Topic	Plugin	Version	macOS	Windows	Linux	iOS	Targets
shared method	DVD Playback	MBS MacOSX Plugin	9.2	✅ Yes	❌ No	❌ No	❌ No	Desktop only

Returns true if there is a chapter before the current chapter.

Requires Mac OS X 10.3 or newer.
Lasterror is set.

DVDPlaybackMBS.Idle

Type	Topic	Plugin	Version	macOS	Windows	Linux	iOS	Targets
shared method	DVD Playback	MBS MacOSX Plugin	9.2	✅ Yes	❌ No	❌ No	❌ No	Desktop only

Allows the framework to get a consistent time to process at. (Might be removed in the future).

Requires Mac OS X 10.3 or newer.
Lasterror is set.

DVDPlaybackMBS.IsDisplayingSubPicture as boolean

Type	Topic	Plugin	Version	macOS	Windows	Linux	iOS	Targets
shared method	DVD Playback	MBS MacOSX Plugin	9.2	✅ Yes	❌ No	❌ No	❌ No	Desktop only

Returns true if subpictures are currently being displayed.

Requires Mac OS X 10.3 or newer.
Lasterror is set.

DVDPlaybackMBS.IsMuted as boolean

Type	Topic	Plugin	Version	macOS	Windows	Linux	iOS	Targets
shared method	DVD Playback	MBS MacOSX Plugin	9.2	✅ Yes	❌ No	❌ No	❌ No	Desktop only

Toggles the mute setting on or off.

Returns true if the playback volume is currently muted.
Requires Mac OS X 10.3 or newer.
Lasterror is set.

DVDPlaybackMBS.IsOnMenu(byref OnMenu as boolean, byref menu as Integer)

Type	Topic	Plugin	Version	macOS	Windows	Linux	iOS	Targets
shared method	DVD Playback	MBS MacOSX Plugin	9.2	✅ Yes	❌ No	❌ No	❌ No	Desktop only

Are we currently on a menu, and if so, which one.

Requires Mac OS X 10.3 or newer.
Lasterror is set.

DVDPlaybackMBS.IsPaused as boolean

Type	Topic	Plugin	Version	macOS	Windows	Linux	iOS	Targets
shared method	DVD Playback	MBS MacOSX Plugin	9.2	✅ Yes	❌ No	❌ No	❌ No	Desktop only

Returns true if the framework has media and is paused.

Requires Mac OS X 10.3 or newer.
Lasterror is set.

DVDPlaybackMBS.IsPlaying as boolean

Type	Topic	Plugin	Version	macOS	Windows	Linux	iOS	Targets
shared method	DVD Playback	MBS MacOSX Plugin	9.2	✅ Yes	❌ No	❌ No	❌ No	Desktop only

Returns true if the framework has media and is playing (even if paused).

Requires Mac OS X 10.3 or newer.
Lasterror is set.

DVDPlaybackMBS.IsSupportedDisplay(CGVideoDisplayHandle as Integer) as boolean

Type	Topic	Plugin	Version	macOS	Windows	Linux	iOS	Targets
shared method	DVD Playback	MBS MacOSX Plugin	9.2	✅ Yes	❌ No	❌ No	❌ No	Desktop only

True if the display is supported.

Lasterror is set.
Requires Mac OS X 10.3 or newer.
You can use the handle from a CGDisplayMBS object.

DVDPlaybackMBS.IsValidMedia(folder as folderitem) as boolean

Type	Topic	Plugin	Version	macOS	Windows	Linux	iOS	Targets
shared method	DVD Playback	MBS MacOSX Plugin	9.2	✅ Yes	❌ No	❌ No	❌ No	Desktop only

Returns true if the folderitem points to a valid media layout.

Requires Mac OS X 10.3 or newer.
Lasterror is set.

Some examples using this method:

• /MacOSX/DVD/DVD Playback
• /MacOSX/DVD/DVD Playback2

DVDPlaybackMBS.Lasterror as Integer

Type	Topic	Plugin	Version	macOS	Windows	Linux	iOS	Targets
shared method	DVD Playback	MBS MacOSX Plugin	9.2	✅ Yes	❌ No	❌ No	❌ No	Desktop only

The last error code reported.

Requires Mac OS X 10.3 or newer.

kDVDErrorUnknown	-70001	Catch all error
kDVDErrorInitializingLib	-70002	There was an error initializing the playback framework
kDVDErrorUninitializedLib	-70003	The playback framework has not been initialized.
kDVDErrorNotAllowedDuringPlayback	-70004	action is not allowed during playback
kDVDErrorUnassignedGrafPort	-70005	A grafport was not set.
kDVDErrorAlreadyPlaying	-70006	Media is already being played.
kDVDErrorNoFatalErrCallBack	-70007	The application did not install a callback routine for fatal errors returned by the framework.
kDVDErrorIsAlreadySleeping	-70008	The framework has already been notified to sleep.
kDVDErrorDontNeedWakeup	-70009	DVDWakeUp was called when the framework was not asleep.
kDVDErrorTimeOutOfRange	-70010	Time code is outside the valid range for the current title.
kDVDErrorUserActionNoOp	-70011	The operation was not allowed by the media at this time.
kDVDErrorMissingDrive	-70012	The DVD drive is not available.
kDVDErrorNotSupportedConfiguration	-70013	The current system configuration is not supported.
kDVDErrorNotSupportedFunction	-70014	The operation is not supported. For example, trying to slow mo backwards.
kDVDErrorNoValidMedia	-70015	The media was not valid for playback.
kDVDErrorWrongParam	-70016	The invalid parameter was passed.
kDVDErrorMissingGraphicsDevice	-70017	A valid graphics device is not available.
kDVDErrorGraphicsDevice	-70018	A graphics device error was encountered.
kDVDErrorPlaybackOpen	-70019	The framework is already open (probably by another process).
kDVDErrorInvalidRegionCode	-70020	The region code was not valid.
kDVDErrorRgnMgrInstall	-70021	The region manager was not properly installed or missing from the system.
kDVDErrorMismatchedRegionCode	-70022	The disc region code and the drive region code do not match.
kDVDErrorNoMoreRegionSets	-70023	The drive does not have any region changes left.
kDVDErrordRegionCodeUninitialized	-70024	The drive region code was not initialized.
kDVDErrorAuthentification	-70025	The user attempting to change the region code could not be authenticated.
kDVDErrorOutOfVideoMemory	-70026	The video driver does not have enough video memory available to playback the media.
kDVDErrorNoAudioOutputDevice	-70027	An appropriate audio output device could not be found.
kDVDErrorSystem	-70028	A system error was encountered.
kDVDErrorNavigation	-70029	The user has made a selection not supported in the current menu.

DVDPlaybackMBS.LastErrorString as string

Type	Topic	Plugin	Version	macOS	Windows	Linux	iOS	Targets
shared method	DVD Playback	MBS MacOSX Plugin	9.2	✅ Yes	❌ No	❌ No	❌ No	Desktop only

Returns an error message for the lasterror code.

Requires Mac OS X 10.3 or newer.

DVDPlaybackMBS.Mute(mute as boolean)

Type	Topic	Plugin	Version	macOS	Windows	Linux	iOS	Targets
shared method	DVD Playback	MBS MacOSX Plugin	9.2	✅ Yes	❌ No	❌ No	❌ No	Desktop only

Toggles the mute setting on or off.

mute: a boolean value that specifies whether to turn the mute setting on or off. To mute the video playback volume, pass TRUE. To restore the previous volume setting, pass FALSE.

Lasterror is set.

Available in Mac OS X v10.3 and later.

DVDPlaybackMBS.NextChapter

Type	Topic	Plugin	Version	macOS	Windows	Linux	iOS	Targets
shared method	DVD Playback	MBS MacOSX Plugin	9.2	✅ Yes	❌ No	❌ No	❌ No	Desktop only

Sets to the next chapter on the current title.

Requires Mac OS X 10.3 or newer.
Lasterror is set.

DVDPlaybackMBS.OpenMediaFile(folder as folderitem)

Type	Topic	Plugin	Version	macOS	Windows	Linux	iOS	Targets
shared method	DVD Playback	MBS MacOSX Plugin	9.2	✅ Yes	❌ No	❌ No	❌ No	Desktop only

Opens a VIDEO_TS folder (can be on a hard drive or a dvd disc).

Requires Mac OS X 10.3 or newer.
Lasterror is set.

DVDPlaybackMBS.OpenMediaVolume(disc as folderitem)

Type	Topic	Plugin	Version	macOS	Windows	Linux	iOS	Targets
shared method	DVD Playback	MBS MacOSX Plugin	9.2	✅ Yes	❌ No	❌ No	❌ No	Desktop only

Opens a DVD disc for playback.

Requires Mac OS X 10.3 or newer.
Lasterror is set.

Some examples using this method:

• /MacOSX/DVD/DVD Playback
• /MacOSX/DVD/DVD Playback2

DVDPlaybackMBS.Pause

Type	Topic	Plugin	Version	macOS	Windows	Linux	iOS	Targets
shared method	DVD Playback	MBS MacOSX Plugin	9.2	✅ Yes	❌ No	❌ No	❌ No	Desktop only

Pauses the media if currently playing.

Requires Mac OS X 10.3 or newer.
Lasterror is set.

DVDPlaybackMBS.Play

Type	Topic	Plugin	Version	macOS	Windows	Linux	iOS	Targets
shared method	DVD Playback	MBS MacOSX Plugin	9.2	✅ Yes	❌ No	❌ No	❌ No	Desktop only

Starts playing the media.

Requires Mac OS X 10.3 or newer.
Lasterror is set.

DVDPlaybackMBS.PreviousChapter

Type	Topic	Plugin	Version	macOS	Windows	Linux	iOS	Targets
shared method	DVD Playback	MBS MacOSX Plugin	9.2	✅ Yes	❌ No	❌ No	❌ No	Desktop only

Sets to the previous chapter on the current title.

Requires Mac OS X 10.3 or newer.
Lasterror is set.

DVDPlaybackMBS.Resume

Type	Topic	Plugin	Version	macOS	Windows	Linux	iOS	Targets
shared method	DVD Playback	MBS MacOSX Plugin	9.2	✅ Yes	❌ No	❌ No	❌ No	Desktop only

Starts playing if currently paused.

Requires Mac OS X 10.3 or newer.
Lasterror is set.

DVDPlaybackMBS.ReturnToTitle

Type	Topic	Plugin	Version	macOS	Windows	Linux	iOS	Targets
shared method	DVD Playback	MBS MacOSX Plugin	9.2	✅ Yes	❌ No	❌ No	❌ No	Desktop only

Returns from the menu back to the current position within the title.

Requires Mac OS X 10.3 or newer.
Lasterror is set.

DVDPlaybackMBS.UpdateVideo

Type	Topic	Plugin	Version	macOS	Windows	Linux	iOS	Targets
shared method	DVD Playback	MBS MacOSX Plugin	9.2	✅ Yes	❌ No	❌ No	❌ No	Desktop only

Forces the video to be updated.

Requires Mac OS X 10.3 or newer.
Lasterror is set.

DVDPlaybackMBS.WakeUp

Type	Topic	Plugin	Version	macOS	Windows	Linux	iOS	Targets
shared method	DVD Playback	MBS MacOSX Plugin	9.2	✅ Yes	❌ No	❌ No	❌ No	Desktop only

Call when system is waking up so playback information can be reset.

Requires Mac OS X 10.3 or newer.
Lasterror is set.
The client must register for sleep notifications with the system so that it can notify the framework of sleep and wake notifications.