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I made a DVD which has 1 min introduction at the beginning then following by the main menu. When I used VLC player (0.9.9) to play the DVD, it directly jumped to the main menu without playing the introduction.
Then I used Window Medium Player to play the DVD on the same computer, it played from the introduction then the main menu. I also played the DVD on the TV by using DVD player, it played from the introduction then the main menu.

The VLC player Open Disc setting as:
Disc Selection: DVD
Starting Position:
Title: 0
Chapter: 0

Do I miss something?
How to make the VLC player to play the DVD from the beginning?

Thanks in advance.

VLC assumes that the first video is some sort of anti-piracy clip and skips it. You should be able to play the disc correctly if you force VLC to start playback from correct chapter/title.

VLC assumes that the first video is some sort of anti-piracy clip and skips it. You should be able to play the disc correctly if you force VLC to start playback from correct chapter/title.

Thanks for the reply!
Can you tell me how to force force VLC to start playback from beginning?(there is not chapter or title on the instroduction part)

It should have chapter/title number. PowerDVD for example should show it, if you use OSD.

Tools -> Preferences -> Show settings: ALL
Input codecs -> Access modules -> DVD with menus
Untick the option "Start directly in menu".
Save the preferences then close and restart VLC.

I think this option should be left unticked by default for best compatibility.
Wink to the developers

Tools -> Preferences -> Show settings: ALL
Input codecs -> Access modules -> DVD with menus
Untick the option "Start directly in menu".
Save the preferences then close and restart VLC.

I think this option should be left unticked by default for best compatibility.
Wink to the developers

Thanks Lotesdelere.
I reset the preferences as you mentioned. Now it works the way DVD should.