Apple DVD Player: Movies Play in Slow Motion

This article describes an issue where movies may occasionally play in slow motion, stutter, or stop playing when you watch them from a DVD-Video disc on your computer.
Symptom

When watching a movie from a DVD-Video disc, the sound stutters, the movie plays in slow motion (two or three frames per second), or it completely stops playing.


Solution
If the DVD-Video title uses "Concealment Motion Vector" (CMV) encoding, a type of encoding used in some countries, including Japan, the video will appear to play very slowly in Apple DVD Player. Download and install Apple DVD Player 2.7 or later to correct this issue.
Published Date: Feb 19, 2012