Q: Does Kodi allow me to play ISO files? I know there may be not many people out there, who still want to play DVD ISO images like I do. But I have a lot of them and really want to make full use of them.
A: Yes, Kodi has officially stated that Kodi can natively play DVD-Video movies stored in ISO and IMG DVD-images or DVD-Video (IFO/VOB/BUP) images.
If your ISO file cannot be recognized by Kodi, it is likely that the ISO file does not conform to the DVD-video structure. So, next, I will show you how to solve Kodi ISO playback issues easily.
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Kodi is a multi-platform home-theater PC (HTPC) application that allows you to manage all media files systematically. To perform Kodi ISO playback, firstly, please download and install the latest version of Kodi then follow the steps below.
Step 1. Classify all ISO files and move them to different folders.
Step 2. Run Kodi and click the Enter files section > Add videos, press the Browse button to add the ISO folder location, and here you can customize the name for this media source, then click OK.
Step 3. Click on This directory contains and select the appropriate category based on your ISO type. Here, for Movies, select the information provider, click OK and refresh the information. Kodi will scan your ISO movies using information provider database.
Step 4. After the scan is over, you will find in the main Kodi interface that your ISO movie has not only been sorted by Genres, but also displays the movie information and cover that's been downloaded.
Step 5. Click on the Movies category on the left to see all the ISO files imported for analysis. Click to pop up the built-in player for direct playback.
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Most ISO files can be played directly through the above steps, however, Kodi is not able to decrypt protected ISO images, which leads to ISO Kodi playback failure. At the same time, many users have complained that Kodi cannot recognize TV series ISOs with multiple episodes. In this case, ripping video directly from the ISO is the best solution.
WonderFox DVD Ripper Pro not only decrypts and rips multiple episodes, but also removes useless UOPs protections, such as bothersome trailers, commercials, etc. Moreover, this software can reduce the size of the ISO video and save disk storage space to the most extent. Now, free download this software to solve Kodi ISO playback issue once and for all.
Free download, free download install and launch WonderFox DVD Ripper Pro on your PC. As you can see, the software is also capable of converting DVD discs and Video_TS folders. Click on the "ISO Image" button to load ISO files from your computer.
The software will automatically analyze, decrypt, and list all contents from the source and mark the main title. For TV show ISO files, you can manually check multiple titles.
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Now, select the desired audio and subtitle track, and click on the Output Format section on the right. Then choose an output format such as MP4 under the Video tab for converting ISO to MP4 digital video format.
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Define the output path at the bottom of the interface, and finally, click the RUN button in the lower right corner to launch the ISO conversion.
Locate the converted video when the conversion finishes and import the video into Kodi for playback. Now, the problem of Kodi DVD ISO not working has been solved.
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