I know that there is no software built in for the mac to play vcd directly out of the box i find that very strange almost every other brand of computer out there are able to play vcd from there drives using a dvd player. but the idvd player on mac dont play vcds. So there for i tried to use vlc player to play the vcd, it did play for a while but it keeps crashing. it would play for about 20 mins then crash, i have tired different vcds still the same problem. Also when i playing a vcd the dvd drive seems to be spinning constantly and making a very loud noise is this normal? is there anyway to play vcd on my mbp with out any problems.