playing dvds from hard disk

[toyfactory]

toyfactory wrote:
> This seems like a very stupid question, but...
> 
> How do I play DVDs I've ripped using vobcopy -m?
> 
> I have a complete copy of the DVD file structure in a folder on my hard
> disk.  I can play individual .vob files but I can't work how to play the
> whole DVD (menus, etc) in VLC, Totem, or MPlayer.

I seem to answer my own posts quite a lot.

I guess I can make it into an .iso, which I then mount and play in VLC.
 Is there a more direct way?

Nick