Newsgroups: alt.cd-rom Path: cdrom.com!barrnet.net!sgiblab!darwin.sura.net!howland.reston.ans.net!vixen.cso.uiuc.edu!uwm.edu!news.doit.wisc.edu!decwrl!netcomsv!netcomsv!optimla!davido From: davido@optimla.aimla.com (David Oseas) Subject: Re: Movies on CD Message-ID: Keywords: VIDEO, CD, PC, VHS, S-VHS Sender: news@optimla.aimla.com Nntp-Posting-Host: somebody Organization: PIMA References: <2gco9f$dfu@hpscit.sc.hp.com> Date: Thu, 6 Jan 1994 01:55:34 GMT Lines: 24 olivier_thizy@hp6300.desk.hp.com asks about VideoCDs. I've not only seen several, I've helped to create three titles (eight discs in all) so far. VideoCDs are a new standard developed by Philips & JVC to supply up to about 72 minutes of compressed "full screen" video & audio on standard CD-ROM/XA discs. MPEG-1 compression is used. The standard for VideoCD is called the "White Book". Currently, Philips is producing a DigitalVideo cartridge for CD-i players capable of decoding VideoCDs. JVC produces Karaoke players compatible with this standard. At the October World-of-Commodore-Amiga (WOCA) Show in Pasadena, a VideoCD compatible cartridge for CD32 was demonstrated. I do not know of any such boards out yet for any personal computer or other multimedia box; however, both 3DO & Jaguar are rumored to be bringing out cartridges sometime late this year or next year. Hope this answers your question. -- /// David L. Oseas (davido@aimla.com) "Only AMIGA Makes it Possible" /// Sr. Software Engineer (310) 444-6150 \\\/// Philips Interactive Media of America (PIMA), Los Angeles, CA \XX/ [OPINIONS ARE MY OWN & DO NOT NECESSARILY REFLECT PHILIPS POLICIES]