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RE: VideoCD

From: GRAHAM.G.R.DOMBKINS@msm.bhp.com.au
Date: Mon, 08 Aug 1994 10:06:18 +0200
Subject: RE: VideoCD
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Markku Kolkka sez...
>>    So... I suppose you want to now what the vid's are like??
>> WELL SO DO I!!  :-( I've got a Mac Quadra 800 all the RAM and HD
>> space I need. I've got Sparkle v2.1 (for those that don' t know
>> this is an MPEG player for the Mac)
>Is this a _hardware_ MPEG decoder? Software decoders aren't fast enough
>(although DEC claims a 275MHz Alpha can do it). Also, most software
>players can't handle MPEG system (combined audio+video) bitstreams.

    Could some kind UK Love-Hound please give UK EMI a call and ask what's
required in a Mac and PC to play this thing?

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