Re: Kate's Video CD

[J.W.Hartman@fys.ruu.nl (Jan Willem Hartman)]

In <9506032314.aa19123@post.demon.co.uk> zpj@huskbeat.demon.co.uk (Steve ZPJ) writes:


>> > >So what's the scoop on this "highly successful Video CD"?  Does anyone 
>> > >have it?  Has anyone seen one?  Is this the elusive and impossible to 
>> > >find CD-ROM of Kate's Whole Story compilation that no-one has been able 
>> > >to get their hands on?
>> 
>> > >I need it I want it I must have it.
>> 
>> > I have a copy of the Video CD concerned, however I don't have a MPEG player to
>> > view it, perhaps one day...
>> 
>> I have it too, and also, amazingly, can't play it.  What it appears to
>> be is two CDs (not strictly CD-ROMs, as they are supposedly "White Book"
>> encoded) containing MPEG versions of the Whole Story videos.
>> 
>> While I have an operable software MPEG player, my CD-ROM driver is
>> incapable of reading the tracks (NEC 3xi, Adaptec EZ-SCSI drivers);
>> whether I need new drivers, or a whole new drive, I don't know.
>> 
>> If anyone nearby has a Phillips CD-I machine (which supposedly can
>> play White Book Video CDs), I'll happily bring the discs over!
>> 
>> 		- Craig @ SCO near London.
>> 
>> --------------------
>Me too, you need a Reelmagic card for the PC to make it White Book 
>compatible, or an MPEG adapter for a 3DO or, as you say, a Phillips 
>CDI machine. I am waiting for the 3DO's MPEG adapter because the 
>Reelmagic isn't as good.
>  A friend working at a computer shop has offered to play it on the 
>display computers for me someday, so as soon as he gets round to it 
>I'll let everyone know what it's like. It's a pity that Kate hasn't 
>released a CD-ROM as it seems to be the latest thing for music 
>wizards to do. We can live in hope, I suppose.
>--
>Steve ZPJ

>-- Anyone who can stay sane in this world must be mad --

I have an MPEG card on my PC. I have bought the VideoCD. It's
brilliant. Full screen full motion video (30 fps)+ stereo 44 KHz
sound... and all on your desktop. (Fair to say though, that at full
screen the images are pixelated, just because the maximum resolution
for CDi-movies/VideoCD's are about 300x400 (more or less.. I haven't
counted the pixels..)).Amazing. If you have an MPEG card and
a CD player, this VideoCD is a must-have. 

Some comments on the above: there are also other brands MPEG card,
not only RealMagic.. it will cost you about $400 I think.
VideoCD can usually not be played on a CDi player. You will need a
'video cartridge' to do that.

JanWillem