Coming soon, the I-level CD

Article Abstract:

Compact Disc Interactive machines play ordinary audio CDs and CD-I discs where pictures, text, sound and animation can be controlled by the user. Philips are launching CD-I in the UK with FMV (full motion video) to follow. They demonstrated work on compressing film and TV programmes onto disc. CD-I with FMV stores 72 minutes of video on each disc. The music industry is interested as costs will be much lower than laser discs and cheaper than videos, with much better sound. Photo-CD permits ordinary photos to be stored on CD and viewed on TV.

Innovations, Video recordings

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Games soon won't be kids' stuff any more

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The Chicago Consumer Electronics Show 1993 demonstrated the realism in computer games as television combines with compact disc technology. Sophisticated games permit the player to participate in the story, which has experienced actors and near television quality pictures. Paramount will produce films on CD-I, including three interactive titles. Sega Channel will introduce 50 titles for the Sega Megadrive through cable television in the UK. The British Board of Film Classification seeks legislation to control electronic media.

Hotels and motels, Psychological aspects, Computer games, Sega Enterprises Ltd., Consumer Electronics Show, Censorship, 1993 AD, Paramount

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CD players with split personalities

Article Abstract:

Philips, Matsushita and Sony settled on a common format, MPEG1, for encoding and storing full-motion video (FMV) material on CDs. Standard-size discs can store 74 minutes of video. The sound quality is superior to VHS and the picture is better than VHS. Philips launches an add-on FMV cartridge for its CD-I player in the autumn of 1993. CD player manufacturers will probably make video CD ready players which will need a converter box costing about 200 pounds sterling. Some music CDs will include 10 minutes of video.

Standards, Compact disc industry, Compact disk industry, Combination CD-video players, VCD players

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