Hi Richard,

    The VideoCD specification ver 2.0 is available
    under "White Book" spec from Philips. AudioCD
    spec is called the "Red Book".
    You have to pay for it, of course. Point your
    browser to www.licensing.philips.com

    VCD hardware (full-size player) is widely
    available in the Far East for less than US$50.
    Most of these VCD players also supports MP3 disc
    playback. These MP3 disc are just normal ISO9660
    disc with MP3 files (~300 files/songs per disc).
    So I would'nt advise building your own player.

    Most uses MPEG1 decoders from C-Cube (www.c-cube.com)
    or ESS Technology (www.esstech.com).

Regards,
Peter Tiang

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From: "Richard Sloan" <rsloan@MP3KIT.COM>
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Sent: Saturday, February 10, 2001 11:48 PM
Subject: [EE]: VCD hardware, software?


> Looking for VCD specs, schematics, etc.... How does VCD work and how might
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