VCD poll

[Dekatophil]

MacOS X dosen't currently support VCD (WhiteBook format) playback. It could e.g. be incorporated into the DVD Player.
How important is VCD playback capability for you ?

Please rate the "importance" from 1-5, where
1 = "not important"
5 = "very important"

[julguribye]

huh?....dots?

It's not very important for the avarage consumer, but it would be a nice add and necceseary to make X more "complete"

[AdmiralAK]

I would like VCD support, but to be honest there arent that many out there. I would like SVCD support as well

[kenny]

Admiral, there are TONS of VCD's available. There are still quite a few titles that have not made it to DVD (in the US) that can be had on VCD. I've got the Indiana Jones trilogy on VCD, and although the quality isn't what you'd expect from DVD, it beats the hell out of VHS. Even current titles are available (not to mention pr0n... ) Have a look:

http://www.coolvcd.com/
http://www.eurekamovies.com/
http://www.vcdgallery.com/

You can even find titles on eBay.

I find the lack of Whitebook support in OSX to be limiting in another way.. I use the Terapin VCD recorder instead of VHS; I let the TiVo grab the shows, then I save them to VCD using the Terapin recorder. I currently have to rip the Mpeg files off the disk using a Windows (yech!) machine, since X doesn't have the support in the drivers.

Also, it's not enough for the DVD player to have the support. The CDROM drivers have to have the support for Whitebook. Just as the OS has to support UDF for DVD-video to play, VCD playback requires the support at the driver level (and then the quicktime player could do the playback).

... my $0.02...

[AdmiralAK]

since you know more about VCD than I.... can you point me in teh right direction for music videos ?

[kenny]

Well, I mostly use VCD for recording my own stuff, with the occasional purchase of films (I don't much look for music videos), but a quick glance reveals music videos at:

http://www.vcdgallery.com/musicvcd.htm
http://www.coolvcd.com/music-videos/index.html

And, of course, there's always eBay...

[ulrik]

This may sound a bit stupid, but where's the problem with playing VCDs under OS X? Worked for me since 10.1...

[rdhazrd]

Well, I just tossed in my Pirates of Silicon Valley VCD and neither one worked. QT said there was input/output errors.