Just bought a CD-i. Games that need video module? Dev tools?

[+Gemintronic]

Hello, Party People!

 

Just wondering how important the video module is (not even sure about the correct name). Also, does anybody know if there is a forum with a development section for this beast?

 

Thanks in advance for any help!

 

 

[Seob]

You will need the videomodule with a few of the good games.

for developing i would check the blackmoon project or the cdiinteractive pages.

[high voltage]

http://www.cdinteractive.co.uk/

[OldSchoolRetroGamer]

Hello, Party People!

 

Just wondering how important the video module is (not even sure about the correct name). Also, does anybody know if there is a forum with a development section for this beast?

 

Thanks in advance for any help!

 

 

 

On the 3DO the video module was little more than a means to play VCD's. On CDi however it is REQUIRED for some games for sure.

[Seob]

Development was done on the cd-i 180/181/182 systems. Still kicking myself that i didn't pickup a 180'when i saw one in a thriftshop years ago. Didn't know it was a dev kit, until i came across it on the internet. By that time it was already gone.

[+Gemintronic]

Hmmn.. I was hoping that it was primitive enough to take CD-R media. I'll continue hunting on those sites for a devkit of some sort. It looks like at least one person uses some gcc compiler.

[OldSchoolRetroGamer]

Hmmn.. I was hoping that it was primitive enough to take CD-R media. I'll continue hunting on those sites for a devkit of some sort. It looks like at least one person uses some gcc compiler.

CDi boots CD-r media fine. While I have many original titles I have several burned to CD-r.

[Seob]

You can use cd-rs on a cd-i if burned good. Done it and used them on my cd-i 210, 220, 450, 470 and 550. Without a problem.

[fiddlepaddle]

You are now the proud owner of a device enabling you to watch CDi movies.

 

A little story:

 

Once upon a time, many years ago, I found a CDi copy of Star Trek The Wrath of Khan. I didn't have a CDi machine, so I just popped it into my computer on a lark. It played and I watched it (this was, to my knowledge, prior to the availability of DVDs). I put it in a box and set it aside, and kept it in mind for the time when I ran across more CDi movies at a good price.

 

A couple of years ago, I found a whole box of CDi movies at a yard sale for practically nothing. Some looked interesting, so I bought the lot.

 

I then spent over a week of evenings trying to find a combination of computer/OS to watch them on. Couldn't do it.

 

I've long since abandoned my Win XP computer, so I assume that was where it ran successfully. Apparently Microsoft once supported CDi, but no longer. I don't really understand why they would stop, unless it has to do with an expired license or something.

 

Couldn't do it on Linux either, but it seems that might be possible if someone wanted to put enough effort into it. There is also some evidence online regarding a partially completed emulator...

[Seob]

There is a difference between cd-i movies and video-cd's. Both can be played on the cd-i, but only cd-i movies can be played on a cd-i player. If i'm correct they can't be played on other devices, because of the software used on these discs to render the menu's. Think you can play them if you open the correct files directly on the pc, but i'm not sure.

In both causes the cd-i will need the dvc cartridge.

If you want to watch the worst ever copy of the hunt for red october, u need to get the vcd or cd-i version. They used a compression so bad that you are watching whole scenes that are terrible pixilated. Think they didn't want to use more then 2 discs to put the movie on. The laserdisc version needs 3 disc. This movie really doesn't justice to the cd-i movie playback capabilities.