Specifications

CD-i FAQ 2000 Edition Revised February 21, 2001
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• Version 2.0
The program was changed to allow for other applications besides music video or karaoke. The
layout of the buttons was changed from the colorfull yellow and red to more quiet shades of gray.
Some terminology was changed (like the "Vocals on/off" switch in the settings screen which is
now called "Channel 1/2").
• Version 3.0
Complete restyle of the layout of the application, that has been used troughout all 3.x versions.
The application now fully supports Video-CD 1.1, for example it allows advancing to chapter
points within a track. Display of track number, chapter number and running time using 'on screen
display'. It had some new playback features, like displaying succesive stills when the pause
button is pressed repeatingly. The application can be customized in extensive ways, for example
by replacing the background of the menu, by implementing hot-spots within menu screens that
advance to video sequences or other menu screens. Minor things like the color of the cursor, the
time-out time for the video to begin, and wether or not the introduction sequence should be
interruptable could also be defined by the content developer.
• Version 3.01
This version continues the display time on the next disc in a multi-volume disc set, instead of
beginning all over again. It allows for CD-i specific subtitling. Scan (search) functions can be
enabled or disabled.
• Version 3.1
Search-function now continues when the button is pressed for a given amount of time. 7-speed
slow motion function added. Improved the font of CD-i closed captioning. Support for CD-i multi
disc titles: the application request the next disc without going trough a player reset.
• Version 3.11
Channel selection can be included in the menu screens by content developers (compare to audio
selection on a DVD-Video disc). Some minor changes and improvements.
• Version 3.2
Slighty optimized version, minor performance improvements and error correction enhancements.
• Version 4.0
This version of the application fully conforms to the Video-CD 2.0 standard. Customization of
menu screens now conforms to the White Book 2.0 standard (background images, menu
selections, etc.). Support for the display of high resolution MPEG still images. Support for the
playback of CD-Audio tracks on a Video-CD disc. CD-i specific subtitling is still available. CD-i
specific customization of background screens and menus as used in the 3.x application has been
removed.
• Version 4.1
This version continued the support of the Video-CD 2.0 standard. It now includes support of
extended PSD, allowing for hot spot selections in screen images like with the 3.x application (but
now in a Video-CD 2.0 consistent manner), instead of only allowing for number selection in the
menu bar.
Some interim-releases for the 4.1 version are also available (4.1.1 up to 4.1.7). Minor bugs were
fixed and the automatic recovery of video playback in case of a read error was added which is
usefull in environments where user control is not available (such as with linear in-store video
display).
Both the latest Video-CD 1.1 optimized version (3.2) as well as the latest Video-CD 2.0 compliant
version (4.1.1) are available for download at the CD-i Application Downloads section at
www.icdia.org.
A document intented for Video-CD producers describing how to install and customize the Video-
CD on CD-i application version 4.1 can be found in the CD-i Technical Documentation / Software
section at www.icdia.org.