tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19634944.post2663875630736355485..comments2024-03-24T20:07:02.400+00:00Comments on The Dreamcast Junkyard: Bonus Feature: The Corpse Bride – Deleted ScenesTom Charnockhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05593308178739317252noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19634944.post-90433540534616017712021-01-11T21:51:09.558+00:002021-01-11T21:51:09.558+00:00continued again:
But it is also worth remembering...continued again:<br /><br />But it is also worth remembering that UMD video is a thing that exists and was relatively successful (compared with HD-DVD), and is only compatible with PSP. That, even though only PSP uses it, is even recognised as a video rather than software and the GUI even has it in the video section. I suppose it was probably intended to be used by other products as well, hence "universal", though that probably just means that the disc can have anything stored on it, thought that isn't really much different to DVD and CD. But UMD also had the draw of being portable, which I suppose GVD/DCVD wouldn't, though it could potentially draw with lower price and maybe lower hardware price too.<br /><br />Nice article by the way! Maybe one day we will have someone producing proper GD-Rs and GD burners, and pressing GDs too!. And of course an affordable Dreamcast ahrdware clone. It is probably in a better position than all of the other systems from the same time to have one made. There already an open source version of the Sh2, with SH2a and SH4 on the way according to wikipedia (look up J cores if you don't already know about it), though it has said the same for quite a few years. Patents have expired. I don't know how easy it would be to copy the CLX2 and if patents are still renewed for it - i doubt it - its not like an old film or game, its just obsolete technology. Probably no patents are held for N64 but I don't know how close any part of that is to being re-implemented in hardware. https://www.j-core.org/ sounds like their SH4 implementation might not be 100% compatible with the original, just good enoguh for new software designed for it specifically, so might need a bit of extra development to work in a DC clone. The Yamaha SISP would probably have to be emulated by something new, I don't know. ARM7 is still popular today so I'm sure all the patents are renewed when they need to be.Savlonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12153881162874855809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19634944.post-81866526118207705952021-01-11T21:48:12.753+00:002021-01-11T21:48:12.753+00:00Continued because I didn't realise there was a...Continued because I didn't realise there was a character limit at first and didn't want to rewrite:<br /><br />So, now I'm done with that worthless paragraph I can get onto VGD, as I would have calld it, or DCVD as it apparently was more likely to be called. I never would have imagined that it may have been a thing that they might have considered. The first advantage is over VCD which is obvious: almost double the space with GD-ROM. You could compensate against DVD space by having double sided discs and maybe 2 discs per film (as with Laserdisc and VCD as said in the article, and as said in the article directly, also the first thing I thoguht of). This probably sounds a bit vague but a standard just for DC would allow use of much more processing power for more complex compression algortihms that would be too much for the VCD and DVD standards to demand as every player would have to be like a Nuon. So maybe you could compensate for the missing space with less space than 2 double sided GDs. Of course, if the Dreamcast was designed with video playback as a feature to begin with, it would have built in support for playback of ordinary VCDS (unless they wanted a walled garden for films) and it probably would have also played DVDs to begin with, though maybe that could have been omitted for cost I suppose. The main draw of the DCVD would be that it could be made without the machine being designed explicitly for it. Because it's just for Dreamcast, nothing else, it would just be a software GD that plays a film. The DC doesn't need to be already programmed with any video playback stuff. And of course newer films can include newer improved playback software. It is not like DVD or VCD where it has to be played by loads of non-standardardised hardware and software.<br /><br />Maybe my thoughts about the idea also surfaced from hearing tidbits about it in the past? Maybe from some YouTube video or maybe this is just not my first time reading this article?<br /><br />I would like to point out, though it is not particularly relevant, that the early JDM PS2s also need special software booted from a memory card that you buy in order to play DVDs, though that is different to needing an entirely separate drive and more like the Xbox dongle (maybe for the same reason - maybe Sony was affected by the royalty but just decided it was worth it after some experimentation without it?).Savlonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12153881162874855809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19634944.post-68798494309685403632021-01-11T21:45:59.108+00:002021-01-11T21:45:59.108+00:00I found this quite interesting. My interest in DC ...I found this quite interesting. My interest in DC has come up again (like my interests in everything, they come and go and come back again at high frequency) and I was dreaming about how it could have been saved, and one of the things I thought of was films on GD-ROM (to combat DVD). Of course all of this is useless now, but alternate history fantasies I have found are a significant part of the Dreamcast experience at least for me.<br /><br />A DVD accessory needed to play certain games would only reduce customers' faith in the longevity of the products they are buying (and the other Mega CD problems like having to buy loads of gear), and if you didn't release many games that required it, then you would just have the chicken and egg problem where few people buy the accessory and then few games are made for it because of that and so even fewer people buy the accessory, though maybe i suppose it could draw people to the Dreamcast with just the knowledge that they could get it if they ever needed it even if they never do. And of course, if it only plays DVD films, then it is pointless and may as well be a standalone DVD player (I have no idea how the Xbox 360 HD-DVD drives are as common as they are), unless it features special zooming and smooth rewinding functions like the nuon, or lets you look at extra content that you are meant to use a PC to access and stuff like that, though I don't know how many people care about that (probably only existing DC owners would bother). I think probably the only viable solution to DVD on Dreamcast is to just include it in new units or maybe jsut a higher end model for those that want it, that just has DVD playback as an extra built in function like the PS2, but all games are still released on GD-ROM so existing user base is supported, consumers aren't so scared of obsolescence and people who don't need it can buy the cheaper model. The lack of DVD games would be invisible and irrelevant to the average consumer. Most DC games even fit on a CD. Shenmues and soul caliburs are just exceptions. Only problem is that the DVD model would probably be more expensive than the PS2 because of the DVD format royalty that Sony probably didn't have to worry about (the reason why the Xbox can't even play DVDs without the special dongle containing the software even though the hardware is perfectly capbale - to avoid the royalty on the console itself).<br />Savlonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12153881162874855809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19634944.post-9212395775564854792018-01-08T04:36:42.649+00:002018-01-08T04:36:42.649+00:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.alicetaylor123https://www.blogger.com/profile/00537436547999843196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19634944.post-84460080571897985452016-04-17T12:16:48.774+00:002016-04-17T12:16:48.774+00:00I actually have some movies for the Dreamcast, one...I actually have some movies for the Dreamcast, one of which is The Ring, and it comes on 2 GD-Roms. I have no idea how it works, it just does. Never actually watched it all the way through to compare the quality but I may have to try it now!Mooglamachuckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10547103427449461524noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19634944.post-46167372838929047062015-12-24T15:54:10.389+00:002015-12-24T15:54:10.389+00:00"I have half a mind to do a kickstarter to br..."I have half a mind to do a kickstarter to bring the DcVD format to life, using OVERRiDE's self-booting MIL-CD method and getting them pressed professionally instead of burnt to CD-R, just to show that it could have been done and that the concept was sound. There are a number of public domain films out there that could be used, most of which are in black and white, so with optimum bit rate settings they might even compress favourably to fit onto one CD."<br /><br />^Please do this. Seriously.noisereduxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11922537561887023222noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19634944.post-65763294926788879962015-06-14T19:35:09.773+00:002015-06-14T19:35:09.773+00:00It wouldn't totally surprise me to find out th...It wouldn't totally surprise me to find out that if dcvd is even real that it wasn't intended to be a serious contender to the dvd format but something for non playable demos and fmv cut scenes to take advantage of . However if it was intended to be a something that was to compete with the dvd formt then its just another example of sega's innovative ahead of its time thinking and another reason sega needs to jump back in the console market as soon as the 9th of gaming starts <br /><br />https://www.change.org/p/sega-of-america-to-design-and-release-a-sega-dreamcast-limited-edition-console?share_id=jJXlVAmkceAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06522700933737883702noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19634944.post-10041117924338354182015-06-11T13:50:14.402+00:002015-06-11T13:50:14.402+00:00Robocop? Get it sorted!Robocop? Get it sorted!Lorfariushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05243993639923583106noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19634944.post-80257835373267920732015-06-11T09:06:46.413+00:002015-06-11T09:06:46.413+00:00As always, interesting article. As always, interesting article. Mongroovyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12958724763843973358noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19634944.post-16971643162513161962015-06-11T02:51:55.213+00:002015-06-11T02:51:55.213+00:00Yeah, I'll let you know if CRIWARE ever gets b...Yeah, I'll let you know if CRIWARE ever gets back to me to confirm or deny. <br /><br />If I were to hazard a guess, I'd say that OVERRiDE's movie creator may have been mistaken for being related to something official. The wording on the wikipedia page implies that is was an official sega proprietary format, but I think that might be a mistake, and it was only ever used for bootleg CD-Rs. <br /><br />Happy to be proven wrong, and it's an interesting hypothetical regardless.doceggfanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11060105388073777759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19634944.post-83500677496831046912015-06-10T15:56:40.255+00:002015-06-10T15:56:40.255+00:00I'm incredibly curious. I would love to see a...I'm incredibly curious. I would love to see at least more information on the topic.blatz42https://www.blogger.com/profile/00345114925418921013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19634944.post-55544769960486131022015-06-10T13:23:13.334+00:002015-06-10T13:23:13.334+00:00On balance, this is probably the correct answer. :...On balance, this is probably the correct answer. :) Cheers.doceggfanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11060105388073777759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19634944.post-6115175849640191722015-06-10T09:30:33.155+00:002015-06-10T09:30:33.155+00:00No. I just want my little white box to do what I o...No. I just want my little white box to do what I originally intended to use it for and that was simply to play video games. Interesting article nonetheless.CD ageShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17523924244501827746noreply@blogger.com