[MPlayer-users] Re: Playing xcd image files

Martin Collins martin at mkcollins.org
Fri Jun 20 11:41:12 CEST 2003


On Fri, 20 Jun 2003 02:14:43 -0500
Jonathan Rogers <jonner at teegra.net> wrote:

> Now there remains the question of how this will affect reliability
> of the media. My hope is that while it decreases the bit-for-bit 
> reliability, playback reliability may be slightly better.

I don't know the details but it is suggested you only use OGMs for XCD
and not AVIs because the latter lack error correction. Presumably the
error correction in the OGM can compensate for the lack of it in the
XCD. Anyway, you should always treat CD media with the same care you
would give vinyl.

Martin



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