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Using Video CDs For Education

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the low-tech-high-tech dept.

Phil Shapiro writes: "Video CDs offer one of the lowest-cost ways of distributing training and instruction. They can be duplicated much faster than VHS videotapes, the media is much cheaper and the postage costs are much cheaper. Learn how and why we ought to be exploring the educational potential of this new media."

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  1. Watch out for CD-R VCD in older DVD players by benwaggoner · · Score: 5, Informative

    One great thing about VCD is that they work in standard DVD players (NTSC and PAL VCD discs only work in players for the respective formats, of course; a limitation not seen on computers). However, lots of older DVD players can't read CD-R media, because of an incompatibiliity with the DVD laser. Duplicated VCDs on normal CD media work just fine, of course. All DVD players in the market today should work, AFAIK.

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  2. vcdhelp.com by metatruk · · Score: 5, Informative

    A good place to learn how to convert various media to burnable (S)VCD format can be found at http://www.vcdhelp.com