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In article <1cj30gINNb07@uniwa.uwa.edu.au> craig@ec.uwa.oz.au (Craig Richmond - division) writes:
>Quicktime is supposed to let you open the photoCD files I seem to recall.
>If this is the case, can you simply open the files as PICTs with no loss in
>quality rather than opening them through the developers kit?
>
Yes, because Apple bought the Developer's kit and wrote code that they are
distributing.
>

>Can you post the interfaces to the developers kit so people can see what
>the developers kit actually provides?  Even a list of library functions
>provided may help.
>
I don't have the kit itself, but here's what I found in the planning guide:
(these aren't the actual function names, but more descriptions of the
functions)
set color format
set resolution
set transform (rotate, mirror)
get rotation (tells you how to read the function so it's right side up)
get block, load image (read the image or part of an image)
open, close (open close image pac)

there are a few more functions, but this is the meat of the package.

>What sort of grunt is required to turn a photCD picture into a TV
>resolution bitmap in a reasonable time?  ie, can you build it into a
>domestic CD player for a few hundred dollars (I know that 24 bit for a few
>hundred dollars is a tad on the unlikely side) or will PhotoCD players be
>built that play CD's as an added bonus instead of the reverse.  I guess the
>outcome is the same, but its easier to do if the consumer percieves they
>are getting a real bonus for a slight cost rather than getting something
>they already have (in their CD player) by buying a luxury consumer item.
>
The image construction in the player is all done in custom hardware. 
You probably could add it for a hundred at the most. Consider that the nice
player is just a nice regular CD player with photo cd capability, and it
only lists for about $500 (and the market hasn't given the prices a chance
to drop like they have with regular CD players yet).

>Can you simply copy the Pictures onto your your HD, or for that matter onto
>a floppy and give them to your friends?  Or do you have to get a photoCD
>duplicated at the local shop to have copies of the photos?  Basically does
>PhotoCD Access software require the CD media.  I would hope that it did
>not.
>
The Photo CD access software reads and image from the photo cd, and saves it
in another format on your HD/floppy, like TIFF or PICT. from there, you can do
what you want with it, like give it to a friend.

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