General notes

 All CDs are for use with the PC computer only (hybrid discs for using on Macs are not available at this time) !
CDs Format : ISO9660/Joliet

 

General technical specifications

Computer

PC compatible computer

Operating system

All systems with multimedia extensions (MS Windows recommended). CDs were tested under all versions of  32-bit MS Windows, IBM OS/2 Warp 4 (with Joliet format reading ability and Netscape plug-in) and SuSE Linux 7.2.

Graphic adapter

Accelerated graphic card, true color recommended

CD-ROM drive

CD-ROM with CD-R reading ability

Software

Properly installed web-browser for running of CD Index, browser and off-line version of the website, additional image viewer for viewing original full-sized photos.


Additional technical specifications for CDs with videos

Required equipment for playback of videos in appropriate quality : 

Computer

PC compatible computer with Pentium or equivalent processor - frequency > 200MHz and more

Operating system

All systems with multimedia extensions (MS Windows recommended) and MPEG-1 playback ability. CDs were tested under all versions of  32-bit MS Windows, IBM OS/2 Warp 4 with Netscape plug-in and SuSE Linux 7.2.

Video and Audio Player

All with MPEG-1 video playback ability, sound system required, Real Player for viewing clips in Real-movie format

Graphic adapter

Video-accelerated graphic card with full-screen mode possibility, true color

CD-ROM drive

CD-ROM with 8x speed (minimum) and better

Sound system

High-quality sound system for playing videos with sound - sound card with full-res speakers


Technical parameters of videos :

Video format

MPEG-1 video with CD-quality sound

Native video resolution

320x240 pix.

Color system, framerate

PAL, 25 fps.

Recommended max. screen resolution for best quality in full-screen mode

800x600 pix.

Total bitrate

1800000 b./sec.

Sound parameters

CD-quality, 16-bit, 41000Hz, stereo