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<strong>DVD</strong> on Computers<br />

TABLE 11.4<br />

Target Platform for<br />

Software <strong>DVD</strong>-<br />

Video Playback<br />

lion computers in the U.S. were capable of playing MPEG-1 video. <strong>DVD</strong>-<br />

Video player software is usually bundled with a <strong>DVD</strong>-ROM computer or a<br />

<strong>DVD</strong>-ROM upgrade kit.<br />

<strong>DVD</strong>-Video Drivers<br />

Windows Mac OS<br />

CPU Pentium II G3<br />

Minimum speed 350 MHz 300 MHz<br />

Recommended speed 400 MHz 350 MHz<br />

Memory 16 to 32 MB SDRAM 16 MB<br />

Video bus AGP or PCI AGP or PCI<br />

Minimum video memory 2 MB 2 MB<br />

Bus PCI or PCI/ISA PCI<br />

455<br />

Drive controller ATAPI (SFF 8090) IDE/SCSI, Built-in SCSI<br />

bus master DMA, and (SFF 8090) or IDE<br />

12 Mbps min.<br />

Audio AC ‘97 chipset, 48 kHz Standard built-in<br />

Software Audio/video decoder, Apple <strong>DVD</strong> Video player<br />

<strong>DVD</strong>-Video navigator<br />

Decoder driver software is required for video and audio, along with specialized<br />

<strong>DVD</strong> I/O, such as for CSS authentication. A complication is that<br />

the multimedia content of <strong>DVD</strong> is streaming data. Unlike traditional computer<br />

data, which can be read into memory in its entirety or in small<br />

chunks, audio and video data is continuous and time-critical. In the case of<br />

<strong>DVD</strong>, a constant stream of data must be fed from the <strong>DVD</strong>-ROM; split into<br />

separate streams; fed to decryptors, decoders, and other processors; combined<br />

with graphics and other computer-generated video; possibly combined<br />

with computer-generated audio; and then fed to the video display<br />

and audio hardware. This data stream, which can be monstrous when<br />

decompressed, may pass through the CPU and the bus many times on its<br />

trip from the disc to the display and the speakers. In order to make this<br />

process as efficient as possible, optimized low-level operating support is

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