[comp.ivideodisc] Chapter/Track limits on CDV's

brwk@doc.ic.ac.uk (Bevis King) (03/13/89)

I've been having a problem with a PAL CD-V disc, and I am intrested
to know if anyone has seen this problem before and whether there is
a cure.

The disc concerned is a CDV 12", Mike Oldfield - The Wind Chimes, the
player is a Philips CDV-475 combi with rev 3.1 firmware.

Track 2 runs from 0:20 to 22:19, track 3 from 22:19 to 25:36 (I think
these figures are right), anyway track 2 is over 21 minutes long.  The
problem is that if I program play of track 2 and then track 3, it does
not play the full length of track 2, instead stopping at 9:58 and jumping
straight to track 3 start at 22:19.

This could be:

	a) a bug in the player firmware (I intend to get an up-rev ROM
	   when Philips service start issuing parts)

	b) a mastering error on the disc (It's a nice disc, so I probably
	   wouldn't return it... anyway, it's so unlikely it would be
           remastered for a silly fault like this)

	c) there is a built-in limitation on the length of a track (This
	   could cause real problems if it's true!)

Any guesses which of the above may be the problem?  Anyone out there
with this disc and a Pioneer CLD-1200 or a Sony MDP-212 care to comment?

Regards, Bevis


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