Dutch Catweazle VCD

danny
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Dutch Catweazle VCD Mar 9, 2018 17:37:39 GMT Alan Hayes likes this

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One of the predecessors of DVD Video was the VideoCompact Disc (VCD) engineered by Phillips. The discs could by played by Video-CD Players, Cd-i Players with a digital video extension and computers with CD-Rom drives. The technology was quite simple and the discs can still be played nowadays in DVD Players and Bluray players.

In 1995 6 episodes of Catweazle were released on VCD by Videofilm Express. The first contained the episodes De zon in een flesje (The Sun in a Bottle) and Kasteel Saburac (Castle Saburac). English language with Dutch subtitles.

www.catawiki.com/catalog/dvd-video-blu-ray/carriers/vcd-video-cd/1378063-de-zon-in-een-flesje-kasteel-saburac?area=bf759de9cc64f3d40ce06b1f3064ae9bec0b0fa3

The second disc contains the episodes De vloek van Rapkyn (The Curse of Rapkyn) and Het Spook-Uur (The Witching Hour).

www.catawiki.com/catalog/dvd-video-blu-ray/carriers/vcd-video-cd/1378065-de-vloek-van-rapkyn-het-spook-uur?area=bf759de9cc64f3d40ce06b1f3064ae9bec0b0fa3

The third one contains Het oog van de toekomst (The Eye of Time) and Het magische portret (The Magic Face).

www.catawiki.com/catalog/dvd-video-blu-ray/carriers/vcd-video-cd/1378067-het-oog-van-de-toekomst-het-magische-portret?area=bf759de9cc64f3d40ce06b1f3064ae9bec0b0fa3

Last Edit: Mar 9, 2018 19:33:15 GMT by danny

Alan Hayes Administrator Posts: 433	Dutch Catweazle VCD Mar 9, 2018 23:20:03 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Alan Hayes on Mar 9, 2018 23:20:03 GMT Wow. I never knew that. Fascinating stuff, Danny!
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phelings Catweazle's Apprentice Posts: 41	Dutch Catweazle VCD Mar 9, 2018 23:47:01 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by phelings on Mar 9, 2018 23:47:01 GMT Of course the problem with Video CD's was that the quality was terrible. Even worse than some of the lower end Network dvd's that exhibit Video CD level authoring. A nice collectible though

Alan Hayes Administrator Posts: 433	Dutch Catweazle VCD Mar 10, 2018 9:21:31 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Alan Hayes on Mar 10, 2018 9:21:31 GMT Indeed. VCD was pretty horrific in terms of quality. I have a couple myself (not Catweazle, obviously, considering my ignorance of them!), but they're kept as collectibles only.
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danny
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Dutch Catweazle VCD Mar 11, 2018 21:07:42 GMT

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Post by danny on Mar 11, 2018 21:07:42 GMT

I only have the first VCD and the picture quality is not very good, like a mediocre ´80s videotape with hick ups. The image is brighter than most VHS tapes. There were a lot of issues with playback, but still nice to have this Catweazle one.

Alan Hayes Administrator Posts: 433	Dutch Catweazle VCD Mar 20, 2018 2:19:37 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Alan Hayes on Mar 20, 2018 2:19:37 GMT Indeed. A nice and I presume rare collectible!
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danny
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Dutch Catweazle VCD Apr 9, 2018 20:57:34 GMT

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Post by danny on Apr 9, 2018 20:57:34 GMT

The same six episodes were released on VHS by the same company in 1994, along with two additional episodes.
Original language, with Dutch subtitles.

The front and back cover of the first videotape can be found here:
www.catawiki.com/catalog/dvd-video-blu-ray/carriers/vhs-video-tape/4822247-de-zon-in-een-flesje-kasteel-saburac?area=db1e974c1bd8a93152982d1b8d93c9f572850274

The second release
www.catawiki.com/catalog/dvd-video-blu-ray/carriers/vhs-video-tape/4822251-de-vloek-van-rapkin-het-spook-uur?area=db1e974c1bd8a93152982d1b8d93c9f572850274

and the third one:
www.catawiki.com/catalog/dvd-video-blu-ray/carriers/vhs-video-tape/4822259-het-oog-van-de-toekomst-het-magische-portret?area=db1e974c1bd8a93152982d1b8d93c9f572850274

The fourth and final VHS tape contains the episodes Het sprekende bot (The Telling Bone) and De kracht van Adamcos (The Power of Adamcos)

www.catawiki.com/catalog/dvd-video-blu-ray/carriers/vhs-video-tape/4822271-het-sprekende-bot-de-kracht-van-adamcos?area=db1e974c1bd8a93152982d1b8d93c9f572850274

Alan Hayes Administrator Posts: 433	Dutch Catweazle VCD Apr 9, 2018 23:27:13 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Alan Hayes on Apr 9, 2018 23:27:13 GMT Lovely - and thanks for making an effort to post on the forum. It would be nice if other members would be inspired your fine example. Come along, people. Don't be shy.
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