What CD-i applications for Video-CD were available?
To allow playback of a Video-CD title on a CD-i player, every Video-CD disc must include a CD-i application. This is a mandatory requirement in all versions of the Video-CD specification. Several of such applications existed, the most important of them were: • Video-CD on CD-i This software from Philips is probably the best-known CD-i application for Video-CDs. Sometimes it is code-named ‘Franklin’. It is used on most (non-American) Video-CDs, and it is bundled with various CD-Recording tools (like Ahead Nero and Adaptec Easy CD Creator). It allows for extensive customization, but it can also be used ‘as-is’, since it completely adapts itself to the disc’s contents. Several versions of this application exist, which are described in more detail in What are the differences between the various versions of Video-CD on CD-i? below. • Edison Edison, developed by Philips Interactive Media of America, was mostly used on American-released Video-CD discs from Philips. The application needs to be
