How to access CDV video?

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23 Jan 2015, 19:45

I finally got my hands on a True Faith CDV! Been coveting one of those over 20 years...

It seems to only present itself as a 3-track CD. Is there any kind of software I should get to access the video, or do I need a special kind of drive for that?

23 Jan 2015, 21:08 · edited 23 Jan 2015, 21:10

Quite simply, you need an old laserdisc player:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CD_Video

The video element is actually analogue so no computer will ever read it.

24 Jan 2015, 05:10

that's interesting. I've never heard of that format before.

Would the video be any different from the official music video on Youtube? I wonder.

24 Jan 2015, 10:39

probably not. The one to get though is the one on 'International', there's more of the Glastonbury 35mm footage on that.