Daniel Downing ([email protected])
Sat, 2 Jan 1999 01:07:26 -0600
I am on a quest to find the POPMART show on DVD. I had heard rumors that
it was available in Japan. After months of searching I still have not
found a DVD copy of POPMART.
I did find a site that was selling VideoCD copies of Rattle and Hum for
$21.88 (15.88 + 6.00 for shipping). They also have POPMART Live from
Mexico City on VideoCD for 37.88 (31.88 + 6.00 for shipping).
The website for these items is:
http://www.cdmovies.com/Music_Videos/musicvid.htm
VideoCDs will not play in regular CD players.
VideoCDs will play on any computer with a CD-ROM drive, MPEG decoding
software that is VideoCD compatible(XingMPEG Player for example), and a
pentium processor. As a matter of fact I am watching the POPMART VideoCD
on my compter while typing this post.
VideoCDs willl also play on most DVD players. I think some early Toshiba
players won't play them, but everything else will. Don't expect DVD
quality. These are MPEG1 format not DVD standard MPEG2. The POPMART disks
really show the limits of the MPEG1 format.
If I had a scanner I would scan the covers. Unfortunately, I have no
scanner. The covers for both are cool. Both covers are very similar to
their VHS/Laserdisk cousins.
On a side note. I have read many posts about the video and/or sound
quality of the POPMART VHS tapes being of a less than a desirable quality.
I will say that the sound quality on this VideoCD is excellent and the
video quality is as good as MPEG1 can deliver.
I have not purchased the VHS format of POPMART. I am holding out for the
DVD version to be released, if it will ever be released. I have heard that
it will be a 5.1 channel digital audio mix with multi-angle video
capabilities.
What all that means is this: Hypotheticaly, you could choose to watch the
entire show with most of the footage focused on Larry, or The Edge, or
Bono, or Adam. Watch it the first time focused on Bono, to get the vocals
down. Then watch it focused on The Edge, to improve your guitar methods.
Then watch it focused on Larry, to fine tune your drumming, and of course
all bass players will want to check out Adam on the bass.
What more could you ask for. Don't forget that this is all hypothetical.
They could do anything with the multi-angle feature. Bono angle, b-stage
angle, center stage angle, way back in the stadium angle. Who knows. I
will keep my fingers crossed.
Woody
Peace, Love, Lemons
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