DVD Multiplay allows a DVD to be "played" in a DVD-ROM drive or in a DVD video player............
E3 Sets Stage for New DVD Format From Multimedia 2000
DVD Multiplay(TM) Lets Single Disc Play on PCs and DVD Players
SEATTLE, May 26 /PRNewswire/ -- A CD-sized disk packed with vibrant visuals and interactive features for PCs as well as
movie-quality entertainment for DVD players will debut at E3, the Electronic Entertainment Expo in Atlanta, May 28-30.
Developed by Multimedia 2000 and called DVD Multiplay(TM), the format premieres with titles that take special advantage
of the video and interactivity of the discs. The company will distribute DVD Multiplay discs in a variety of packaging formats,
consistent with the demands of their sales channel-video, consumer electronics or computer/software specialty stores.
Multimedia 2000 will showcase Great Chefs -- Great Cities (suggested retail $44.95) and Warren Miller's Ski World
(suggested retail $44.95) -- the first of a series of visually compelling titles from Multimedia 2000 that will combine interactivity
and movie quality video. The DVD Multiplay technology allows a single disk to play as video on a DVD video player and as
a fully interactive computer program with videos on a DVD-ROM-based computer system. Other titles in the works include a
DVD multimedia encyclopedia. Managed by veterans of the multimedia industry, Paul Bader and Tom McGrew, and joined
by Leilani Gouveia, Pete MacKenzie and Dennis Tanner, Multimedia 2000 is forging relationships with content providers,
developers and publishers who want to leverage M-2K's distribution strength.
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