Just another DVD game, but it's bundled with Apple's DVD equiped PCs....................................
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The PC version of the next installment in the epic time travel series is completely enhanced for DVD, including over thirty minutes of MPEG-2 cinematics. The game has also been directly ported to the Macintosh DVD platform and is now being bundled with Apple's G3 Series DVD computers sold through the online Apple Store.
The Journeyman Project 3: Legacy of Time DVD was unveiled publicly during the Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3Expo) in Atlanta last week.
"We're extremely proud to be bringing The Journeyman Project 3: Legacy of Time DVD to both the PC and Macintosh markets," said Ken Goldstein, Broderbund's vice president of entertainment and general manager of Red Orb Entertainment.
"Our OEM partnership with Apple presents an outstanding opportunity and we are currently working with other leading industry partners with whom we met at E3 to pursue holiday OEM promotions for The Journeyman Project 3: Legacy of Time on Windows 95/85-based DVD-ROM."
The PC version of The Journeyman Project 3: Legacy of Time DVD, developed in conjunction with Presto Studios, has been significantly enhanced for the DVD platform. The more than four gigabytes of space on a DVD-ROM means that the entire game can be contained on one disk instead of the four CD-ROMs required previously. With no interruptions in the flow of gameplay to swap disks, the player stays immersed in the compelling story.
The larger storage space of a DVD also allows for better visual quality. All of the QuickTime walk cycle and object animation movies in The Journeyman Project 3: Legacy of Time PC version have been recompressed at a higher data rate. Because these movies have not been compressed to the extent they are on a CD-ROM, the movies on a DVD-ROM have a higher quality image.
The PC version of The Journeyman Project 3: Legacy of Time DVD will also feature over thirty minutes of cinematics encoded to MPEG-2 video and AC-3(tm) audio standards. MPEG-2 video is the highest quality digital video available, the same quality used by satellite cable services.
The MPEG-2 encoding was provided by Digital OutPost. Based in Carlsbad, Calif., Digital OutPost's long history of quality and innovation allows the company to offer superior DVD, MPEG-2 and QuickTime encoding services. Digital OutPost can be found on the Web at digitaloutpost.com.
The first entertainment software title to be produced for Apple Macintosh DVD, the Macintosh version of The Journeyman Project 3: Legacy of Time is a direct port of the CD-ROM game. Apple is including the title with its state-of-the-art G3 Series computers purchased through the innovative online Apple Store. The Journeyman Project 3: Legacy of Time DVD is being featured in several of Apple's current advertising campaigns for G3 Series computers.
"The Journeyman Project 3: Legacy of Time is a great title that pushes the envelope in multimedia entertainment, so it's fitting that this is the first entertainment DVD title for Macintosh," said Phil Schiller, senior vice president of worldwide marketing for Apple Computer.
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