<s>
MovieCD	B-Application
is	O
a	O
format	O
for	O
digital	O
video	O
storage	O
and	O
consumer	O
home	O
video	O
playback	O
released	O
in	O
1996	O
by	O
Sirius	B-Application
Publishing	I-Application
,	O
and	O
was	O
rendered	O
obsolete	O
by	O
the	O
wider	O
distribution	O
of	O
DVD	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
used	O
a	O
video	O
codec	B-General_Concept
called	O
MotionPixels	B-Application
,	O
marketed	O
by	O
MotionPixels	B-Application
,	O
Inc.	O
,	O
a	O
subsidiary	O
of	O
Sirius	B-Application
Publishing	I-Application
(	O
founded	O
by	O
Darrel	O
Smith	O
and	O
Richard	O
Gnant	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
used	O
in	O
many	O
third-party	O
video	O
games	O
from	O
the	O
mid	O
to	O
late-1990s	O
,	O
and	O
during	O
the	O
same	O
time	O
on	O
Sirius	O
's	O
MovieCDs	B-Application
that	O
it	O
had	O
been	O
originally	O
developed	O
for	O
,	O
enjoying	O
an	O
international	O
distribution	O
in	O
both	O
forms	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Both	O
MovieCDs	B-Application
and	O
the	O
MotionPixels	B-Application
codec	B-General_Concept
remain	O
an	O
issue	O
today	O
in	O
that	O
medium	O
market	O
availability	O
of	O
MovieCDs	B-Application
remained	O
until	O
around	O
the	O
year	O
2000	O
and	O
some	O
of	O
the	O
above-mentioned	O
video	O
games	O
still	O
have	O
a	O
cult	O
following	O
,	O
both	O
producing	O
malfunctions	O
in	O
modern	O
PCs	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
outdated	O
MotionPixels	B-Application
codec	B-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
MotionPixels	B-Application
(	O
MP	O
)	O
codec	B-General_Concept
used	O
on	O
MovieCDs	B-Application
originated	O
with	O
the	O
Huygen	O
codec	B-General_Concept
developed	O
by	O
Christian	O
Huygen	O
,	O
David	O
Whipple	O
,	O
and	O
Darrell	O
Smith	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
MP	O
codec	B-General_Concept
offered	O
a	O
resolution	O
of	O
320x236	O
pixels	O
,	O
16-bit	O
high	O
color	O
,	O
and	O
16	O
frames	O
per	O
second	O
fullscreen	O
playback	O
at	O
a	O
datarate	O
of	O
(	O
in	O
theory	O
)	O
up	O
to	O
about	O
520kB/sec	O
,	O
without	O
having	O
to	O
install	O
MPEG	O
or	O
acquire	O
additional	O
hardware	O
,	O
on	O
Microsoft	O
Windows	O
systems	O
from	O
Windows	O
3.x	O
on	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Its	O
FourCC	B-Application
code	O
was	O
,	O
depending	O
on	O
version	O
,	O
"	O
MVI1	O
"	O
or	O
"	O
MVI2.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
viewing	O
MovieCDs	B-Application
,	O
Sirius	O
recommended	O
a	O
486	B-General_Concept
processor	I-General_Concept
or	O
higher	O
,	O
at	O
least	O
8	O
MB	O
of	O
RAM	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
2x-speed	O
CD-ROM	O
drive	O
(	O
most	O
MovieCDs	B-Application
had	O
a	O
data	O
rate	O
of	O
about	O
280-300	O
kB/sec	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
MovieCDs	B-Application
had	O
a	O
running	O
time	O
of	O
about	O
45	O
minutes	O
each	O
,	O
so	O
feature	O
films	O
often	O
were	O
stored	O
on	O
two	O
or	O
three	O
discs	O
in	O
one	O
box	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
consumer	O
had	O
to	O
swap	O
discs	O
to	O
watch	O
the	O
whole	O
movie	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
codec	B-General_Concept
avoided	O
digital	O
compression	O
artifacts	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
pixelization	O
or	O
block	O
artifacts	O
(	O
seen	O
in	O
VCDs	O
using	O
MPEG-1	B-Algorithm
)	O
by	O
treating	O
areas	O
of	O
the	O
frame	O
as	O
objects	O
rather	O
than	O
dividing	O
it	O
into	O
blocks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
MVI1	O
was	O
a	O
purely	O
DOS-based	O
codec	B-General_Concept
,	O
carrying	O
its	O
animations	O
in	O
an	O
.MVI	O
container	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Apparently	O
,	O
the	O
only	O
occasion	O
it	O
was	O
ever	O
used	O
was	O
with	O
Sirius	O
's	O
game	O
Treasure	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
MVI2	O
was	O
the	O
Windows	O
incarnation	O
of	O
the	O
MotionPixels	B-Application
codec	B-General_Concept
,	O
and	O
always	O
came	O
with	O
its	O
own	O
player	O
,	O
the	O
MotionPixels	B-Application
Movie	O
Player	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
saw	O
international	O
distribution	O
during	O
the	O
mid	O
-	O
to	O
late-1990s	O
in	O
the	O
form	O
of	O
Sirius	O
's	O
MovieCDs	B-Application
and	O
many	O
third-party	O
video	O
games	O
(	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
Caesar	B-Application
series	O
by	O
Sierra	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
aware31.exe	O
:	O
Aware31	O
was	O
developed	O
for	O
Windows	B-Application
3.1x	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
aware95.exe	O
:	O
Aware95	O
was	O
developed	O
for	O
Windows	B-Application
95	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
awarent.exe	O
:	O
AwareNT	O
was	O
developed	O
for	O
Windows	B-Device
NT	I-Device
and	O
released	O
in	O
1998	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Given	O
the	O
dominance	O
of	O
the	O
VCD	O
and	O
DVD	O
formats	O
,	O
MovieCD	B-Application
never	O
gained	O
a	O
significant	O
following	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
All	O
MovieCDs	B-Application
had	O
the	O
MVI2	O
codec	B-General_Concept
on	O
them	O
ready	O
to	O
install	O
,	O
and	O
most	O
video	O
games	O
with	O
them	O
installed	O
both	O
codec	B-General_Concept
and	O
player	O
without	O
asking	O
the	O
user	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Both	O
are	O
still	O
an	O
issue	O
today	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
wide	O
availability	O
of	O
MovieCDs	B-Application
until	O
around	O
2000	O
and	O
the	O
cult	O
following	O
some	O
of	O
these	O
games	O
still	O
have	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Both	O
versions	O
of	O
the	O
MP	O
codec	B-General_Concept
installing	O
executable	O
for	O
Windows	O
remain	O
available	O
on	O
the	O
web	O
from	O
third-party	O
downloading	O
sites	O
for	O
free	O
manually	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
within	O
codec	B-General_Concept
packs	I-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
codec	B-General_Concept
's	O
Windows	O
3.x	O
and	O
95	O
version	O
still	O
runs	O
more	O
or	O
less	O
on	O
Windows	O
98	O
;	O
however	O
the	O
videos	O
often	O
crash	O
as	O
this	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
codec	B-General_Concept
was	O
still	O
a	O
pre-DirectX	O
artifact	O
,	O
even	O
though	O
they	O
can	O
even	O
be	O
played	O
with	O
any	O
other	O
video	O
players	O
on	O
Windows	B-Application
95	I-Application
and	O
Windows	O
98	O
once	O
the	O
MP	O
codec	B-General_Concept
is	O
installed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
Windows	B-Device
NT	I-Device
,	O
Windows	O
2000	O
,	O
and	O
Windows	O
XP	O
,	O
MP	O
's	O
NT	O
version	O
awarent.exe	O
is	O
needed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
MP	O
videos	O
run	O
stable	O
on	O
these	O
Windows	O
versions	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
codec	B-General_Concept
can	O
even	O
be	O
used	O
to	O
encode	O
own	O
videos	O
into	O
MotionPixels	B-Application
files	O
,	O
however	O
serious	O
other	O
issues	O
arise	O
no	O
matter	O
which	O
version	O
of	O
MVI2	O
is	O
installed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
soon	O
as	O
any	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
MotionPixels	B-Application
codec	B-General_Concept
Windows	O
version	O
MVI2	O
is	O
installed	O
on	O
any	O
post-Win98	O
Windows	O
OS	O
,	O
any	O
video	O
and	O
audio-editing	O
software	O
on	O
the	O
same	O
system	O
may	O
crash	O
as	O
soon	O
as	O
a	O
codec-choosing	O
dialogue	O
for	O
saving	O
a	O
file	O
is	O
opened	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Additionally	O
,	O
players	O
might	O
be	O
unable	O
to	O
read	O
a	O
variety	O
of	O
other	O
audio	O
and	O
video	O
codecs	B-General_Concept
,	O
and	O
a	O
variety	O
of	O
other	O
both	O
software	O
and	O
hardware-related	O
video	O
problems	O
might	O
occur	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
TV-cards	O
ceasing	O
to	O
function	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Running	O
MotionPixels	B-Application
's	O
uninstall	O
routine	O
that	O
only	O
removes	O
the	O
MotionPixels	B-Application
Player	O
,	O
not	O
the	O
codec	B-General_Concept
itself	O
,	O
and	O
not	O
even	O
Windows	O
Control	O
Panel	O
can	O
be	O
used	O
to	O
de-install	O
the	O
MP	O
codec	B-General_Concept
,	O
so	O
the	O
only	O
way	O
to	O
get	O
rid	O
of	O
it	O
and	O
reclaim	O
a	O
working	O
system	O
is	O
to	O
manually	O
delete	O
any	O
single	O
file	O
containing	O
the	O
letters	O
MVI	O
in	O
the	O
Windows	B-Protocol
registry	I-Protocol
and	O
the	O
\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32	O
directory	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
catalogue	O
of	O
both	O
TV	O
and	O
feature	O
film	O
programs	O
available	O
on	O
MovieCDs	B-Application
mostly	O
spawned	O
from	O
deals	O
with	O
New	O
Line	O
Home	O
Video	O
,	O
Anchor	O
Bay	O
,	O
Alliance	O
,	O
Trimark	O
,	O
Rhino	O
,	O
and	O
Central	O
Park	O
Media	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
total	O
of	O
131	O
titles	O
released	O
,	O
offering	O
genres	O
such	O
as	O
action	O
,	O
comedy	O
,	O
anime	O
,	O
computer	O
animation	O
and	O
music	O
performance	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Best	O
of	O
SNL	O
:	O
The	O
Best	O
of	O
Gilda	O
RadnerBest	O
of	O
SNL	O
:	O
15th	O
Anniversary	O
SpecialBest	O
of	O
SNL	O
:	O
The	O
Best	O
of	O
Dan	O
AykroydBest	O
of	O
SNL	O
:	O
The	O
Best	O
of	O
John	O
BelushiBest	O
of	O
SNL	O
:	O
Classic	O
Years	O
,	O
Volume	O
1Best	O
of	O
SNL	O
:	O
Classic	O
Years	O
,	O
Volume	O
2Best	O
of	O
SNL	O
:	O
Hosted	O
by	O
Eddie	O
MurphyBest	O
of	O
SNL	O
:	O
SNL	O
Goes	O
CommercialBetty	O
Boop	O
CartoonsBeyond	O
the	O
Mind	O
's	O
EyeBullySmartBurns	O
and	O
AllenCabbage	O
Patch	O
Kids	O
:	O
The	O
ClubhouseCabbage	O
Patch	O
Kids	O
:	O
The	O
New	O
KidCabbage	O
Patch	O
Kids	O
:	O
The	O
Screen	O
TestCartoon	O
FestivalCher	O
,	O
Extravaganza	O
:	O
Live	O
at	O
the	O
MirageChronosClass	O
of	O
Nuke	O
'	O
Em	O
HighClassic	O
CartoonsThe	O
Clones	O
of	O
Bruce	O
LeeComedy	O
CapersComedy	O
GreatsComic	O
Relief	O
VIIComputer	O
Animation	O
Festival	O
,	O
Volume	O
1Computer	O
Animation	O
Festival	O
,	O
Volume	O
2Cyber	O
City	O
Oedo	B-Application
808	I-Application
:	O
Data	O
OneDominion	O
:	O
Tank	O
Police	O
-	O
Part	O
1Dominion	O
Tank	O
Police	O
-	O
Part	O
2Don	O
Juan	O
DeMarcoDr	O
.	O
</s>
