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The Sega Dreamcast is a home video game console developed by [[Sega (Company)|Sega]] and released in 1999 (September 9, 1999, or 9/9/99 as a marketing gimmick). The system uses a custom optical format called [[GD-ROM]] in which a disc could hold about a gigabyte of data.
The Sega Dreamcast is a home video game console developed by [[Sega (Company)|Sega]] and released in 1999 (September 9, 1999, or 9/9/99 as a marketing gimmick). The system uses a custom optical format called [[GD-ROM]] in which a disc could hold about a gigabyte of data.


[[FMV]] on the system was pretty well standardized as [[MPEG]]-type files with [[MPEG-1]] video as well as a custom [[ADPCM]] codec called [[CRI ADX ADPCM]]. Some Dreamcast games were known to use [[4xm]] multimedia for their FMV.
[[FMV]] on the system was pretty well standardized as [[MPEG]]-type files with [[MPEG-1]] video as well as a custom [[PCM#Adaptive DPCM|ADPCM]] codec called [[CRI ADX ADPCM]]. Some Dreamcast games were known to use [[4xm]] multimedia for their FMV.


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Revision as of 01:31, 29 May 2006

The Sega Dreamcast is a home video game console developed by Sega and released in 1999 (September 9, 1999, or 9/9/99 as a marketing gimmick). The system uses a custom optical format called GD-ROM in which a disc could hold about a gigabyte of data.

FMV on the system was pretty well standardized as MPEG-type files with MPEG-1 video as well as a custom ADPCM codec called CRI ADX ADPCM. Some Dreamcast games were known to use 4xm multimedia for their FMV.