WHAT ARE MY OPTIONS IN FINDING A FRAME ON A VIDEODISC AND PLAYING IT BACK?
A laservision videodisc is not much different than a standard home VCR. There are minimal controls on the front of the videodisc player itself. Industrial players used in the interactive training and educational marketplace can be purchased with a hand controller that allows the user to call up any frame or chapter on a videodisc. Multiple slow or fast playback speeds can be requested. Digital or analog audio tracks can be specified. Many industrial players can also be controlled through the use of a barcode reader. Individual frames or motion sequence chapter designations can be translated into printed barcodes that, when read by a barcode reader, will be accessed. Syllabi and notes that include printed barcodes are a very fast and low-tech method to use, especially if a presentation is being made before a large group with little tolerance for equipment breakdowns or reconfigurations. A last option for controlling the playback of a videodisc is to use serial control through a computer
