STUPID Apple. They basically believe DVD to be superior to VCD because they're a bunch of rich executives in Silicon Valley. They believe (rightfully, but still) that VCD is an "only for pirates" tool and they made a conscious decision to exclude support for it from OS X. Lame, lame, lame. Have they ever heard of Asia? It's kind of a well-known part of the world, and VCD has totally replaced the VCR here. -- ________________________________ J-LIST http://www.jlist.com A treasure chest of unique things from Japan. Hentai manga, underground comics, DVDs and hentai products, funny Japanese kanji T-shirts. You've got a friend in Japan. Interested in my life in Japan? See the Peter Payne homepage at http://www.peterpayne.net/