The essential resource for the LD collector:

The catalog includes data about laser disc titles issued in the USA covering approximately 17,000 distinct titles. Front and back cover art is included for approximately 10,000 titles.The catalog runs completely on the DVD-ROM and no software is installed on your PC. To start the catalog, insert the DVD-ROM into your PC. In a few moments the DVD drive will spin up and the disc will autorun and launch the browser.

Features:

• DVD-ROM with 2.5 Gigabytes of Data
• 17,000 Distrinct Laser Disc Titles
• Front and Back Cover art for over 10,000 titles
• No software to install
• View with Internet Explorer or Netscape Browser
• Printable Catalog using Adobe Acrobat

Requirements:

• PC with Windows 2000, XP, or Vista
• DVD-R/DVD+R Compatible Drive
• Display 1024 x 768 or greater
• Internet Explorer or Netscape Browser
• Abode Acrobat for printable catalog

Includes:

• Inkjet Printed Label
• DVD Keep Case with cover shown at right
• Quick Start Guide
• Shipped first class mail in a strudy cardboard box

The catalog will open to the table of contents. From here you may explore the catalog using various lists and indexes including by title, by movie, by publisher, by theme, by director, by performer, and other.

If you are looking for a specific disc title, then you look up the title using a search form. You may search the catalog by title, catalog number, or by UPC code. If you are looking for a specific movie, you can look up the movie using the search form. For a given movie you can then look up all of the disc titles that included that movie or program.

Look Up Titles by:

• Disc Title
• Publisher
• Class and Genre
• Performer
• Movie or Program
• Catalog Number
• UPC Code
  

Metadata:

There is also an expository section that describes the features and capabilities of the laser disc format and how these attributes are recorded in the catalog.

Essay by David Rober Celletti on the histrory of the Laser Disc:

Who really invented the Laser Disc? How the Laser Disc was invented in the USA but perfected in Japan.

Title listings include:

• Front and back cover art (for most titles)
• Publisher, Catalog and UPC
• Issue date and Retail Price
• Picture and Audio Specs
• Director and Performers
• Supplements and Extras
• Version information for reissues

Note: cover art which is not available is shown in gray.

Grids are Made for Browsing:

Title grids provide for browsing titles. Title grids are linked to the detailed listings.

Quick Access Publisher Index:

• Browse by Publiser
• Browse by Theme and Genre
• Browse by Director
• Browse by Star Performer

Printable Catalog:

Electronic records have come a log way but nothing beats a hard copy of quick and conventient access. The DVD-ROM includes a full LD printable catalog in Adobe Acrobat format designed to be printed on 8.5"x 11" paper. Using acrobat you can print some or all of the catalog. The catalog is sorted by major calssification (Movie, Television, Animated, ...) and the by title alphabetically. Click on the image for some sample pages from the printable catalog.

Special Searches:

Browse special listings and categories such as THX, DTS, AC-3, Box sets and others. You can see in one place all titles issued in DTS or AC-3. See all of the Disco Vision titles.