# vxp: reconstructing VideoNow disc playback and branching

> vxp reconstructs VideoNow XP player behavior by decoding picture, audio and interactive branch data from disc images. Its .NET player handles XP, Color and original black-and-white discs; a headless CLI inspects, verifies, exports and graphs disc contents.

- Type: Case study
- Targets: Firmware
- Category: Independent reconstruction cases
- Relationship: Independent reconstruction project
- Sources reviewed: 2026-11-08
- Added to the catalog: 2026-11-08
- Original resource: <https://github.com/zdiemer/vxp>
- Primary source: <https://github.com/zdiemer/vxp/blob/8e0709545b0a903ec9745c775da41714ec0d45a4/docs/format.md>
- Catalog page: <https://awesomerea.org/resources/vxp-videonow-case/>
- Record JSON: <https://awesomerea.org/resources/vxp-videonow-case/record.json>
- Chinese version: [简体中文](https://awesomerea.org/zh/resources/vxp-videonow-case/index.md)

## Requirements & limits

- **Prerequisites:** Playback requires a cue-sheet disc image or a ZIP containing its cue sheet and tracks.
- **Prerequisites:** Building from source requires .NET SDK 8.0 or later.
- **Testing evidence:** The author lists selected tested retail discs; other XP and Color titles remain unchecked.
- **License:** MIT License.

## Primary sources

1. <https://github.com/zdiemer/vxp/blob/8e0709545b0a903ec9745c775da41714ec0d45a4/docs/format.md>
2. <https://github.com/zdiemer/vxp/blob/8e0709545b0a903ec9745c775da41714ec0d45a4/README.md>

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