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VideoCD

VCD stands for "Video Compact Disc". It is a CD (same media as an Audio CD) that can contain up to 80 minutes video (PAL or NTSC, with Audio CD sound quality), or 1980 pictures, or audio files only, or a mix of video, audio only and pictures. It is also possible to use menus and chapters, similiar to DVDs, on a VCD and also simple photo album/slide shows. VCDs use a compression standard called MPEG1 to store the video and audio. The quality of a VCD is about the same as VHS tape based movies.

A VCD can be played on:

  • Almost all standalone DVD Players
  • Standalone VCD Players (very common in ASIA)
  • Playstations with VCD-addon (Playstation 2 does NOT support VCDs)
  • Sega Saturn with VCD-addon
  • Dreamcast with VCD-addon
  • And of course on all computers with a CD-ROM or DVD-ROMs drive, and with a software VCD/MPEG player.

Hystorically, the VCD is born before the DVD and has been mainly only a success in ASIA. The VCD now comes back strongly because it is an easy and affordable way to make DVD like discs at home! (Thanks to the fact that most standalone DVD players can play VCDs)

Read VCDHelp's "What's VCD?"

SVCD



SVCD stands for "Super VideoCD". A SVCD is very similiar to a VCD, it has the capacity to hold about 35-60 minutes on 74/80 min CDs of very good quality full-motion video along with up to 2 stereo audio tracks and also 4 selectable subtitles. SVCDs use a compression standard called MPEG2 to store the video and audio.

A SVCD can be played on:

  • Many standalone DVD Players
  • All computers with a CD-ROM or DVD-ROMs drive, and with a software VCD/MPEG player.

Read VCDHelp's "What's SVCD?"