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  • 08-01-2004 9:48pm
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    paddyc
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    Whats a VCD/

    I think its a CD thats has videos burnt onto it i.e mpegs from a hard drive and it plays in your DVD player? Although some DVD players dont let them play

    am I right, whats their advantage over DVDs or am I completely wrong.

    thanks


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    byte
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    byte


    Yeah, you've more or less got the jist of it. VideoCD or SuperVideoCD (SVCD) is basically similar to a VHS tape except on a disc. Most new DVD players should play them but some may not.

    There is no advantage of VCD over DVD as DVD can hold much much more data on a disc meaning longer video time and better picture quality (and still room for special features etc).

    I remember there being an attachment available for the failed Sega Saturn (and I think the PlayStation) to enable them to play VCD, though from what I remember they were incredibly expensive around the £200 mark! My how things have changed over a few years! :)


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    CivilServant
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    Yeah you're right. But it's a little more than just burnt, "authored" is the preferred word. So that VCD compliant devices can read and play them. The quality of VCD is comparable to VHS. The resolution is 320x240 or something similar (never remember specifics).

    DVD holds more space so the quality is much better, res is 720 x 576 for PAL and 720 x 520 for NTSC (guessing again). 99% of DVD players should play VCD since it's a lower form of video.

    More info at dvdrhelp.com


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    Makaveli
    Registered Users Posts: 8,503 ✭✭✭Makaveli


    Well if you dont have a dvd burner you cant make dvds. You can make VCDs though if you have a cd writer. So if you have mpegs you want to watch on a TV you can make a VCD.
    Obviously DVDs are better quality.


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    paddyc
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    got the idea, have a DVD burner but not installing it yet till I get a new PC. thanks again


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    ShaneOC
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    Is it possible to burn DVD quality video onto a CD?

    I have home video bits and pieces that I would like to be able to play on the DVD player. Many of them are only five or ten minutes long. Is it possible to make a short DVD using a regular 800Mb CD-R?


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    John R
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    If youe DVD player supports divx playback then encode video in a high resolution divx file. the latest divx and mpeg4 formats have much better compression then the mpeg2 DVD standard so you can fit longer length high quality video on a cd with them. If you want a more compatible format then use svcd at the highest bitrate (300kb/s afaik) it is certainly better than vhs and you will get about 40min on one cd.


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