Dvd, Vcd, And Svcd - Ulead VIDEO STUDIO 9 User Manual

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DVD, VCD, and SVCD

There are several factors to consider in choosing an output format
for your project. These include your desired output quality, target
playback device, and viewing screen size, among others. Here are
the advantages and disadvantages that picking each output format
entails:
Digital Versatile Disc (DVD) is popular in video
production because of its quality. Not only does it
guarantee superb audio and video quality, it can also
hold several times more data than VCDs and SVCDs.
DVDs make use of the MPEG-2 format, which has a
much bigger file size than MPEG-1, and can likewise be
produced as single or dual-sided, and single and dual-
layered. They can be played on stand-alone DVD players
or on the DVD-ROM drive of your PC.
Video Compact Disc (VCD) is a special version of a
CD-ROM that uses the MPEG-1 format. The quality of the
exported movie is almost the same, but usually better
than VHS tape-based movies. A VCD can be played back
on a CD-ROM drive, VCD player, and even on a DVD
player.
Super Video CD (SVCD) is commonly described as an
enhanced version of VCD. It is based on MPEG-2
technology with Variable Bit Rate (VBR) support. The
typical running time of an SVCD is about 30-45 minutes.
Although you could extend this to 70 minutes, you will
have to compromise sound and image quality. SVCDs
can be played back on stand-alone VCD/SVCD players,
most DVD players, and all CD-ROM/DVD-ROM with a
DVD/SVCD player software.