Vcd vs Svcd...
Justin
Atlanta
Which is better and what are the pros and cons of both?
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http://www.dvdrhelp.com/svcd
Dexter...
Video:
~1150 kbit/sec MPEG-1
320 x 240 pixels (This is the FRAME size, the size of the actual film inside the frame may be widescreen)
29.97 FPS
23.976 FPS NTSC Film
25.000 FPS PAL
Audio:
224 kbit/sec MPEG-1 Layer2
Extra:
DOES support menus and chapters
NTSC (NTSC Film)
Video:
max 2600 kbit/sec MPEG-2 (Max bitrate of 2778 with audio and video).
480 x 480 pixels (MAX frame size...Can easily broken now, up to 720 IS possible)
29.97 frames/second
23.976 frames/second with 3:2 pulldown (NTSC Film)
with up to 4 subs
Audio:
from 32 - 384 kbit/sec MPEG-1 Layer2
Two max audio tracks
Extra :
Menus and chapters.
Still pictures 704x480,352x240
SVCD is better than VCD in all regards except for the fact that it requires about double the CDs of a VCD.
SVCD doesn't work on many DVD players simply because manufacturers disable the read of the SVCD disc header; There are work arounds for it, you can rewrite the SVCD header with a VCD header and it plays alright.
#1 My DVD player wont read SVCDs
#2 SVCD takes about 10 times longer to render than VCD
#2 is also <b>very</b> much exaggerated.
I continue to envision XViD + AC3 audio in a matroska container the pinnacle of high-compression/high quality. I can see DiVX + AC3 in a matroska container taking over in the DVD market, although I would like to see XViD.
Several were mentioned.
XViD files look better at smaller sizes than DiVX.
AC3 is dolby digital audio, 2 or 5.1 channels, ~384kbps.
TMPGEnc is a highly useful program, but for guides check out Thraxs' guides on the SM front page.
NS