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SVCD Basics
- If you already know the SVCD basics, and want to make a VCD, Click HERE
- What is a 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 . A SVCD can be played on many standalone DVD Players and of course on all computers with a DVD-ROM or CD-ROM drive with the help of a software based decoder / player. It is also possible to use menus and chapters, similiar to DVDs, on a SVCD and also simple photo album/slide shows with background audio. The quality of a SVCD is much better than a VCD, especially much more sharpen picture than a VCD because of the higher resolution. But the quality depends how many minutes you choose to store on a CD, less minutes/CD generally means higher quality.
SVCDs can be played on
- Many standalone DVD Players
- All CD-ROMa/DVD-ROMs can play SVCDs with a software DVD/SVCD-Player.Technical Info for SVCD
PAL
Video:
max ~2524 kbit/sec MPEG-2 (if the audio is in 224 kbit/s), audio + video bitrate max bitrate is ~2748 kbit/s.
480 x 576 pixels
25 frames/second
with up to 4 Subtitles
Audio:
from 32 - 384 kbit/sec MPEG-1 Layer2
with up to 2 Audio Tracks
Extra :
Menus and chapters.
Still pictures 704x576,352x288
NTSC (NTSC Film)
Video:
max ~2524 kbit/sec MPEG-2 (if the audio is in 224 kbit/s), audio + video bitrate max bitrate is ~2748 kbit/s.
480 x 480 pixels
29,97 frames/second
23,976 frames/second with 3:2 pulldown (NTSC Film)
with up to 4 Subtitles
Audio:
from 32 - 384 kbit/sec MPEG-1 Layer2
with up to 2 Audio Tracks
Extra :
Menus and chapters.
Still pictures 704x480,352x240
SVCD vs VCD
- To make and author a SVCD, Click HERE
(Credits: Digital-Multimedia)