Difference between revisions of "Video CD"

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== Technical specifications ==
 
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* Video format [[MPEG-1]], at 1150 [[kbit/s]] (kilobits/sec).
 
* Video format [[MPEG-1]], at 1150 [[kbit/s]] (kilobits/sec).
** [[NTSC]]: Resolution of '''352'''x'''240''' at '''29,97''' [[frame]]s/sec (NTSC)
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** [[NTSC]]: Resolution of '''352'''x'''240''' at '''29,97''' [[frames per second]] (NTSC)
** [[PAL]]: Resolution of '''352'''x'''288''' at '''25''' frames/sec
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** [[PAL]]: Resolution of '''352'''x'''288''' at '''25''' frames per second
 
* Audio format [[MPEG audio|MPEG Layer 2 Audio]] at 224 kbit/s, 44100 Hz.
 
* Audio format [[MPEG audio|MPEG Layer 2 Audio]] at 224 kbit/s, 44100 Hz.
  
 
[[Category:Physical media]]
 
[[Category:Physical media]]
 
[[Category:Protocols]]
 
[[Category:Protocols]]

Latest revision as of 09:56, 18 April 2019

Video CD or VCD is a way of storing video content on a CD. Video CDs are lower quality than a DVD, and can store about 70 minutes of data.

You can play a video CD in VLC by selecting Open Disc from the File menu, and selecting the VCD option. Alternatively, you can use vcd:// as a location of a file to open on the command line:

% vlc vcd://D:

or, on Linux systems:

$ vlc vcd:///dev/dvd

Technical specifications

According to Wikipedia and VideoHelp.com, the specification of a Video CD is: