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'''VCD''' or '''Video CD''' is a way of storing video content on a [[CD]]. VCDs are lower quality than a DVD, and can store about 70 minutes of data.
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'''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 VCD 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:
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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:
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  {{%}} vlc vcd://D:
or, on [[linux]] systems:
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or, on [[Linux]] systems:
  vlc vcd:///dev/dvd
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  {{%}} vlc vcd:///dev/dvd
  
 
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== Technical specifications ==
==Technical specifications==
 
 
According to [[wikipedia:Video CD|Wikipedia]] and [http://www.videohelp.com/vcd VideoHelp.com], the specification of a Video CD is:
 
According to [[wikipedia:Video CD|Wikipedia]] and [http://www.videohelp.com/vcd VideoHelp.com], the specification of a Video CD is:
  
* Video format [[MPEG-1]], at 1150 kbit/s (kilobits/sec).
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* Video format [[MPEG-1]], at 1150 [[kbit/s]] (kilobits/sec).
** [[NTSC]]: Resolution of '''352'''x'''240''' at '''29,97''' frames/sec (NTSC)  
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** [[NTSC]]: Resolution of '''352'''x'''240''' at '''29,97''' [[frame]]s/sec (NTSC)
 
** [[PAL]]: Resolution of '''352'''x'''288''' at '''25''' frames/sec
 
** [[PAL]]: Resolution of '''352'''x'''288''' at '''25''' frames/sec
 
* 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]]

Revision as of 21:53, 23 January 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: