SVCD - Backwards-compatible with VCD 1.1, 2.0, and 3.0, SVCD supports higher resolutions and 2.2Mbps variable bitrate (VBR) MPEG-2 video encoding, as well as MPEG-1 or MPEG-2 audio encoding. The resolution of SVCD video is 480x576 (PAL) and 480x480 (NTSC), up from VCD's 352x288 (PAL) resolution. SVCD supports 5.1 audio, but it is not Dolby 5.1. You must use a 2x or faster CD-ROM drive to read SVCDs, as opposed to 1x drives for VCD. Video quality is between VCD and DVD quality, and SVCDs are mainly found in Asia. |
SVCD Definition
