Can I archive my video on VideoCD ?
Yes. The easiest way is with a Terapin VCD recorder, which works like a VCR, and can record VCDs in real time. Or, if you have a CD-Rom burner, either an analog video capture card or firewire card, and some software, you can make one on your computer. Remember that VideoCD uses MPEG1 at 352×240 pixels NTSC (352×288 PAL) and is often called “VHS quality”. It is not to be confused with DVD. I have made some VideoCDs and found the image quality for stills is comparable or a bit better than VHS, but there are blocky artifacts on almost all scenes with motion that are quite obvious on anything but the smallest TV (however played at 1:1 on a computer monitor, they look reasonably good.) A VideoCD won’t give you DV quality, but there’s little question that CDs (even writable CDs) are more durable and long-lasting than VHS tape (whether the appropriate VideoCD playback machines will be handy in the future, is another question). Be aware that to play your VideoCD, you need a player which (1) re
