Is Super Video CD compatible with DVD?
Not currently. Super Video CD (SVCD) is an enhancement to Video CD that was developed by a Chinese government-backed committee of manufacturers and researchers, partly to sidestep DVD technology royalties and partly to create pressure for lower DVD player and disc prices in China. The final SVCD spec was announced in September 1998, winning out over C-Cube’s China Video CD (CVD) and HQ-VCD (from the developers of the original Video CD). In terms of video and audio quality, SVCD is in between Video CD and DVD, using a 2x CD drive to support 2.2 Mbps VBR MPEG-2 video (at 480×567 resolution) and 2-channel MPEG-2 Layer II audio. As with DVD, it can overlay graphics for subtitles. Since it’s technically easy to make a DVD-Video player compatible with SVCD, it will probably happen soon, but perhaps only on Asian DVD player models. It’s not likely that SVCD will be released outside of China and nearby countries. SVCD players can’t play DVDs, since the players are based on CD drives.
Not generally. Super Video CD (SVCD) is an enhancement to Video CD that was developed by a Chinese government-backed committee of manufacturers and researchers, partly to sidestep DVD technology royalties and partly to create pressure for lower DVD player and disc prices in China. The final SVCD spec was announced in September 1998, winning out over C-Cube’s China Video CD (CVD) and HQ-VCD (from the developers of the original Video CD). In terms of video and audio quality, SVCD is in between Video CD and DVD, using a 2x CD drive to support 2.2 Mbps VBR MPEG-2 video (at 480×480 NSTC or 480×576 PAL resolution) and 2-channel MPEG-2 Layer II audio. As with DVD, it can overlay graphics for subtitles. It’s technically easy to make a DVD-Video player compatible with SVCD, but it’s being done mostly on Asian DVD player models. The Philip’s DVD170 player can be upgraded (using a special disc) to play SVCD discs. SVCD players can’t play DVDs, since the players are based on CD drives. See Jukka A
Not generally. Super Video CD (SVCD) is an enhancement to Video CD that was developed by a Chinese government-backed committee of manufacturers and researchers, partly to sidestep DVD technology royalties and partly to create pressure for lower DVD player and disc prices in China. The final SVCD spec was announced in September 1998, winning out over C-Cube’s China Video CD (CVD) and HQ-VCD (from the developers of the original Video CD). In terms of video and audio quality, SVCD is in between Video CD and DVD, using a 2x CD drive to support 2.2 Mbps VBR MPEG-2 video (at 480×480 (NSTC) or 480×576 (PAL) resolution) and 2-channel MPEG-2 Layer II audio. As with DVD, it can overlay graphics for subtitles. It’s technically easy to make a DVD-Video player compatible with SVCD, but it’s being done mostly on Asian DVD player models. The Philip’s DVD170 player can be upgraded (using a special disc) to play SVCD discs. It’s not likely that SVCD will be released outside of China and nearby countrie
Not generally. Super Video CD (SVCD) is an enhancement to Video CD that was developed by a Chinese government-backed committee of manufacturers and researchers, partly to sidestep DVD technology royalties and partly to create pressure for lower DVD player and disc prices in China. The final SVCD spec was announced in September 1998, winning out over C-Cube’s China Video CD (CVD) and HQ-VCD (from the developers of the original Video CD). In terms of video and audio quality, SVCD is in between Video CD and DVD, using a 2x CD drive to support 2.2 Mbps VBR MPEG-2 video (at 480×480 (NSTC) or 480×576 (PAL) resolution) and 2-channel MPEG-2 Layer II audio. As with DVD, it can overlay graphics for subtitles. It’s technically easy to make a DVD-Video player compatible with SVCD, but it’s being done mostly on Asian DVD player models. The Philip’s DVD170 player can be upgraded (using a special disc) to play SVCD discs. SVCD players can’t play DVDs, since the players are based on CD drives. See Juk
