DVD Conversion Guide

Page 5 of 7: Super VideoCDs MPEG-2

Super VideCDs (SVCDs) are based on the MPEG-2 video compression algorithm. SVCDs offer qualities of somewhere between VCDs (MPEG-1) and DVD (MPEG-2) but is a CD based format, just like VCDs. Best of all, some DVD players (mostly those made for the Asian market, since SVCDs is common format used in China) are compatible with this format, making it the perfect replacement for the aging VCD format - for a list of compatible players, see the links in the "resources" and "how to playback SVCDs" section below.




STATS




Below are some useful statistics : Resolution : PAL - 480x576 ; NTSC - 480x480 Bitrate : 650 MB stores up to 94 minutes Quality : VIDEO - Similar to SVHS ; AUDIO - CD quality (44kHz, stereo) Encoding time : Encoding 50 minutes of video takes 3+ hours on a PIII-650




CONVERSION AND BURNING PROCESS



Below are some guides for the conversion and burning process :




Conversion Tools

DivX Tools	Many DivX tools such as AVISynth, DVD2AVI, MPEG2AVI, can also be helful for the SVCD conversion process
DVD Tools	Many DVD tools such as DSEnc, DV-Tool, FlasKMPEG, ReMPEG2, TMPGEnc, VirtualDub, VStrip, can also be helful for the SVCD conversion process





Guides on this site

Burning a SVCD using Nero or VCDEasy	A guide on how to burn a Super VideoCD (SVCD) compliant MPG file to a CD-R as a SVCD using Nero Burning ROM or VCDEasy
DVD to SVCD Conversion Guide Pick	A complete guide for DVD to SVCD conversion using the all-in-one DVD2SVCD conversion tool.
Encoding a SVCD using TMPGEnc	A guide on how to convert your movie file to a SVCD compliant MPEG-2 file using TMPGEnc for SVCD authoring
Hoe maak ik een Dolby Surround XVCD voor Dombo's en b-rookies	A Dutch guide on DVD to XVCD - XVCD is a derivative of SVCD, although it may not be compatible with every DVD/SVCD player
Voici quelques conseils élémentaires pour créer un VCD ou un S-VCD	A French guide on DVD to VCD/SVCD conversion - written by <==cyberpic==>





Guides not on this site

Dark Avenger's DVD to SVCD guide	An easy to follow guide for DVD to SVCD conversion
Doom9's SVCD articles	Some very easy to follow guides for DVD conversion. Also available in French, German, Portuguese, Spanish
EncodingInfo	Guides on DVD to SVCD conversion
MiLLeNNiuM BuG's SVCD Creation Guide, Version 5.0	A comprehensive and easy to follow guide with all you'll need to make SVCDs
NTSC DVD > SVCD Creation Guide	A step-by-step guide to DVD conversion
Robshot's Creative Corner	Contains guides for DVD to SVCD and MiniDVD conversion
SODs SVCD docs	A site with all you need to know/download about SVCD
VCDHelp's SVCD guides and links	Recommended - Features guides and links to other guides on SVCD burning, including instruction on making SVCD/VCD with menus.
VCDLAND's DVD to SVCD Guide	A guide on DVD to SVCD conversion using FlasK MPEG





HOW TO PLAYBACK SVCDs



Below are some players for SVCDs




Players

Software DVD Players	Most software DVD players can playback SVCDs.
Standalone DVD players	Some standalone DVD players also supports SVCD playback - for a complete list of compatible players, click here






ADDITIONAL RESOURCES



Super Video CD Overview - a very complete reference guide for the Super VCD format

  1   2   3   4   5   6   7