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Video file comparison
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Note!!! Remember that these are no STANDARDS
such as VCD, SVCD or DVD.
XVCD stands for eXtendedVCD. XVCD has same features
as VCD but it is possible to use higher
bitrates and higher resolution to get higher video quality.
XVCD is basicly everything that uses MPEG1 video, is not
within the VCD standard and burnt in "VCD"-Mode.
XSVCD stands for eXtendedSVCD. XSVCD has same features
as SVCD but it is possible to use higher
bitrates and higher resolution to get higher video quality.
XSVCD is basicly everything that uses MPEG2 video, is not
within the SVCD standard and burnt in "SVCD"-Mode.
A X(S)VCD can be played on
- XVCD on some standalone VCD Players but not XSVCD at all.
- Some standalone DVD Players check here
for a compatibility list. The main problem why many players
won't play X(S)VCD is that it may require faster CD-R/W reading
speed in the Player.
- And of course on all computers with a CD-ROMs/DVD-ROMs with
a software VCD/MPG Player.
Remember that these are no STANDARDS as VCD and SVCD.
X(S)VCDs are in two format, NTSC and PAL (and a third one also,
NTSC Film but that is almost never used).
|
XVCD PAL
Video:
any kbit/sec MPEG-1 both variable and constant
bitrate.
352 x 288 pixels
25 frames/second
Audio:
32-384 kbit/sec MPEG-1 Layer2
Extra:
Menus and chapters
Still pictures in 704x576,352x288
|
|
XSVCD PAL
Video:
any kbit/sec MPEG-2 both variable and constant
bitrate
352 x 288 pixels
352 x 576 pixels
720 x 576 pixels
25 frames/second
with up to 4 Subtitles
Audio:
32-384 kbit/sec MPEG-1 Layer2
with up to 2 Audio Tracks
Extra:
Menus and chapters
Still pictures in 704x576,352x288 |
|
XVCD NTSC
Video:
any kbit/sec MPEG-1 both variable and constant
bitrate
352 x 240 pixels
29,97 frames/second
(23,976 frames/second NTSC Film)
Audio:
32-384 kbit/sec MPEG-1 Layer2
Extra:
Menus and chapters
Still pictures in 704x480,352x240
|
|
XSVCD NTSC
Video:
any kbit/sec MPEG-2 both variable and constant
bitrate
352 x 240 pixels
352 x 480 pixels
720 x 480 pixels
29,97 frames/second
(23,976 frames/second NTSC
Film)
with up to 4 Subtitles
Audio:
32-384 kbit/sec MPEG-1 Layer2
with up to 2 Audio Tracks
Extra:
Menus and chapters
Still pictures in 704x480,352x240 |
| Format |
VCD |
SVCD
|
DVD |
HDDVD
HDTV
(WMVHD) |
AVI
DivX
XviD
WMV |
MOV
Quick-
Time
|
RM
Real-
Media
|
AVI
DV |
| Resolution
NTSC/PAL |
352x240
352x288 |
480x480
480x576
|
720x480²
720x576² |
1920x1080²
1280x720² |
640x480² |
640x480² |
320x240² |
720x480
720x576 |
| Video
Compression |
MPEG1 |
MPEG2 |
MPEG2,
MPEG1 |
MPEG2
(WMV-
MPEG4) |
MPEG4 |
Sorenson,
Cinepak, MPEG4 ... |
RM |
DV |
| Video bitrate |
1150kbps |
~2000kbps |
~5000kbps |
~20Mbps
(~8Mbps) |
~1000kbps |
~1000kbps |
~350kbps |
25Mbps |
| Audio
Compression |
MP1 |
MP1 |
MP1, MP2, AC3, DTS, PCM |
MP1, MP2, AC3, DTS, PCM |
MP3, WMA, OGG, AAC, AC3 |
QDesign Music, MP3 ... |
RM |
DV |
| Audio bitrate |
224kbps |
~224kbps |
~448kbps |
~448kbps |
~128kbps |
~128kbps |
~64kbps |
~1500kbps |
| Size/min |
10
MB/min |
10-20
MB/min |
30-70
MB/min
|
~150MB/min
(~60MB/min)
|
4-10
MB/min |
4-20
MB/min |
2-5
MB/min
|
216MB/min |
| Min/74min
CD |
74min |
35-60min |
10-20min |
~4min
(~10min) |
60-180min |
30-180
min |
120-300
min |
3min |
| Hours/DVD |
N/A |
N/A |
1-2hrs
(2-5hrsª) |
~30min
(~1hrs) |
7-18hrs |
3-18hrs |
14-35hrs |
20min |
Hours/
DualLayerDVD |
N/A |
N/A |
2-4hrs
(5-9hrsª) |
~55min
(~2hrs) |
13-30hrs |
6-30hrs |
25-65hrs |
37min |
| DVD Player
Compatibility |
Great |
Good |
Excellent |
None |
Few |
None |
None |
None |
| Computer
CPU Usage |
Low |
High |
Very High |
Super high |
Very High |
High |
Low |
High |
| Quality |
Good |
Great* |
Excellent* |
Superb* |
Great* |
Great* |
Decent* |
Excellent |
kbps = thousand bits per second
Mbps = million bits per second
² approximately resolution, it can be higher or lower
~ approximately bitrate, it can be higher or lower
ª DVD with lower video quality, similiar to VCD/SVCD video quality
* the video quality depends on the bitrate and the video resolution, higher bitrate
and higher resolution generally means better video quality but bigger file size
AVI/DivX/DV to XVCD
