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This article is from the DVD Formats
FAQ, by jtfrog@usa.net (Jim Taylor) with numerous
contributions by others.
2.4.6 Is Super Video CD compatible with DVD?
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 480x567
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 countries.
SVCD players can't play DVDs, since the players are based on CD drives.
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