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Video CD (abbreviated as VCD, also known as Compact Disc Digital Video, abbreviated as CDDV) is a home video format and the first format for distributing films on standard 120 mm (4.7 in) optical discs. The format was widely adopted in nearly all of Asia (except for Japan and South Korea), superseding the VHS and Betamax systems in those regions until…
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| Subject | Predicate | Object | Confidence | Src |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Video CD | Capacity | Up to 800 MB/80 minutes of video | 1.00 | infobox |
| Video CD | Developed by | Philips, Sony, Panasonic, JVC | 1.00 | infobox |
| Video CD | Encoding | MPEG-1 video + audio | 1.00 | infobox |
| Video CD | Extended from | CD Video / Video Single Disc | 1.00 | infobox |
| Video CD | Extended to | SVCD | 1.00 | infobox |
| Video CD | Media type | Optical disc | 1.00 | infobox |
| Video CD | Read mechanism | 780 nm wavelength (red) semiconductor laser | 1.00 | infobox |
| Video CD | Released | 1993 | 1.00 | infobox |
| Video CD | Standard | IEC 62107 | 1.00 | infobox |
| Video CD | Usage | audio and video storage | 1.00 | infobox |
| Video CD | is a | format intended to be the successor of VCD | 0.90 | text |
| in Asia where low-cost VCD players as well as pirated copies of films were widespread | instance of | VCDs made considerable inroads into developing nations | 0.80 | text |
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