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Video CD

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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Adoption

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Capacity
Up to 800 MB/80 minutes of video
Developed by
Philips, Sony, Panasonic, JVC
Encoding
MPEG-1 video + audio
Extended from
CD Video / Video Single Disc
Extended to
SVCD
Media type
Optical disc

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Video CD

Nodes139
Edges138
Triples117
Avg. degree1.99
Density0.014388
Components1

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Video CD

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related to External links · 22
Video CD → April, Archived, August, Disc, FAQ, Free Software Foundation, FSF, GNU Project, GNU VCDImager, Linux, Open-source, Patent History Video CD, Philips, Player, September, Source, Summary, Super Video CD, SVCD, VCD
related to Structure · 16
Video CD → CD, CD-i Bridge, CD-ROM Mode, CD-ROM XA, CD-ROM XA Mode, Form, ISO, It, Mode, MPEG, MPEG-PS, The, This, Using Mode, VCD, Video CDs
related to Hardware and software support · 15
Video CD → Amiga CD-32, CD, Disc, DVD-based, Early, Early PC, Later, MMX, Pentium II, Philips CD-i, PlayStation, SCPH-5903, Sega Saturn, VCD, XingMPEG
related to In North America · 13
Video CD → CD-R, CDs, DVD, DVD-Video, However, In, North America, The, US, VCD, VCDs, VHS, Video CDs
related to Development · 11
Video CD → Asia, Because, By, CD Video, CD-R, Despite, Extra, However, This, VCD, VCDs
related to Compared with VHS · 10
Video CD → CDs, Overall, Poorly, Producing, The, VCD, VHS, Video CDs, When, While
related to XVCD · 10
Video CD → CBR, CD-ROM XA Mode, Form, However, MPEG-1, MPEG-2, Some XVCDs, VBR, VCD, XVCD
related to SVCD · 4
Video CD → MPEG-2, Super Video CD, The, VCD
Capacity · 1
Video CD → Up to 800 MB/80 minutes of video
Developed by · 1
Video CD → Philips, Sony, Panasonic, JVC

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video vcd cd format audio disc dvd mpeg-1 vcds vhs players digital standard quality also philips asia support compression dvd-video

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
Video CDCapacityUp to 800 MB/80 minutes of video1.00infobox
Video CDDeveloped byPhilips, Sony, Panasonic, JVC1.00infobox
Video CDEncodingMPEG-1 video + audio1.00infobox
Video CDExtended fromCD Video / Video Single Disc1.00infobox
Video CDExtended toSVCD1.00infobox
Video CDMedia typeOptical disc1.00infobox
Video CDRead mechanism780 nm wavelength (red) semiconductor laser1.00infobox
Video CDReleased19931.00infobox
Video CDStandardIEC 621071.00infobox
Video CDUsageaudio and video storage1.00infobox
Video CDis aformat intended to be the successor of VCD0.90text
in Asia where low-cost VCD players as well as pirated copies of films were widespreadinstance ofVCDs made considerable inroads into developing nations0.80text

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