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DVD, VCD, and SVCD
There are several factors to consider in choosing an output format for your project. These include your desired output
quality, target playback device, and viewing screen size, among others. Here are the advantages and disadvantages
that picking each output format entails:
• Video Compact Disc (VCD) is a special version of a CD-ROM that uses the MPEG-1
format. The quality of the exported movie is almost the same, but usually better than
VHS tape-based movies. A VCD can be played back on a CD-ROM drive, VCD player,
and even on a DVD player.
• Super Video CD (SVCD) is commonly described as an enhanced version of VCD. It is
based on MPEG-2 technology with Variable Bit Rate (VBR) support. The typical running
time of an SVCD is about 30-45 minutes. Although you could extend this to 70 minutes,
you will have to compromise sound and image quality. SVCDs can be played back on
stand-alone VCD/SVCD players, most DVD players, and all CD-ROM/DVD-ROM with a
DVD/SVCD player software.
• Digital Versatile Disc (DVD) is popular in video production because of its quality. Not
only does it guarantee superb audio and video quality, it can also hold several times
more data than VCDs and SVCDs. DVDs make use of the MPEG-2 format, which has
a much bigger file size than MPEG-1, and can likewise be produced as single or dual-
sided, and single and dual-layered. They can be played on stand-alone DVD players or
on the DVD-ROM drive of your PC.
How VideoStudio Works
VideoStudio follows a step-by-step paradigm so that editing tasks remain uncomplicated from start to finish.
VideoStudio also offers more than a hundred transition effects, professional titling capabilities and simple soundtrack
creation tools. Learn in seconds, create in minutes.
VideoStudio breaks up your movie into separate tracks, giving you broad creative freedom. Changes to one track do
not affect others.
After transferring footage from your camcorder, you can arrange scenes, apply special effects, overlay images, add
animated titles, sync in a voiceover narration, and use background music from your favorite CDs in formats such as
WAV and MP3. All these can be done using drag-and-drop, cut-and-paste, or select-and-apply operations.
All the tracks in your movie are then organized into a video project file (*.VSP), which contains all the video and audio
information on how your movie is put together.
When everything is all set to go, your computer collects all information needed to create your final movie file. This
process is called rendering.
You can then output and distribute your movie as a DVD/VCD/SVCD title, streaming Web page video, or an e-mail
attachment. You can also record your movie back to your camcorder or VCR.
Components of a finished project as displayed in Timeline Mode