HP CD52 External CD-Writer Series - Manual (Page 21)

NeroVision Express 2 Making your first DVD-Video, VCD, SVCD or miniDVD • 21
Super Video CD (SVCD)
Very similar to a VCD, this format uses MPEG-2 technology to store video files in a
quality roughly similar to S-VHS and can hold around 35/40 minutes on
650MB/700MB CDs respectively of higher quality full-motion video along with
stereo sound. SVCD’s can be played on a growing number of DVD players and on
your PC if you have the appropriate software and a drive that can read CD-R/CD-
RW discs.
NOTE: To burn a DVD-Video disc, you need to have a supported DVD recordable
drive connected to your system. To burn VCD/SVCD/miniDVD discs, you need to
have a supported CD and/or DVD recordable drive connected to your system.
(Please visit www.nero.com for the list of currently supported drives). Even if you
do not have a recorder capable of burning DVD and/or VCD/SVCD/miniDVD discs,
you can still burn a disc image on your hard drive and save it for future use. Once
you have the appropriate recordable drive connected to your system, you can open
disc images using Nero and/or Nero Express at any time, and burn real video
discs.
5.2 Information regarding the DVD Plug-in
In order to create and encode video to DVD-Video and/or Super Video CD (SVCD)
and/or miniDVD standard, the source video files need to be encoded into the
appropriate MPEG-2 format. SVCD's, miniDVD and DVD-Video discs can then be
created on the appropriate hardware for playback on compatible DVD players.