vcd vs. svcd-is the quality worth the time?

[Globert]

I'm in the middle of a projected 360min burn to svcd. I burned a couple at vcd it took only 90 to 120 min. seing as i have 4hrs to wait for a direct comparison. any thoughts?

 

[Globert]

little searching gets

found a link

I will guess that garbage in garbage out may have bearing.

hope this link works


http://www.digital-digest.com/dvd/articles/dvd_convert.html


edit to try to add this thread

http://www.randi.org/vbulletin/showthread.php?threadid=32220&highlight=svcd

 

[ceptimus]

I found that if you use a good codec (TMPGEnc) then the VCD quality is perfectly ok. Given that SVCDs are compatible with less players, I never found the (IMO) slight extra quality worth the extra effort.

But now that DVD burners are so cheap, why bother with VCDs and SVCDs at all?

 

[thrombus29]

But now that DVD burners are so cheap, why bother with VCDs and SVCDs at all?

I just have to second that.

The 8x multi-format's are out from the big players now, and they just announced the first dual layer writer.

Vcd's are sooooo 8 track.

 

[Globert]

I still have an 8-trak stereo W/ Quadrophonic sound gathering dust in the garage. (punishment for eating Zepelin 4 )


The laptop has a cd burner and i don't want to drop that kind of coin to upgrade to Dvd burning. I'll Probably stick with VCD.

the house machine might get a dvd-r+r/alphabet combo drive for it's birthday!

thanks people.