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Digital Video Format Comparison

Formats comparison

The principal technical characteristics of the digital video formats discussed above are summarised in the following table:

VCD SVCD X(S)VCD DivX DV DVD
Formal standard? Yes Yes No No Yes Yes
Resolution
NTSC/PAL		 352×240
352×288		 480×480
480×456		 720×480
720×576
or lower		 640×480
or lower		 720×480
720×576		 720×480
720×576
Video compression MPEG-1 MPEG-2 MPEG-1 or
MPEG-2		 MPEG-4 DV MPEG-2
Audio compression MPEG-1 MPEG-1 MPEG-1 MP3
WMA		 DV MPEG-2
AC-3
MB/min 10 10-20 5-20 1-10 216 30-70
DVD Player compatibility Very good Good Good None None Excellent
How CPU intensive Low High High Very high High Very High
Quality Good Very good Very good Very good Excellent Excellent

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