In order to create Video Compact Disks or Super Video Compact Disks you must have an optical CD writer installed on your computer and appropriate authoring software. There are essentially two basic formats that can be used on CD writable media.
1. VideoCD which was the first widely accepted movie on disk format for computer and standalone devices. VCD provides quality approaching that of VHS tape.
2. Super VideoCD which is the next generation of VCD offering higher resolution and sharper images comparable to S-VHS.
DVDrequires a DVD writer and authoring software.
The file structures and support files required for each of these disk types is very specific as is the format of the movie itself. Although the file compression in all cases is called MPEG there are vast differences between them.
