VCD versus CD-ROM

corey13d wrote on 12/23/2002, 7:56 PM

What's the practical difference between a vcd and a cd-rom? Here's why I ask: I am using vf2.0(c) and when I go to burn my movie to a disk, I have the option between VCD and CD-ROM. But, I notice that both of these formats are based on the same mpeg-1 file format. If they both produce the same file, is there really a big difference between the vcd option and the cd-rom option?

Separately, if I take a .mpg file that has been rendered to my hard drive and then burn into a cd-r using Nero, will that produce the same result as using vf to produce a vcd?

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Chienworks wrote on 12/23/2002, 9:31 PM

A CD-ROM version will only play in a computer using a media player program. A VCD is formatted so that it can play in a stand-alone DVD player as well.

corey13d wrote on 12/23/2002, 10:33 PM

Thanks. That answer, as simple as it sounds, is all I needed to know. Does anyone have any input on the second part of my question: If I burn a .mpg from my hard drive to a cd-r using Nero, is that the same sas creating a vcd? Or will it lack some of the formatting necessary to make it work in a stand-alone dvd player?

JohnnyRoy wrote on 12/24/2002, 12:01 AM

Nero is quite capable of creating a VCD but you have to select the VCD template and not a data template. Otherwise it won’t be formatted properly for stand-alone players.

~jr

corey13d wrote on 12/24/2002, 9:57 AM

THANKS!! That's all I needed to know.