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Video CD and Super Video CD
The current VCD 2.0 and Super Video CD 1.0
standard features are:
Support following VCD and SVCD formats:
Following formats can’t be supported in
VCD:
– HQ-VCD is encoded at 2.4Mbps or 2.6Mbps
– XVCD (eXtended VCD) with higher resolution
and data rate.
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Video CDs may have one or more TRACKS, and
TRACKS may have one or more INDEXES.
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To make easy and convenient access, you can
move between TRACKS and INDEXES.
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Some Video CDs have Play Back Control (PBC),
which is a predefined playback sequence stored
on the disc
(see “Playback Control” section)
.
Playing a disc
1
Press DISC (1, 2, 3, 4, 5) on the front panel or
DISC SKIP repeatedly on the remote control to
playback a specific disc directly.
➜
Playback starts automatically.
➜
The current track number and its elapsed
playing time will be displayed.
2
To stop playback, press STOP.
3
Disc Resume feature is also applicable for VCDs
and SVCDs
(see “Resume” section)
.
Playing an Audio CD
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Audio CDs contain only TRACKS.
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They can be played on your DVD player with the
audio output connected to a stereo system or to
your TV.
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If CD-text is available on the disc, it will be
displayed on both the TV screen and player’s
front display.
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Select tracks using the menubar on the TV screen
or by pressing the numerical keys directly.
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Your DVD player also allows you to compile
Favorite Track Selection (FTS) programs for your
discs by selecting or excluding tracks of your
choice
(see FTS Program - Audio CDs)
.
Playing a disc
1
Press DISC (1, 2, 3, 4, 5) on the front panel or
DISC SKIP repeatedly on the remote control to
playback a specific disc directly.
➜
Playback starts automatically.
➜
The TV screen will display the number of
tracks for selection and current playing status.
2
At the end of the disc, playback of the next
available disc starts. Playback stops after all the
discs are played back.
3
To stop playback, press STOP.
Features
Video CDs 2.0
Super Video CDs 1.0
Video
MPEG-1
MPEG-2
bit rate
constant 1,150 Kbps
variable up to 2.6 Mbps
resolution NTSC
352x240, 29.97Hz
480x480 interlaced, 29.97Hz
resolution PAL
352x288, 25Hz
480x576 interlaced, 25Hz
Still picture (photo)
MPEG-1
MPEG-2 (1 Frame)
resolution NTSC
352x240, 704x480
480x480, 704x480
resolution PAL
352x288, 704x576
480x576. 704x576
Audio
MPEG-1 layer II
MPEG-1 layer II
sampling
44.1KHz
44.1KHz
bit rate
224Kbps
32-384Kbps
audio channels
1 stereo / 2 mono
< 2 stereo / 4 mono
surround sound
Stereo with Dolby Pro-Logic
MPEG-1 (5+1) extension
Overlay graphics/text
overlay video plane
sub-channels
<= 4
coding
4 colour CLUT (2bits/pixel)
TRACK 1
TRACK 2
INDEX 1
INDEX 2
INDEX 1
INDEX 2
INDEX 3
VIDEO CD
2
3
5
6
7
8
9
10 11 12 ...
4
1
TRACKS
AUDIO CD
Operation
