VCD
Optical video format
VCD stands for Video Compact Disc, a digital format from the 1990s that stored video on standard CDs.
VCDs preceded DVDs and offered lower quality but were widely adopted in Asia and developing markets where they remained popular longer than in the West.
The format could hold about 74 minutes of video at roughly VHS quality.
Optical media format
- Blu-rayHigh-definition optical media
- VHSAnalog tape format
- BetamaxDefunct videocassette format
- LaserDiscOptical disc video format
MPEG-1 · NTSC · PAL · resolution · compression · bitrate · encoding · decoding
Game participant
- laserConcentrated light device
- opticalOf vision or light
- discFlat circular object
- driveOperate a vehicle
remote · menu · chapter · track · hardware · software · decoder · chipset
Feature-length filmed entertainment
- filmsProjected motion pictures
- musicOrganized auditory art
- videosPlayable visual content
- concertsLive musical performances
karaoke · albums · compilations · collections · series · episodes · releases · titles
Largest continental landmass
- ChinaEast Asian superpower
- IndiaSouth Asian republic
- PhilippinesSoutheast Asian archipelago nation
- IndonesiaSoutheast Asian archipelago nation
piracy · affordable · market · popular · karaoke · Bollywood · cinema · distribution
DVD
Optical media format
LaserDisc · MPEG-1 · NTSC · PAL · resolution · compression · bitrate · encoding · decoding · optical
player
Game participant
drive · remote · menu · chapter · track · hardware · software · decoder · chipset · Philips
movies
Feature-length filmed entertainment
concerts · karaoke · albums · compilations · collections · series · episodes · releases · titles · piracy
Asia
Largest continental landmass
- ChinaEast Asian superpower
- IndiaSouth Asian republic
- PhilippinesSoutheast Asian archipelago nation
Indonesia · piracy · affordable · market · popular · karaoke · Bollywood · cinema · distribution · cheap
cassette
Magnetic audio cartridge
LaserDisc · MiniDisc · floppy · dial-up · Walkman · Discman · CRT · analog · discontinued · retro
VCDstreaming
Real-time digital delivery
digital download · cloud storage · Netflix · video on demand · YouTube
VCDVHS
Analog tape format
Betamax · videotape · VHS tape · magnetic tape · reel-to-reel