For the A to Z of information on a VCD, you have come to the right place on the web. A VCD is short for 'Video Compact Disc' and contains moving pictures and sound. A VCD looks just like a music/audio CD, the only difference being that it can play videos. Usually, a VCD has a capacity to hold up to 74/80 minutes on 650MB/700MB CDs respectively. A VCD can hold a full-motion video along with quality stereo sound. A VCD uses a compression standard called MPEG to store the video and audio. 

You can play a VCD on almost all standalone DVD Players and on all computers with a DVD-ROM or CD-ROM drives, with the help of a software-based decoder/player. The quality of a VCD is about the same as a VHS tape-based movie. A VCD can be played on Standalone VCD Players, which are very common in Asia. Click he