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Some typical comparisons of various multimedia formats (non-exhaustive).

Format VCD SVCD DVD DivX
XviD
 ClearStream		 MOV ASF
SMR
nAVI		 RM DV
Resolution, NTSC 352x240 480x480 720x480 640x480² 640x480² 320x240² 320x240² 720x480
Resolution, PAL
352x288
480x576
 720x576² 640x480² 640x480² 320x240² 320x240² 720x576
Compression
MPEG1
MPEG2
MPEG2, MPEG1
MPEG4
Sorenson, Cinepak, MPEG4
MPEG4
RM
DV
Video bitrate kbits/sec
1150
1000~2500
3000~9000
300~1000
300~2000
100~500
100~500
25000
Audio Compression
MP1
MP1
 MP1, MP2, AC3, DTS, PCM MP3, WMA, OGG, AAC, AC3 Sorenson, Cinepak, MP3 MP3, WMA RM DV
Audio bitrate kbits/sec
224
128~384
192~448
64~448
64~192
64~128
64~128
1000~1500
Size, MB/min
10
10 - 20
 30 - 70 1 - 10 1 - 20 1 - 5 1 - 5 216
Min/74min CD
74
35-60
 15-20 60-180 60-180 120-300 120-300 3
Hours/DVDR
N/A
N/A
 2-4 (3-7 ª) 13-26 13-26 26-40 26-40 20min
DVD Player Compatibility Great Good Excellent Few None None None None
Computer CPU Usage Low High Very High Very High High Low Low High
Quality Good Great* Excellent* Great* Great* Decent* Decent* Excellent

² = approximate resolution, can be higher or lower
~ = Approximate bitrate, can be higher or lower
ª = DVD with lower video quality, similiar to VCD/SVCD
* = Quality depends on bitrate and resolution, higher means better quality but bigger files

 

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