svcds

[Red-Scorp]

Im using cce sp 2.6 to make svcds.
Now i wanted to know at waht highest bitrate can i achive for svcd.
I think its 2520 kbit/sec but not sure. Can I go beyond that. If i do will it become a xsvcd and what is its max bitrate. What players can play at real high bitrate for svcds or xsvcds. Thanks.

[DSPguru]

you're on the wrong forum..

[Kedirekin]

2520 kbps is the figure I've seen most often for the max video bitrate for SVCD (to remain in spec). There does seem to be a fair amount of disagreement on what exactly the max is.

As for max for XSVCD, that's kind of a countradition in terms. XSVCD means anything that's above (or otherwise outside) the spec. The max XSVCD bitrate is totally dependent on your player, and can really only be determined empirically. I myself have always been concerned with doing this however - the bitrate your player can handle today may not be be the same as the bitrate your player can handle a year from now, and the next player you buy may not support it at all. I prefer to stay in spec as much as possible.

As for purchasing a player that supports very high bitrate, some here may have some suggestions (I don't). I suggest you check out the DVD compatibility list at vcdhelper.com. I'd post a request in their forums as well.