Herong's Tutorial Notes on CD/DVD
Dr. Herong Yang, Version 2.14

VCD (Video CD) Standard

This chapter provides notes and tutorials on movie VCD (Video CD) discs. Topics include VCD standard, file directory structure, playing VCD with Windows Media Player, DAT video file format.

What Is VCD?

Movie VCD File Directory Structure

File Directory Structure on an Example Movie VCD

Playing Movie VCD with Windows Media Player

Playing DAT Files with Windows Media Player

Dr. Herong Yang, updated in 2007
VCD (Video CD) Standard