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Convert VCD to WMV

VCD to WMV Conversion Software converts VCD files to WMV. The software is an easy to use and professional video converter. VCD to WMV Conversion Software could choose the best fit bit rate automatically when converting file, so that the converter will keep original video and audio quality. And, size of outputted file is acceptable. You could also customize video size, frame rate, and bit rate. The software also supports common file format such as DivX, iRiver, WebM, iPod, PSP, MPG / MPEG, DV, M4V, etc. It could convert MPG to 3G2, Y4M to iPhone, M4V to WMV, MP2 to WebM, VID to 3G2, VOB to OGM, and so on.

VCD to WMV Conversion Software supports batch conversion that enables you convert bulk VCD files to WMV at a time. The software is full compatible with 32-bit and 64-bit Windows 10/8/7/Vista/XP/2000.

VCD to WMV Conversion Software is compatible with Windows 10/8/7/Vista/XP/2008/2003/2000

What is VCD?
Video CD (abbreviated as VCD, and also known as View CD, Compact Disc digital video) is a standard digital format for storing video on a Compact Disc. VCDs are playable in dedicated VCD players, most modern DVD-Video players, personal computers, and some video game consoles.

The VCD standard was created in 1993 by Sony, Philips, Matsushita, and JVC and is referred to as the White Book standard.

In a VCD, the audio and video streams are multiplexed in an MPEG-PS container.

Video

Codec: MPEG-1
Resolution:

NTSC: 352x240
PAL/SECAM: 352x288

Aspect Ratio:

NTSC: 107:80 (0.3% difference from 4:3)
PAL/SECAM: 4:3

Framerate:

NTSC: 29.97 or 23.976 frames per second
PAL/SECAM: 25 frames per second

Bitrate: 1,150 kilobits per second

Rate Control: constant bitrate

Audio

Codec: MPEG-1 Audio Layer II
Frequency: 44,100 hertz (44.1 kHz)
Output: Dual channel or stereo
Bitrate: 224 kilobits per second

Rate Control: Constant bitrate

What is WMV?
Windows Media Video (WMV) is a compressed video file format for several proprietary codecs developed by Microsoft. The original codec, known as WMV, was originally designed for Internet streaming applications, as a competitor to RealVideo. The other codecs, such as WMV Screen and WMV Image, cater for specialized content. Through standardization from the Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers (SMPTE), WMV has gained adoption for physical-delivery formats such as HD DVD and Blu-ray Disc.

A WMV file is in most circumstances encapsulated in the Advanced Systems Format (ASF) container format. The file extension .WMV typically describes ASF files that use Windows Media Video codecs. The audio codec used in conjunction with Windows Media Video is typically some version of Windows Media Audio, or in rarer cases, the deprecated Sipro ACELP.net audio codec. Microsoft recommends that ASF files containing non-Windows Media codecs use the generic .ASF file extension.

The ASF container can optionally support digital rights management using a combination of elliptic curve cryptography key exchange, DES block cipher, a custom block cipher, RC4 stream cipher and the SHA-1 hashing function.

Although WMV is generally packed into the ASF container format, it can also be put into the AVI or Matroska container format. The resulting files have the .AVI and .MKV file extensions, respectively. WMV can be stored in an AVI file when using the WMV 9 Video Compression Manager (VCM) codec implementation. Another common way to store WMV in an AVI file is to use the VirtualDub encoder.

Windows Media Video (WMV) is the most recognized video format within the WMV family. Usage of the term WMV often refers to the Microsoft Windows Media Video codec only. Its main competitors are MPEG-4 AVC, AVS, RealVideo, DivX, and Xvid. The first version of the codec, WMV 7, was introduced in 1999, and was built upon Microsoft's implementation of MPEG-4 Part 2. Continued proprietary development led to newer versions of the codec, but the bit stream syntax was not frozen until WMV 9. While all versions of WMV support variable bit rate, average bit rate, and constant bit rate, WMV 9 introduced several important features including native support for interlaced video, non-square pixels, and frame interpolation. WMV 9 also introduced a new profile titled Windows Media Video 9 Professional, which is activated automatically whenever the video resolution exceeds 300,000 pixels (e.g., 528x576, 640x480 or 768x432 and beyond) and the bitrate 1000 kbit/s. It is targeted towards high-definition video content, at resolutions such as 720p and 1080p.