On Sat, 17 Feb 2001 11:56:49 -0800, PJ Browning
>Neuman - Ruether wrote:
>> If the
>> capture is high-quality, you will not be able to make a VCD
>> without losses unless the original is DV and you transfer
>> it directly (in the same codec) to the CD (only about 2.5
>> minutes of video per CD for Mini-DV, though...).
>then, techically, you haven't made a VCD. You have just burned the files
>to a CD.
>VCD is an actually format, based off of mpeg files. It's not just
>putting some kind of video footage on a disk.
OK, then the answer for the original poster is: no, you
can't capture video at any resolution and make a VCD
without noticeable quality loss (unless the original is
REALLY TERRIBLE, mebbe...;-).