Sharing to Video CD



    Save to Video CD or Super Video CD

    You can create VCD and SVCD‑compatible MPEG files by using the VCD Compatible and SVCD Compatible presets, respectively. Adobe Premiere Elements exports the MPEG file to the hard disk, but you must use a VCD authoring program to burn those files to a CD.

    1. Click Share in the Tasks panel, and then click Personal Computer.
    2. Choose MPEG from the list at the top of the panel.
    3. Choose NTSC SVCD, PAL SVCD, NTSC VCD, or PAL SVCD, from the Presets menu, depending on your desired output.
    4. (Optional) Click Advanced, and specify other options.

      For information on options, see Common settings for Sharing.

    5. Click Save.

    Adobe Premiere Elements saves the movie to a new VCD or SVCD MPEG file.

    Note: Adobe Premiere Elements will not burn the VCD or SVCD file to a CD. For that, you will need third-party software.

    Video CD formats

    You can store files in Video CD (VCD) format with a CD burner; a DVD burner isn’t required. However, because of this format’s smaller frame size and greater compression, it’s quality is lower than that of VHS—much lower than DVD quality. The benefit of this lower quality is a smaller file size suitable for CDs, which can store only 700 MB.

    Super Video CD (SVCD) format delivers greater picture resolution than VCD. Though SVCD files are larger files than VCD files, they are still much smaller than files in DVD format.

    Most DVD players can play VCDs, but fewer can play SVCDs. However, most computers with CD-ROM drives and the appropriate software can play either type of video CD.