Talk:KVCD

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[edit] Link to "The Usual Suspects"

The following comment was originally posted directly into the article by a user at 204.52.215.118. The link in question is http://www.tus-kvcd-group.com/forum/ -- Davnor 13:17, 13 October 2006 (UTC)

A certain "movie distribution group" uses the KVCD "format" for producing copies of DVD-Video. This allows them to provide near-DVD quality (as seen by the typical home-user) video, while bypassing the DVD-specific content protection and regional lockout mechanisms. This practice may be illegal under the US DMCA law. This 'group' also records movies in theaters using camcorders and other illegal techniques. (Thus, the name of the group and the link to their website has been removed from this article)

[edit] Comments from July 2006

This is very confusing and unclear. The text is ripped directly from http://www.kvcd.net/portal/index.php

I still don't understand what KVCD is nor its advantages. The existing text sounds like an ad with lots of exaggerations.

Response: Despite the fact that the technical specification may sound like an ad, it is an accurate, if overly technical, description of what KVCD is. There are no exaggerations. For the lay person, KVCD is a version of the existing MPEG 1 and MPEG 2 video compression codecs with modifications on how the data is "organized" and "arranged" (handwaving explanation). KVCD's major advantage is that it can achieve high compression ratios without losing much video quality. The downside is that it is not an industry-recognized standard, and so may not be supported everywhere.

Would it be possible to add a link to a player compatibility list? 216.229.91.244 06:31, 10 July 2006 (UTC)