Tabla de formatos de Video Digital
| Formato | VCD | SVCD | DVD | DivX XviD WMV | MOV (Quicktime) | ASF SMR nAVI | RM (Real video) | DV |
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| Resolución NTSC PAL | 352x240 352x288 | 480x480 480x576 | 720x480 720x576 | 640x480 | 640x480 | 320x240 | 320x240 | 720x480 720x576 |
| Compresor de Video | MPEG1 | MPEG2 | MPEG2, MPEG1 | MPEG4 | Sorenson, Cinepak, MPEG4 | MPEG4 | RM | DV |
| Video bitrate kbit/seg | 1150 kbit/s | 2500 kbit/s | 3000~9000 kbit/s | 300~1000 kbit/s | 300~2000 kbit/s | 100~500 kbit/s | 100~500 kbit/s | 25 Mbit/s |
| Compresor de Audio | MP1 | MP1 | MP1, MP2, AC3, DTS, PCM | MP3, WMA, OGG, AAC, AC3 | Sorenson, Cinepak, MP3 | MP3, WMA | RM | DV |
| Audio bitrate kbit/seg | 224 kbit/s | 128~384 kbit/s | 192~448 kbit/s | 64~448 kbit/s | 64~192 kbit/s | 64~128 kbit/s | 64~128 kbit/s | 1000~1500 kbit/s |
| Tamaño/minuto | 10 MB/min | 10 - 20 MB/min | 30 - 70 MB/min | 1 - 10 MB/min | 1 - 20 MB/min | 1 - 5 MB/min | 1 - 5 MB/min | 216 MB/min |
| Minutos /74min CD | 74min | 35-60min | 15-20min | 60-180min | 60-180min | 120-300min | 120-300min | 3min |
| Horas/DVDR | 6 hrs | 3-6 hrs | 2-4hrs (3-7hrs) | 13-26hrs | 13-26hrs | 26-40hrs | 26-40hrs | 20min |
| Compatibilidad con DVD player de mesa. | Muy Buena | Buena | Excelente | Poca | Ninguna | Ninguna | Ninguna | Ninguna |
| Consumo de recursos de PC | Bajo | Alto | Muy Alto | Muy Alto | Alto | Bajo | Bajo | Alto |
| Calidad | Buena | Muy Buena | Excelente | Buena | Buena | Decente | Decente | Excelente |
