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Born in 1993, the Video Compac Disc is burned on an ordinary audio CD support and allows 74' of full screen video on a 650MB CD or 80' on a 700MB CD with stereophonic sound.

I call it the "DVD of the poor" because of its pretty poor image quality - somewhat equivalent to a VHS tape and its low price. A full lenght movie has to hold on a 650MB or 700MB CD support while the usual DVD (single layer / single side) is of 4,7GB thus offering 6,7 times the capacity of a CD.
Video CD use MPEG 1 codec for compressing while DVD uses MPEG 2 - a more elaborate codec.

In 1998, Super Video CD came into existence. Although it still uses MPEG 1 compression codec, it gives a much finer image than the former VCD - something between VHS and DVD.

 

 

Amjad Ali KhanCDVNF 2191 - T-SERIES
Swar Tarang presents - Immortal series

Amjad Ali Khan (sarod) & Shafaat Ahmad Khan
Kamod 10:01
Rageshree 24:45
Lalita Gauri 21:49
Thumree 10:57

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Bhimsen JoshiFMRVCD-07 FOUNTAIN
Vocal Classical
Live Programme
Savai Gandharva Music Festival, Pune

Bhimsen Joshi
Tulsidas Barkar, harmonium
Bharat Kumar, tabla

Ramkali 57:01

May be ordered on web from The India Club, Inc..

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Bismillah KhanS-VCD-C-001 SAGARIKA
Banaras Ustav
Live in Concert

Ustad Bismillah Khan & Party : Shahnai
Madhuwanti (jhaptal)
Misra Gara (Teental & Kaharwa)
Traditional Banarsi Kajri
Hansdhwani
Folk Dhun

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Girgia Devi & Ronu MajumdarS-VCD-C-004 SAGARIKA
Banaras Ustav
Live in Concert

Smt Girija Devi : Hindustani Vocal Classical
Sudhir Pande, tabla
Shriram Hasbanis, harmonium
Ms Piyu Mukherjee, vocal support

Bilaskhani Todi
Bhairavi (tappa)
Bhairavi thumree "Babul Mora"
Bhajan (with Ronu Majumdar, flute)

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Hari Prasad ChaurasiaCDVNF 2199 - T-SERIES (Vols. 1 & 2)
Swar Tarang presents - Immortal series

Hari Prasad Chaurasia (flute) & Sabir Khan (tabla)
Jog
Hansdhwani
Misra Piloo Dhun
Speech

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Hari Prasad ChaurasiaFMRVCD-11/12 FOUNTAIN
(2 VCD)
Instrumental Classical
Live Programme
Savai Gandharva Music Festival, Pune

Hari Prasad Chaurasia (flute) & Zakir Hussain (tabla)
Chandrakauns 92:00
Dhun Dadra 16:00

May be ordered on web from The India Club, Inc..

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JasrajLiving Media India LTD (Music Today) - VCD D-04189
The very best Pandit Jasraj - Vol. 1
Recorded live at Swarutav, 2003. Devotional

Jasraj
1a. Adi Dev Namostutam
1b. Mero Alla Meherbaan
Govind Damodar Madhaveti

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JasrajLiving Media India LTD (Music Today) - VCD A 04270
Golden Voice - Golden years

Pandit Jasraj
Jasraj remembers his father


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Jasraj - Nat NarayaniFMRVCD-09 FOUNTAIN
Vocal Classical
Live Programme
Savai Gandharva Music festival, Pune

Jasraj
Appasaheb Jalgaonkar, harmonium
Kedar Pandit, tabla

Nat Narayani 61:53

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Kathak - Intro Birju Maharaj100 Years of recorded music in India

Katha Kahe so Kathak ...
Kathak

Introduced by Birju Maharaj

1 Lacchu Maharaj
2 Gopi Krishna
3 Durga Lal
4 Sitara Devi
5 Birju Maharaj
6 Uma Sharma
7 Excerpts from Ballet "JAshn-e-Wajid Ali Shah"
8 Excerpts from Ballet "Roopmati Bazbahadur" - choreographed by Birju Maharaj
9 Excerpts from Ballet "Pujarin" Choreographed by Rani Karna

Published by Doordarshan Archives - VCD

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