Because it is not limited to any one platform, MPEG video can also be recorded and played back from Red Book and Yellow Book CDs, given the necessary hardware and interface. MPEG can be used by any CD-ROM publisher to include video clips in multimedia applications. The rates of video and audio compression can be varied according to the application. A. VideoCD is a delivery mechanism for visual or aural data that anyone can view and control easily using many different kinds of playback screens. Basically, audio and video signals are formatted into an internationally recognised binary standard on a compact disc.
Interactive control is embedded into the disc.
An Audio-CD is defined by the Red Book. A CD-ROM is defined by the Yellow Book. VideoCD is defined by the White Book. It is also possible to combine 352 x 240 video, with 704 x 480 'stills' and a common audio back ground to make very effective presentations. You can time the stills so they're on the screen for only an instant, or hours.