Resolution and Frame rate

DVD-Video can consist of either MPEG-2 at up to 9.8 Mbit/s (9800 kbit/s) or MPEG-1 at up to 1.856 Mbit/s (1856 kbit/s).

The following formats are allowed for MPEG-2 video:

  • At 25 fps (usually used in regions where PAL is standard):
720 × 576 pixels MPEG-2 (Called full D1)
704 × 576 pixels MPEG-2
352 × 576 pixels MPEG-2 (Called Half-D1, same as the China Video Disc standard)
352 × 288 pixels MPEG-2
  • At 29.97 or 23.976 fps (usually used in regions where NTSC is standard):
720 × 480 pixels MPEG-2 (Called full D1)
704 × 480 pixels MPEG-2
352 × 480 pixels MPEG-2 (Called Half-D1, same as the China Video Disc standard)
352 × 240 pixels MPEG-2

The following formats are allowed for MPEG-1 video:

  • 352 × 288 pixels MPEG-1 at 25 fps (Same as the VCD Standard)
  • 352 × 240 pixels MPEG-1 at 29.97 fps (Same as the VCD Standard)

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