CHEAP. Since CD-RWs are all but sales tax FREE after numerous weekly rebates at Office Max, Office Depot and Circuit City etc, you can get a decent amount of video on a VCD for a fraction of the cost of a DVD blank. SVCD and VCD are very popular in Asia. It's the counterfeiter's medium of choice. ; ^ ) Kunga <http://www.ipod-zone.com> <http://www.cube-zone.com> <http://www.apple-zone.com> <http://www.osx-zone.com> On Sunday, June 8, 2003, at 12:45 PM, Matthew Guemple wrote: > Could someone remind me of the point of making and S-VCD?