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White Book refers to a standard of compact disc that stores not only sound but also still pictures and motion video. These discs, most commonly found in Asia, are usually called " Video CDs" or "VCDs." In some ways, VCD can be thought of as the predecessor to SVCD and DVD.

Here is some information on the format of the VCD itself, as well as the audio and video stored on these discs:

• File system: ISO 9660-compliant
• Format: Mode 2/XA
• Maximum Length: Usually 74 minutes
• Audio Format
  • Format: PCM
  • Resolution: 16 bit
  • Sample rate: 44,100 kHz (kilohertz)
  • Number of Channels: 2 ( stereo)
• Video Format
  • Format: MPEG-1MPEG-1 is the designation for a group of audio and video coding standards agreed upon by MPEG (Moving Pictures Experts Group). MPEG-1 video is used by the Video CD format. The output quality at usual VCD bitrates is less than that of a VCR. MPEG-1 audio l
  • Resolution: 352×240 pixel for NTSCNTSC is the analog television system in use in the United States and many other countries, including most of the Americas and some parts of East Asia. It is named for the National Television System(s) Committee the industry-wide standardization body that video, 352×288 pixel for PALFor other meanings of "PAL" see PAL (disambiguation). PAL short for Phase Alternating Line Phase Alternation by Line or for Phase Alternation Line is a colour encoding used in broadcast television systems, used throughout the world except in most of the A video
  • Frame rateFrame rate or frame frequency, is the measurement of how quickly an imaging device can produce several consecutive images, called frames. It applies to computer graphics, to video cameras, to film cameras, and to input devices such as motion picture film: 29.97 Hz (NTSC), 25 Hz (PAL)
  • Bit rateIn telecommunications and computing, bit rate (sometimes written bitrate) is the frequency at at which bits are passing a given (physical or metaphorical) "point". It is quantified using the bit per second bit/s unit. While often referred to as "speed", b: About 1.13 Mbit/s