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'''High-Definition Versatile Disc''' ('''HVD''') is an Asian standard of advanced high-definition technology originally developed in China by AMLogic Inc., for high-definition video. The format supports 720p, 1080i, or 1080p video on version 1 discs. Version 2 of the format added high-resolution beyond the standard fare of HD for use on non-TV monitors that support higher resolutions, up to 1080p. 

A modified [[MPEG-2]] MP@HL video-[[codec]] is used and the format supports audio encoded in [[Dolby]] [[Dolby AC-3|AC3]], [[DTS Coherent Acoustics|DTS]], [[Dolby Digital EX]], [[DTS ES]], and [[Prologic]] 2 audio formats. 

All HVDs use standard [[DVD]] discs.  While the format is referred to as the HVD acronym, it has no relation to the [[Holographic Versatile Disc]] format that came along later and utilised the same acronym.  There are only a few DVD players which support this format. [[Nero Showtime]], [[Media Player Classic]], [[PowerDVD]], [[VLC media player]], and [[XBMC]] are the few known software packages to handle the format as the MPEG2 files are non-standard. 
Though popular in China,{{Citation needed|date=October 2010}} the format, much like [[VCD]], has had little acceptance outside Asia and  discs are rarely found for sale outside Asia.

==See also==
* [[Enhanced Versatile Disc]]

== External links ==
*{{cite web
 |url=http://www.amlogic.cn/technology02.htm 
 |title=Amlogic 
 |publisher=Amlogic, Inc 
 |language=zh 
 |url-status=dead 
 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111015124340/http://www.amlogic.cn/technology02.htm 
 |archive-date=2011-10-15 
}}
*{{cite web
 |url=http://www.amlogic.com/technology02.htm 
 |title=Amlogic 
 |publisher=Amlogic, Inc 
 |url-status=dead 
 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111010042955/http://amlogic.com/technology02.htm 
 |archive-date=2011-10-10 
}} 

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[[Category:120 mm discs]]
[[Category:Video storage]]
[[Category:High-definition television]]
[[Category:Optical discs]]


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