What is "minidvd"

MiniDVD (Mini DVD or miniDVD) is a DVD disc which is in diameter. Most MiniDVDs hold 1.4 GB of data, but there are variants that hold up to 5.2 GB.

The 8 cm optical disc format was originally used for music CD singles, hence the commonly used names CD single and miniCD. Similarly, the manufactured 8 cm DVDs were originally used for music videos and as such became known as DVD single.

MiniDVD is known also as "3 inch DVD", referring to its approximate diameter in inches.

MiniDVD, miniDVD, Mini DVD or Mini-DVD may refer to

• MiniDVD, a physically smaller 80mm version of the standard-sized 120mm DVD, often used in camcorders
• cDVD, sometimes called mini-DVD, a standard CD with data written to it in the DVD-Video format,
• Warner Mini DVD, the brand name of a line of commercial DVDs and players released by Warner and CyberHome and intended for a young audience.