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Glossary
Analog audio Direct representation of sound by an
electrical signal. See also Digital
audio.
Aspect ratio The width of a TV screen relative to its
height. Conventional TVs are 4:3;
widescreen models are 16:9.
Bonus Group
(DVD-Audio
only) An ‘extra’ group on some DVD-Audio
discs that requires a key number to
access.
Browsable
pictures
(DVD-Audio
only) A feature of some DVD-Audio discs in
which the user can browse still
pictures recorded on the disc as the
audio is played. See also Slideshow.
Digital audio Indirect representation of sound using
numbers. See also Sampling frequency
and Analog audio.
Dolby
Digital *1
1
A multi-channel audio encoding
system developed by Dolby
Laboratories that enables far more
audio to be stored on a disc than PCM
encoding. See also PCM (Pulse Code
Modulation).
DRM DRM (Digital Rights Management)
copy protection is a technology
designed to prevent unauthorized
copying by restricting playback, etc. of
material on devices other the PC (or
other WMA recording equipment)
used to record it. For detailed
information, please see the instruction
manuals or help files that came with
your PC (or other WMA recording
equipment) and/or software.
DTS *2 A multi-channel audio encoding
system developed by Digital Theater
Systems that enables far more audio
to be stored on a disc than PCM
encoding. See also PCM (Pulse Code
Modulation).
EXIF
(Exchangeable
Image File) A file format developed by Fuji Photo
Film for digital still cameras. Digital
cameras from various manuafcturers
use this compressed file format which
carries date, time and thumbnail
information, as well as the picture
data.
File extension A tag added to the end of a filename to
indicate the type of file. For example,
“.mp3” indicates an MP3 file.
ISO 9660
format International standard for the volume
and file structure of CD-ROM discs.
JPEG A standard file format used for still
images. JPEG files are identified by the
file extension “.jpg”.
MP3 MP3 (MPEG1 audio layer 3) is a
compressed stereo audio file format.
Files are recognized by their file
extension “.mp3”.
MPEG audio An audio format used on Video CD /
Super VCDs and some DVD discs.
Packed PCM
(DVD-Audio
only) A lossless compression system that
enables more PCM audio to be stored
on a DVD-Audio disc than would
otherwise be possible.
PBC
(PlayBack
Control) A system of navigating a Video CD /
Super VCD through on-screen menus
recorded onto the disc.
PCM
(Pulse Code
Modulation) Digital audio encoding system found
on CDs. Good quality, but requires a
lot of data compared to Dolby Digital,
DTS and MPEG encoded audio. See
also Digital audio.
Progressive
scan video All the lines that make up a video
picture are updated in one pass
(compared to interlace which takes
two passes to update the whole
picture).
Regions
(DVD-Video
only) These associate DVD-Video discs and
players with particular areas of the
world. See DVD-Video regions on
page 46 for more information.
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