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Glossary
BitstreamMP3 (MPEG Audio Layer 3)
This is a signal compressed and converted into digital form. It is An audio compression method that compresses audio to
converted back to a multi-channel audio signal, e.g., 5.1-channel, by approximately one-tenth of its size without any considerable loss of
a decoder.audio quality. You can play MP3s you have recorded onto CD-R and
CPRM (Content Protection for Recordable Media)CD-RW.
CPRM is technology used to protect broadcasts that are allowed to Pan & Scan/Letterbox
be recorded only once. Such broadcasts can be recorded only with In general, DVD-Video are produced with the intention that they will
CPRM compatible recorders and discs.be viewed on a widescreen TV (16:9 aspect ratio), so images often
Decoderdon?t fit regular TVs (4:3 aspect ratio). 2 styles of picture,
?Pan & Scan? and ?Letterbox?, deal with this problem.
A decoder restores the coded audio signals on DVDs to normal. This
is called decoding.Pan & Scan:The sides are cut off so the picture fills the screen.
Down-mixing
This is the process of remixing the multi-channel audio found on
some discs into two channels. It is useful when you want to listen to
the 5.1-channel audio recorded on DVDs through your TV?s Letterbox: Black bands appear at the top and bottom of the
speakers. Some discs prohibit down-mixing. If this is the case, this picture so the picture itself appears in an aspect
unit can only output the front two channels.ratio of 16:9.
Dynamic range
Dynamic range is the difference between the lowest level of sound
that can be heard above the noise of the equipment and the highest
level of sound before distortion occurs. Dynamic range compression
Playback control (PBC)
means reducing the gap between the loudest and softest sounds.
This means you can hear dialog clearly at low volume.If a Video CD has playback control, you can select scenes and
information with menus displayed on the screen.
Film and Video(The unit is compatible with version 2.0 and 1.1.)
DVD-Videos are recorded using either film or video. The unit can Progressive/Interlace
determine which type has been used, then uses the most suitable
method of progressive output.NTSC, the video signal standard, has 480 interlaced (i) scan lines,
whereas progressive scanning uses twice the number of scan lines.
eFilm is 24 or 30 frames per second, with motion picture film
generally being 24 frames per second.This is called 480p.
Using progressive output, you can enjoy the high-resolution video
eVideo is 60 fields per second (2 fields making up 1 frame).recorded on media such as DVD-Video.
FinalizeYour TV must be compatible to enjoy progressive video.
A process that makes play of a recorded CD-R, CD-RW, DVD-R,
etc. possible on equipment that can play such media. You can Protection
You can prevent accidental erasure by setting writing protection or
finalize DVD-R, DVD-R DL, DVD-RW (DVD-Video format), +R and
+R DL on the unit. After finalizing, the disc becomes play-only and erasure protection.
you can no longer record or edit. However, finalized DVD-RW can Sampling frequency
be formatted to become recordable.Sampling is the process of converting the heights of sound wave
Formatting(analog signal) samples taken at set periods into digits (digital
Formatting is the process of making media such as DVD-RAM encoding). Sampling frequency is the number of samples taken per
second, so larger numbers mean more faithful reproduction of the
recordable on recording equipment.
You can format DVD-RAM, DVD-RW (only as DVD-Video format) original sound.
and +RW on the unit.Thumbnail
Formatting irrevocably erases all contents on the disc.This refers to a miniature representation of a picture used to display
Frame and fieldmultiple pictures in the form of a list.
Frame refers to the single images that constitute the video you see TIFF (Tag Image File Format)
on your TV. Each frame consists of 2 fields.This is a system used for compressing/decoding color still pictures, a
FrameFieldFieldcommon format for storing high quality images on digital cameras
and other devices.
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eA frame still shows 2 fields, so there may be some blurring
between them, but picture quality is generally better.
eA field still shows less picture information so it may be rougher, but
there is no blurring.
JPEG (Joint Photographic Experts Group)
This is a system used for compressing/decoding color still pictures. If
you select JPEG as the storage system on digital cameras, etc., the
data will be compressed to 1/10-1/100 of its original size. The
benefit of JPEG is less deterioration in picture quality considering
the degree of compression.
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