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MPEG audioRegions (DVD only)
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(example region code marks)
Regions associate discs and players with particular
An audio format used on Video CDs and some DVD
areas of the world. This unit will only play discs that have
discs. This unit can convert MPEG audio to PCM format
compatible region codes. You can find the region code of
for wider compatibility with digital recorders and AV
amplifiers. See also PCM.your unit by looking on the rear panel. Some discs are
compatible with more than one region (or all regions).
MPEG video
The video format used for Video CDs and DVDs. Video CD Sampling frequency
The rate at which sound is measured to be turned into
uses the older MPEG-1 standard, while DVD uses the
digital audio data. The higher the rate, the better the
newer and much better quality MPEG-2 standard.
sound quality, but the more digital information is
generated. Standard CD audio has a sampling frequency
Optical digital output
of 44.1kHz, which means 44,100 samples
A jack that outputs digital audio in the form of light
(measurements) per second. See also Digital audio.
pulses. Connect components with optical digital jacks
using a special optical cord, available from specialist
Title
audio dealers.
A collection of chapters on a DVD disc. See also Chapter.
PCM (Pulse Code Modulation)
Track
The most common system of encoding digital audio,
found on CDs and DAT. Excellent quality, but requires a Audio CDs and Video CDs use tracks to divide up the
content of a disc. The DVD equivalent is called a chapter.
lot of data compared to formats such as Dolby Digital
See also Chapter.
and MPEG audio. For compatibility with digital audio
recorders (CD, MD and DAT) and AV amplifiers with
digital inputs, this unit can convert Dolby Digital and WMA
MPEG audio to PCM. See also Digital audio.WMA is short for Windows Media Audio and refers to an
audio compression technology developed by Microsoft
PBC (PlayBack Control) (Video CD only)Corporation. WMA data can be encoded by using
Windows Media Player version 9 or Windows Media
A system of navigating a Video CD through on-screen
menus recorded onto the disc. Especially good for discs Player for Windows XP. Files are recognized by their file
that you would normally not watch from beginning to end extension .wma or .WMA.
all at oncekaraoke discs, for example.Microsoft, Windows Media, and the Windows logo are
trademarks, or registered trademarks of Microsoft
Progressive scan videoCorporation in the United States and/or other countries.
Also called non-interlaced video, this method of
displaying a picture updates all the lines in one pass,
resulting in a more stable, flicker-free image than
interlaced video (for a given scanning rate).
PureCinema
Video on a DVD disc may be either video material
(originally shot on video) or film material (originally shot
on film). Video material has a frame rate of 30 frames/
second, compared to 24 frames/second for film. This
recorder converts film material to 60 frames/second (in
progressive scan mode). PureCinema adjusts the picture
so that it matches more closely the picture quality of a
cinema screen
You can see whether video on a DVD disc is film or video
material by displaying the transfer rate. If a # appears
above the transfer rate display, it is film material.
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