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Introduction
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DVD-RW (DVD rewritable):
A type of DVD disc
that can be recorded over and over again. Can be used for
DVD-Video or DVD-Audio.
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DVD-Video:
The format for storing MPEG2 video
on DVD, with interactive menus, multiple soundtracks,
subtitles, camera angles, and so on.
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Field:
In interlaced scanning, a field is a single scan
of the screen. There are two fields per frame.
See
Inter-
laced Scanning
and
Progressive Scanning.
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Frame:
An individual TV picture is called a frame.
With the NTSC color system there are 30 frames per sec-
ond.
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Interlaced scanning:
TV pictures are made by
scanning the screen in horizontal lines from top to bot-
tom. With Interlaced scanning, two scans (
fields
) are
used to make each picture (
frame
).
Contrast with
Pro-
gressive scanning.
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JPEG (Joint Photographic Experts Group):
The acronym commonly used to refer to the compressed
file format used to store digital images.
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LFE (low-frequency effects):
The surround-
sound channel used for low-frequency effects.
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Linear PCM:
The uncompressed digital audio for-
mat used for audio CDs. PCM stands for
Pulse Code
Modulation.
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MP3 (MPEG 1 Audio Layer 3):
Popular com-
pressed file format for storing digital music.
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MPEG1 (Moving Picture Experts Group 1):
The compressed digital video format used for VCDs.
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MPEG2 (Moving Picture Experts Group 2):
The compressed digital video format used for DVDs,
offering better picture quality than MPEG1.
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NTSC:
The color TV system used in the United
States, Japan, Taiwan, and Korea.
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PAL:
The color TV system used in most of Europe,
the United Kingdom, Australia, Brazil, and China.
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PBC (Playback Control):
Version 2.0 of the VCD
standard supports interactive menus and search func-
tions.
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Progressive scanning:
TV pictures are made by
scanning the screen in horizontal lines from top to bot-
tom. With progressive scanning, each picture (
frame
) is
made by scanning the entire screen in one go, resulting
is a clearer and stabler picture.
Contrast with
Interlaced
scanning.
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S-Video:
A video connection format that separates
the luminance (Y) and color (C) signals, providing better
picture quality than composite video.
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SACD (Super Audio CD):
SACD uses Direct
Stream Digital (DSD) technology for audio performance
superior to that of standard CDs. It also supports multi-
channel audio, and hybrid discs can be played in stan-
dard CD players.
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Title:
The contents of DVD-Video discs are orga-
nized into titles.
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VCD (Video CD):
The format for storing MPEG1
video on CD.
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VLSC (Vector Linear Shaping Circuitry):
Unique Onkyo circuitry that reduces pulse noise in ana-
log audio signals converted from digital sources.