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Introduction—Continued
■ MPEG1 (Moving Picture Experts Group 1):
The compressed digital video format used for VCDs.
■ MPEG2 (Moving Picture Experts Group 2):
The compressed digital video format used for DVDs,
offering better picture quality than MPEG1.
■ NTSC: The color TV system used in the United
States, Japan, Taiwan, and Korea.
■ PAL: The color TV system used in most of Europe,
the United Kingdom, Australia, Brazil, and China.
■ PBC (Playback Control): Version 2.0 of the VCD
standard supports interactive menus and search func-
tions.
■ 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 from top to bottom in
one go, resulting is a clearer and stabler picture. Contrast
with Interlaced scanning.
■ S-Video: A video connection format that separates
the luminance (Y) and color (C) signals, providing better
picture quality than composite video.
■ 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.
■ SD: Abbreviation for standard definition, as in
SDTV (standard-definition TV)
■ THX: Founded in 1983 by George Lucas, THX
develops quality assurance programs to ensure that mov-
ies are experienced as the director intended.
■ THX Ultra: A quality assurance program developed
by THX to ensure faithful sound and picture reproduc-
tion of movies in cinemas and home theaters.
■ Title: The contents of DVD-Video discs are orga-
nized into titles.
■ Upconversion: The process of converting video to
a higher quality. For example, converting S-Video to
component video, or standard definition TV pictures to
HDTV.
■ Upsampling: The process of converting digital
audio to a higher sampling rate.
■ VCD (Video CD): The format for storing MPEG1
video on CD.
■ VLSC (Vector Linear Shaping Circuitry):
Unique Onkyo circuitry that reduces pulse noise in
analog audio signals converted from digital sources.