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Introduction
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Icons Used on DVD Video Disc Cases
The back of the case of a DVD that is commercially available
usually contains various information about the contents of the
disc.
1
Audio tracks and audio formats
DVD discs can contain up to 8 separate tracks with
a different language on each. The first in the list is the
original track.
This section also details the audio format of each
soundtrack — Dolby Digital, DTS, MPEG etc.
Dolby Digital
A sound system developed by Dolby Laboratories Inc.
that gives movie theater ambience to audio output when
the Player is connected to a Dolby Digital processor or
amplifier.
DTS
DTS is a digital sound system developed by DTS, Inc. for
use in cinemas. This system uses 6 audio channels and
provides accurate sound field positioning and realistic
acoustics. (By connecting a DTS Digital Surround decoder,
you can also listen to DTS Digital Surround sound.)
Linear PCM
Linear PCM is a signal recording format used for Audio
CDs and on some DVD and Blu-ray discs. The sound on
Audio CDs is recorded at 44.1 kHz with 16 bits. (Sound is
recorded between 48 kHz with 16 bits and 96 kHz with 24
bits on DVD video discs and between 48 kHz with 16 bits
and 192 kHz with 24 bits on BD video discs.)
2
Subtitle languages
This indicates the kind of subtitles.
3
Screen aspect ratio
Movies are shot in a variety of screen modes.
4
Camera angle
Recorded onto some BD/DVD discs are scenes which
have been simultaneously shot from a number of different
angles (the same scene is shot from the front, from the left
side, from the right side, etc.).
5
Region code
This indicates the region code (playable region code).
The Icons Used in This Operation
Manual
BD VIDEO
........Indicates the functions that can be performed
for BD Video discs.
BD-RE
........Indicates the functions that can be performed
for BD-RE discs.
BD-R
........Indicates the functions that can be performed
for BD-R discs.
DVD VIDEO
.... Indicates the functions that can be performed
for DVD Video discs.
DVD-RW
......Indicates the functions that can be performed
for DVD-RW discs.
DVD-R
....... Indicates the functions that can be performed
for DVD-R discs.
AUDIO CD
........Indicates the functions that can be performed
for Audio CDs.
CD-R
JPEG
..... Indicates the functions that can be performed
for CD-R discs in JPEG format.
CD-RW
JPEG
...... Indicates the functions that can be performed
for CD-RW discs in JPEG format.
BD Video
Enjoy Final Standard Profile functions (Page 25), such as picture-
in-picture.
The available functions differ depending on the disc.
This is a new function of BD-Video that plays the primary video
and secondary video simultaneously.
For instance, the function is capable of playing the original movie
as the primary video while playing video commentary from the film
director on a small screen as a secondary video.
Title, Chapter and Track
Blu-ray discs and DVDs are divided into “Titles” and “Chapters”.
If the disc has more than one movie on it, each movie would be a
separate “Title”. “Chapters”, on the other hand, are subdivisions of
titles. (See Example 1.)
Audio CDs are divided into “Tracks”. You can think of a “Track” as
one tune on an Audio CD. (See Example 2.)
Example 1: Blu-ray disc or DVD
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Example 2: Audio CD
About Disc Contents
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1. English
2. Chinese
1. English
2. Chinese
1 2
3 4 5
Title 1 Title 2
Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Chapter 3 Chapter 1 Chapter 2
Track 1
Track 2 Track 3 Track 4 Track 5
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