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Glossary

Analog audio Direct representation of sound by an
electrical signal. See also Digital audio.
Aspect ratio The width of a TV screen relative to its
height. Conventional TVs are 4:3;
widescreen models are 16:9.
Digital audio Indirect representation of sound using
numbers. See also Sampling frequency
and Analog audio.
DivX DivX is a compressed digital video
format created by the DivX
codec from DivX, Inc.
Dolby Digital A multi-channel audio encoding
system developed by Dolby
Laboratories that enables far more
audio to be stored on a disc than PCM
encoding. See also PCM (Pulse Code
Modulation).
DRM
DRM (digital rights management) copy
protection is a technology designed to
prevent unauthorized copying by
restricting playback, etc. of
compressed audio files on devices
other than the PC (or other recording
equipment) used to record it. For
detailed information, please see the
instruction manuals or help files that
came with your PC and/or software.
DTS
A multi-channel audio encoding
system developed by Digital Theater
Systems that enables far more audio to
be stored on a disc than PCM
encoding. See also PCM (Pulse Code
Modulation).
EXIF
A file format developed by Fuji Photo
(Exchangeable
Film for digital still cameras. Digital
Image File)
cameras from various manufacturers
use this compressed file format which
carries date, time and thumbnail
information, as well as the picture data.
File
A tag added to the end of a filename to
extension
indicate the type of file. For example,
".mp3" indicates an MP3 file.
ISO 9660
International standard for the volume
format
and file structure of CD-ROM discs.
JPEG
MP3
MPEG audio
PBC
(PlayBack
Control)
®
video
PCM
(Pulse Code
Modulation)
Progressive
scan video
Regions
Sampling
frequency
WMA
A standard file format used for still
images. JPEG files are identified by the
file extension ".jpg".
MP3 (MPEG1 audio layer 3) is a
compressed stereo audio file format.
Files are recognized by their file
extension ".mp3".
An audio format used on Video CD/
Super VCDs and some DVD discs.
A system of navigating a Video CD/
Super VCD through on-screen menus
recorded onto the disc.
Digital audio encoding system found
on CDs. Good quality, but requires a lot
of data compared to Dolby Digital, DTS
and MPEG encoded audio. See also
Digital audio.
All the lines that make up a video
picture are updated in one pass
(compared to interlace which takes two
passes to update the whole picture).
These associate DVD-Video discs and
players with particular areas of the
world. See DVD-Video regions on
page 38 for more information.
The rate at which sound is measured to
be turned into digital audio data. The
higher the rate, the better the sound
quality. CD is 44.1 kHz; DVD can be up
to 96 kHz. See also Digital audio.
WMA is short for Windows Media
Audio and refers to an audio
compression technology developed by
Microsoft Corporation. Files are
recognized by their file extension
".wma".
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