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08 Additional information
*4 HDMI (High-Definition Multimedia
HDMI
Interface) is a high-speed digital
interface which has the capability to
support standard, enhanced, or high-
definition video plus standard to multi-
channel surround-sound audio on a
single digital connection. HDMI
features include uncompressed digital
video, a bandwidth of up to 5 gigabytes
per second and communication
between the AV source and AV devices
such as DTVs.
ISO 9660
International standard for the volume
format
and file structure of CD-ROM discs.
JPEG
A standard file format used for still
images. JPEG files are identified by the
file extension ".jpg".
MP3
MP3 (MPEG1 audio layer 3) is a
compressed stereo audio file format.
Files are recognized by their file
extension ".mp3".
MPEG audio An audio format used on Video CD/
Super VCDs and some DVD discs.
Packed PCM A lossless compression system that
(DVD-Audio enables more PCM audio to be stored
only) on a DVD-Audio disc than would
otherwise be possible.
PBC A system of navigating a Video CD/
(PlayBack Super VCD through on-screen menus
Control) recorded onto the disc.
PCM Digital audio encoding system found on
(Pulse Code CDs. Good quality, but requires a lot of
Modulation) data compared to Dolby Digital, DTS
and MPEG encoded audio. See also
Digital audio.
Progressive All the lines that make up a video
scan video picture are updated in one pass
(compared to interlace which takes two
passes to update the whole picture).
Regions These associate DVD-Video discs and
(DVD-Video
players with particular areas of the
only)
world. See DVD-Video regions on
page 53 for more information.
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Sampling
The rate at which sound is measured to
frequency
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
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".
Microsoft, Windows Media, and the
Windows logo are trademarks, or
registered trademarks of Microsoft
Corporation in the United States and/or
other countries.
Super Audio
Super Audio CD is a high quality audio
CD (SACD)
disc format that can accommodate high
sampling rate stereo and multi-channel
audio, as well as conventional CD audio
all on the same disc.
*1
DivX, DivX Ultra Certified, and associated
logos are trademarks of DivX, Inc. and are used
under license.
*2
Manufactured under license from Dolby
Laboratories. "Dolby" and the double-D symbol
are trademarks of Dolby Laboratories.
*3
"DTS" and "DTS Digital Surround" are
registered trademarks of Digital Theater
Systems, Inc.
*4
HDMI, the HDMI logo and High-Definition
Multimedia Interface are trademarks or
registered trademarks of HDMI licensing LLC.