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GLOSSARY
Bit
CD-R & CD-RW
Cinch-Audio
Cinch-Video
Component video
Composite video
Digital output
DivX
®
Dolby Digital
DRM
dts*
Dual-Layer DVD
DVD-Audio
*Manufactured under license from DTS, Inc. or DTS (BVI) Limited, U.S. Patent Nos. 5,451,942, 5,956,674,
5,974,380, 5,978,762, 6,487,535 and other world-wide patents issued and pending.
Smallest information unit in the EDV as well as in digital transmission systems.
Indication for the height of the resolution in the uncompressed PCM size.
Recordable optical disc formats that can be used e. g. as Video CD or MP3 with
your DVD player.
Through the Cinch sockets, the Dolby Digital or MPEG sound will be released
from the DVD as analogue two-channel signal - independent from the channel
number on the DVD.
The DVD player sends the composite video signal through the yellow Cinch
socket, either directly to the corresponding socket on the TV or indirectly
through an AV receiver. Cinch is the qualitatively worst picture connection and
should only be used if there is no other option.
Offers the best interface between a video signal source and a TV/Beamer. Uses
three RCA-type jacks to separate the component signals making up a video sig-
nal. A component video signal is comprised of the luminance (Y) signal and sep-
arate chrominance (CB and CR) signals.
The most common connection for coloured video pictures that uses a single
RCA cable.
The DVD player releases its sound information bit by bit through the digital out-
put. The way the sound will stream out of the socket must be adjusted in the
OSD menu. Most important criteria: Which device is connected to the digital
socket?
The DivX codec is an MPEG-4 based video compression technology, developed
by DivXNetworks, Inc. It can shrink digital video to small sizes while maintaining
high visual quality. DivX and associated logos are trademarks of DivXNetworks,
Inc. and are used under license.
A digital surround sound system which is able to transfer up to 5 sound chan-
nels plus a sub-bass channel (5.1 or 3/2.01). Developed by Dolby Laboratories.
Digital Rights Management. By means of DRM, it is possible to define what
rights a user acquires to a file (e.g. a video). This is done e.g. in order to pre-
vent illegal duplication.
Digital Theatre Systems. Digital surround sound system, which works with 5.1
channels and corresponds to Dolby Digital on the first view. It differs regarding
the data reduction. The DTS system works with higher data rates, i.e lower data
reduction. It transfers about 4 times as much data as the Dolby Digital or MPEG-
2 process and therefore needs appreciable more storage space on the DVD.
A DVD disc that has two layers on a side. A single-sided, dual-layered DVD can
hold almost four hours of video and audio, and is also known as a DVD-9.
DVD-Audio is a further development of the Audio CD and features a resolution
and sampling frequency of 24bit/96kHz (usually 16bit/44kHz). Six audio chan-
nels fit on one data media - two channels are also possible when only using
24bit/192kHz. A DVD-Audio disc may include additional material like photos,
lyrics or video clips as normally DVDs have. You need a special DVD-Audio
player for playing DVD-Audio discs.
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