Glossary - Pioneer DV-300-K Operating Instructions Manual

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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 digital video format created by
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.
A multi-channel audio encoding
DTS
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.
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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 CDs
and some DVD discs.
PBC A system of navigating a Video CD
(PlayBack through on-screen menus recorded
Control) onto the disc.
PCM Digital audio encoding system found
(Pulse Code on CDs. Good quality, but requires a lot
Modulation) of 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
players with particular areas of the
world. See DVD-Video regions on
page 39 for more information.
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".