Sony MHC-V6D Operating Instructions Manual page 75

DVD+RW
A DVD+RW (plus RW) is a recordable
and rewritable disc. DVD+RWs use a
recording format that is comparable
to the DVD VIDEO format.
Film based software, Video
based software
DVD VIDEOs can be classified as
Film based or Video based software.
Film based DVD VIDEOs contain the
same images (24 frames per second)
that are shown at movie theaters.
Video based DVD VIDEOs, such
as television dramas or sitcoms,
displays images at 30 frames (or 60
fields) per second.
Multi-angle function
Various angles, or viewpoints of
the video camera, for a scene are
recorded on some DVD VIDEOs.
Multilingual function
Several languages for the sound or
subtitles in a picture are recorded on
some DVD VIDEOs.
Parental Control
A function of the DVD VIDEO to limit
playback of the disc by the age of
the users according to the limitation
level in each country. The limitation
varies from disc to disc; when it is
activated, playback is completely
prohibited, violent scenes are
skipped or replaced with other
scenes and so on.
Playback Control (PBC)
Signals encoded on VIDEO CDs
(VIDEO CDs Version 2.0 and Super
VCDs) to control playback. By using
menu screens recorded on VIDEO
CDs with PBC functions, you can
enjoy playing simple interactive
programs, programs with search
functions, and so on.
VIDEO CD
A compact disc that contains
moving pictures.
The picture data uses the MPEG
1 format, one of the worldwide
standards for digital compression
technology. The picture data is
compressed to about 1/140 of
its original size. Consequently, a
12 cm VIDEO CD can contain up to
74 minutes of moving pictures.
VIDEO CDs also contain compact
audio data.
Sound outside the range of human
hearing are compressed while
the sounds we can hear are not
compressed. VIDEO CDs can hold
6 times the audio information of
conventional AUDIO CDs.
There are 2 versions of VIDEO CDs.
Version 1.1: You can play back only
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moving pictures and sounds.
Version 2.0: You can play back
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high-resolution still pictures and
enjoy PBC functions.
This system conforms to both
versions.
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