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Glossary

DTS-HD Master Audio | Essential

DTS-HD Master Audio | Essential is a lossless audio

compression technology developed for the next

generation high definition optical disc format.

DVD upscaling (page 25)

Upscaling (upconverting) refers to a function of

various players and devices that enlarge the image

size to fit the size of the screen of video equipments

such as a TV.

DVD video (pages 9, 25)

A disc format that contains up to eight hours of

moving pictures on a disc the same diameter as

a CD. A single-layer single sided DVD holds up to

4.7 GB; a double layer single-sided DVD, 8.5 GB; a

single layer double-sided DVD, 9.4 GB; double-layer

double-sided DVD, 17 GB. The MPEG 2 format was

adopted for efficient video data compression. It is

a variable rate technology that encodes the data to

according to the status of the video for reproducing

high-quality images. Audio information is recorded

in a multi-channel format such as Dolby Digital,

allowing for a realistic audio presence.

DVD+/-R (pages 9, 25)

A DVD+/-R is a recordable, write-once DVD.

Since contents can be recorded and cannot be

overwritten, a DVD+/-R can be used to archive data

or for storing and distributing video material. The

DVD+/-R has two different formats: VR format and

Video format. DVDs created in Video format have

the same format as a DVD video, while discs created

in VR (Video Recording) format allow the contents to

be programed or edited.

DVD+/-RW (pages 9, 25)

A DVD+/-RW is a recordable and rewritable DVD.

The re-recordable feature makes editing possible.

The DVD+/-RW has two different formats: VR format

and Video format. DVDs created in Video format

have the same format as a DVD video, while discs

created in VR (Video Recording) format allow the

contents to be programed or edited.

HDMI (page 16)

HDMI (High-Definition Multimedia Interface) is an

interface that supports both video and audio on

a single digital connection. The HDMI connection

carries standard to high definition video signals

and multi-channel audio signals to AV components

such as HDMI equipped TVs, in digital form without

degradation.

Infrastructure mode (page 19)

Infrastructure mode is a wireless LAN

communication format. This performs wireless

communication through an access point.

Interlace format

Interlace format shows every other line of an image

as a single “field” and is the standard method for

displaying images on television. The even numbered

field shows the even numbered lines of an image,

and the odd numbered field shows the odd

numbered lines of an image.

JPEG (pages 9–11, 33, 34)

JPEG (Joint Photographic Experts Group) is a still

image data compression format and is used in most

of digital cameras.

Linear PCM Sound

Linear PCM is a signal recording format used for

Audio CDs and on some DVD and Blu-ray discs. The

sound on Audio CDs is recorded at 44.1 kHz with

16 bits. (Sound is recorded between 48 kHz with 16

bits and 96 kHz with 24 bits on DVD video discs and

between 48 kHz with 16 bits and 192 kHz with 24

bits on BD video discs.)

MP3 (pages 9–11, 32, 34)

MP3 files are audio data compressed in the

MPEG1/2 Audio layer-3 file format. “MP3 files” have

“.mp3” as extensions.

MPEG-2

MPEG-2 (Moving Picture Experts Group phase 2) is

one of the video data compression schemes, which

is adopted for DVD videos and digital broadcasts

worldwide. Some Blu-ray Discs also use high bitrate

MPEG-2.

Multi Angle (pages 37–39)

This is a feature of DVD and BD video discs. In

some discs, the same scene is shot from different

angles, and these are stored in a single disc so you

can enjoy playback from each angle. (This function

can be enjoyed if the disc is recorded with multiple

angles.)

Multi Audio

This is a feature of DVD and BD video discs. This

function makes it possible to record different audio

tracks for the same video, so you can enhance your

enjoyment by switching the audio. (You can enjoy

this function with discs recorded with multiple audio

tracks.)

Netflix (page 55)

Netflix is an online DVD and Blu-ray Disc rental

service, offering rental-by mail and streaming

instantly to Netflix unlimited members.