Glossary – Kodak 4620 User Manual
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Progressive-Scan
Is a method of making a computer picture by drawing all the scan lines sequen-
tially from top to bottom resulting in a slightly brighter, more stable and flicker
free picture.
Region code
DVD movies are produced with region encoding to restrict distribution of titles to
certain areas at certain times. To play back a DVD title with a specific region
code, you will need a DVD player with the same region code.
RGB
Electrical transmission possibility for video pictures, i.e. it is a picture signal,
which is splintered according to the primary colours of the TV (red, green and
blue).
SCART socket
The SCART socket is the simplest connection between your DVD player and
your TV. It transports not only the picture signals, but also the sound signals.
S-Video
S-Video offers significantly improved video signal performance through a basic
composite video connection. To use this type of connection, your TV must have
an S-Video input.
SVCD
Super Video CD is a further development of the Video CD. It uses MPEG-2
video compression with a higher and variable data rate.
VCD
Video CD. A digital video disc format that uses MPEG 1 video compression. The
picture quality is roughly that of VHS tapes.
Wide-screen
Transmission of a wide-screen film on video with black bars on top and on bot-
tom.
WMA
Windows Media Audio is a streaming media format from Microsoft.
YUV
The description YUV means the component video signals, i. e. the luminance
(Y) signal and two separate chrominance [B-Y (U), R-Y (V)] signals.
XviD
XviD (aback DivX) is a further development of the “OpenDivX” project created
by DivXNetworks. It should be for free for everybody.
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