HP CD52 External CD-Writer Series - Manual (Page 87)

NeroVision Express 2 Glossary • 87
Frames Per Second
The rate for the number of images per second in the video.
Interlaced Video
This format as displays video in two parts: Each part displays and contains a line in
every other row and the second part fills in the alternating rows until the screen is
complete. This method is faster than the Progressive Scan in which all rows are
displayed one at a time until the screen is complete.
JPEG
An acronym for Joint Photographic Experts Group. This is an international group
which created a standard for the compression of pictures.
Lead-In Area
The initial area of every session is known as the Lead-In Area at the beginning of
the disc. This is where the 'table of contents' for your disc and additional
information concerning the CD is stored.
Lead-Out Area
This defines the closing stages of a session and is located at the end of the disc. If
the CD has not yet been finalized, the reference to the next session is stored here.
MiniDV
This is a type of cassette that your DV camcorder uses. It is known to have finer
quality.
MOV File
This is a QuickTime movie format for video.
MPEG
An Acronym for Motion Picture Experts Group, it is a standard that was created for
highly compressed video such as SVCD and Video CD.
MPEG-1
Which is a part of the MPEG compression family has the highest compression rate.
MPEG-2
These is very little difference between MPEG-1 and MPEG-2, with the exception
that MPEG-2 works better with televisions that are interlaced and is the broadcast
standard.
NTSC
NTSC is the standard for video and television in the United States and Japan.
Other parts of the world have another standard. NTSC has more frames per
second than PAL. However, NTSC has less horizontal lines than PAL.