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Glossary – Sony XAV-C1 User Manual

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DVD+RW

A DVD+RW is a recordable and rewritable
disc.
DVD+RWs use a recording format that is
comparable to the DVD VIDEO (digital video
disc, video) format.

Film based software, Video based
software

DVDs can be classified as Film based or
Video based software. Film based DVDs
contain the same images (24 frames per
second) that are shown at movie theaters.
Video based DVDs, such as television dramas
or sit-coms, display images at 30 frames (or
60 fields) per second.

JPEG (Joint Photographic Expert
Group)

Under the auspices of the International
Organization for Standardization (ISO), JPEG
is defined as a universal standard format for
digital compression and decompression of
still images for use in computer related
systems. Usually, the compression rate is
variable before visible degradation occurs.
Still images are compressed about 1/10 to
1/100 original size.

Title

The longest section of a picture or music
feature on a DVD, movie, etc., in video
software, or the entire album in audio
software.

Track

Sections of a picture or a music feature on a
CD or VIDEO CD (the length of a song).

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