Sony DVBK-2000 - Manual (Page 38)

Glossary
Caution
Even though your DV
equipment is compliant
with Cassette memory,
some functions may not
be available due to the
level of compatibility or
manufacturer.
Contact the manufacturer
of your DV equipment
about details.
DV format
An image is compressed in the same way the DV
equipment compresses.
The data size is kept rather small, otherwise large,
using compression algorithm.
BMP format (Windows)
Windows-compatible bit-mapped graphic image
format. The extension is ".bmp".
PICT format (Macintosh)
A standard file format supported by Macintosh.
JPEG format
Abbreviation for Joint Photographic Experts Group.
An image-compression standard is proposed by this
group and the group name is used to as a format type.
Image files can be made small by this compression
method. In the DV software the priority between
qualify and compression rate can be selected.
However, you carmot get exactly the same image you
originally compressed when you save the image in
this format. The extension is ".jpg" for Windows.
Cassette meniory
The DV cassette has an optional function that enables
the built-in IC called Cassette memory. You can select
a DV cassette with/without Cassette memory on
purchase.
You can store basic data on tape and a variety of data
that provides a new use in Cassette memory. When
the DV equipment compliant with Cassette memory is
used, you can;
• Store the content information convenient for quick
access when recording.
• Store / play back the camera information used to
confirm settings when recording.
Slide show
Function than can display several images one by one
successively.
The DV software can transmit the slide show to the
DV equipment for video recording.
Decode
A DV formatted image file needs to be uncompressed
before it is displayed. In the DV software, "to decode"
means "to uncompress".
As a general, encoding means to convert based on the
specified rules and decoding means to resume the
converted data.