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Glossary
This is one format for use with optical discs not reliant on the OS. It is used with media
such as DVD and CD-RW.
UDF (Universal Disc Format)
The single division for a song on a music CD is called a track.
Track
This is a DVD video function that "Restricts playing of discs that support viewing
restrictions, in accordance with the regulated levels of each country." Restrictions differ by
DVD video and may completely prevent playing of the video or may skip or insert alternate
scenes for extreme scenes.
Viewing Restriction
This is the largest unit for divisions of video or songs recorded on a DVD video. Usually a
single movie is treated as a title by video software and a single album (or song) is treated
as a single title by music software. The consecutive numbers attached to titles are called
title numbers.
Title
This is a unit for divisions of video or songs recorded on a DVD video, but it is a smaller
unit than a title. A single title is made up of several chapters, and the consecutive numbers
attached to chapters are called chapter numbers.
Chapter
This is one feature of DVD video, where the same scene is recorded with several different
languages and subtitles, allowing the viewer to select the preferred language.
Multi-Language
This is one feature of DVD video, where viewpoints of the same scene are changed by
recording from several different angles (camera positions), allowing the viewer to select
the preferred angle.
Multi-Angle
DVD players and DVD discs have a region code that enables playing by geographic
marketing regions, and a disc cannot be played if the number recorded on the disc is not
included in the region codes of the player. Refer to page 55 for details on region codes.
Region Code
For reference