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Terms related with DVD
DVD
A DVD (abbreviation of Digital Versatile Disc or Digital Video Disc) can include
135 minutes of video information. And for audio, it can hold up to 8 kinds of languages
and 32 kinds of subtitle languages.
By using MPEG-2 video compression and digital 3D surround sound,
DVD realizes highdefined screen and quality sound like a movie theater.
CDDA
A CDDA (abbreviation of Compact disc digital audio) is a music disc that is currently used.
MP3
Audio compression format that enables audio files to be stored and transferred on a computer
with a relatively small file size. It enables you to enjoy CD quality music. (Short for MPEG-1 Layer 3)
PBC
This is recorded on a Video CD 2.0, Video CD 3.0, SVCD and CVD.
The scenes or information to be viewed (or listened to) can be selected interactively with
the TV monitor by looking at the menu
shown on the TV monitor. It stands for PlayBack Control.
CHAPTER
It means the information recorded in a DVD. A title in a DVD is divided into many tracks,
of which a track is called as a chapter.
A certain scene of a screen can be quickly searched with the chapter number.
TITLE
It means the information recorded in a DVD. A DVD can be divided into may titles.
TRACK It means the information recorded in a video CD and audio CD.
A disc consists of many a track, for which a user can search a certain position.
Angle
Some DVD discs contain the various scenes that have been simultaneously shot from a number of
different angles.
S-VIDEO
The S-VIDEO output separates the color (C) and luminance (Y) signals before transmitting them to the
TV set in order to achieve a sharper picture. So this must be selected from the menu to enable the SVIDEO
output to function.