GLOSSARY
DVD+R | DVD+R |
| to once. If it is not finalised after a recording, further recordings can be added to |
| it in a DVD recorder. Old recordings can be deleted but can no longer be over- |
| written. Before this disc can be played in a DVD player, it must be finalised in a |
| DVD recorder. Once this process is completed, no further recordings can be |
| added. |
Interlaced | It is a process in which the picture is split into two fields by sending all the odd |
| numbered lines to field one and all the even numbered lines to field two. This |
| allows a whole picture to be produced in two very fast scans. |
JPEG | Joint Photografic Expert Group. File format for pictures with high compression |
| degree. |
KHz | Kilohertz. KHz is the indication for the height of the scanning rate with which an |
| analogue signal (PCM) is interrogated for the following analogue/digital trans- |
| formation. |
Macrovision | Analogue copy protection which scrambles the video signal when used with |
| VHS recorders. Also has an effect on some projectors and monitors. |
MP3 | A compressed audio format. MP3 files recorded on |
| suitable for playback on your DVD player. |
MPEG | Moving Picture Experts Group. Compression method that is used for digital |
| video records, e.g. for Video CDs or CDs. |
NTSC | National Television System Committee, television norm among others in the |
| USA and Japan (from 525 lines only 480 lines will be transferred with a picture |
| changing frequency of 60 half pictures per second). |
PAL | Phase Alternation Line, television norm in Germany and other European coun- |
| tries (from 625 lines only 576 lines will be transferred with a picture changing |
| frequency of 50 half pictures per second). |
Pan & Scan | When used with a normal TV (4:3 aspect ratio), this setting results in the typical |
| “Pan & Scan” display, where a movie is clipped on the sides to fit on the TV |
| screen. |
PCM | Pulse Code Modulation. Linear data stream, which arises from the scanning of |
| an analogue signal in the same intervals. |
Progressive Scan | Is a method of making a computer picture by drawing all the scan lines sequen- |
| tially from top to bottom resulting in a slightly brighter, more stable and flicker |
| free picture. |
Region code | DVD movies are produced with region encoding to restrict distribution of titles to |
| certain areas at certain times. To play back a DVD title with a specific region |
| code, you will need a DVD player with the same region code. |
RGB | Electrical transmission possibility for video pictures, i.e. it is a picture signal, |
| which is splintered according to the primary colours of the TV (red, green and |
| blue). |
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