GLOSSARY
| 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). |
SCART socket | The SCART socket is the simplest connection between your DVD player and |
| your TV. It transports not only the picture signals, but also the sound signals. |
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| composite video connection. To use this type of connection, your TV must have |
| an |
SVCD | Super Video CD is a further development of the Video CD. It uses |
| video compression with a higher and variable data rate. |
VCD | Video CD. A digital video disc format that uses MPEG 1 video compression. The |
| picture quality is roughly that of VHS tapes. |
Transmission of a | |
| tom. |
WMA | Windows Media Audio is a streaming media format from Microsoft. |
YUV | The description YUV means the component video signals, i. e. the luminance |
| (Y) signal and two separate chrominance |
XviD | XviD (aback DivX) is a further development of the “OpenDivX” project created |
| by DivXNetworks. It should be for free for everybody. |
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