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■Field: In interlaced scanning, a field is a single scan of the screen. There are two fields per frame. See Inter- laced Scanning and Progressive Scanning.
■Frame: An individual TV picture is called a frame. With the NTSC color system there are 30 frames per sec- ond.
■Interlaced scanning: TV pictures are made by scanning the screen in horizontal lines from top to bot- tom. With Interlaced scanning, two scans (fields) are used to make each picture (frame). Contrast with Pro- gressive scanning.
■JPEG (Joint Photographic Experts Group):
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■SACD (Super Audio CD): SACD uses Direct Stream Digital (DSD) technology for audio performance superior to that of standard CDs. It also supports multi- channel audio, and hybrid discs can be played in stan- dard CD players.
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■VCD (Video CD): The format for storing MPEG1 video on CD.
■VLSC (Vector Linear Shaping Circuitry):
Unique Onkyo circuitry that reduces pulse noise in ana- log audio signals converted from digital sources.
The acronym commonly used to refer to the compressed file format used to store digital images.
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■Linear PCM: The uncompressed digital audio for- mat used for audio CDs. PCM stands for Pulse Code Modulation.
■MP3 (MPEG 1 Audio Layer 3): Popular com- pressed file format for storing digital music.
■MPEG1 (Moving Picture Experts Group 1):
The compressed digital video format used for VCDs.
■MPEG2 (Moving Picture Experts Group 2):
The compressed digital video format used for DVDs, offering better picture quality than MPEG1.
■NTSC: The color TV system used in the United States, Japan, Taiwan, and Korea.
■PAL: The color TV system used in most of Europe, the United Kingdom, Australia, Brazil, and China.
■PBC (Playback Control): Version 2.0 of the VCD standard supports interactive menus and search func- tions.
■Progressive scanning: TV pictures are made by scanning the screen in horizontal lines from top to bot- tom. With progressive scanning, each picture (frame) is made by scanning the entire screen in one go, resulting is a clearer and stabler picture. Contrast with Interlaced scanning.
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