Glossary

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Analogue audio: Sound that has not been turned into numbers. Analogue sound is available with you use the AUDIO LEFT/ RIGHT. These red and white sockets send audio through two channels, the left and right.

Aspect ratio: Aspect ratio refers to the length to height ratio of TV screens. The ratio of a standard TV is 4:3, while the ratio of a high-definition or wide TV is 16:9. The letter box allows you to enjoy a picture with a wider perspective on a standard 4:3 screen.

Composite video (CVBS): A single video signal commonly used in most consumer video products.

Digital audio: Sound signal that has been converted into numerical values. Digital sound is available when you use the DIGITAL AUDIO OUT COAXIAL. These sockets send audio through multiple channels, instead of just two channels as analogue does.

Disc menu: A screen display prepared for allowing a selection of images, sounds, subtitles, multi-angles, etc., recorded on a DVD.

DivX: The DivX code is a patent-pending, MPEG-4 based video compression technology, developed by DivX Networks, Inc., that can shrink digital video to sizes small enough to be transported over the internet, while maintaining high visual quality.

Dolby Digital: A surround sound system developed by Dolby Laboratories containing up to six channels of digital audio (front left and right, surround left and right, centre and subwoofer).

JPEG-EXIF: JPEG-Exchangeable Image File. A file format developed by Fuji Photo Film for digital still cameras. Digital cameras from various manufacturers use this compressed file format which carries date, time and thumbnails information, as well as the picture data.

Finalise: A process that makes playback of a recorded DVD±R or CD-R possible on device that can play such media. You can finalise DVD±R on this unit. After finalising, the disc becomes play only and you can no longer record or edit on the disc.

Index Picture Screen: A screen that gives an overview of a DVD±RW or DVD±R. An Index Picture represents each recording.

JPEG: A very common digital still picture format. A still-picture data compression system proposed by the Joint Photographic Expert Group, which features small decrease in image quality in spite of its high compression ratio. Files are recognised by their file extension ‘JPG or JPEG’.

MP3: A file format with a sound data compression system. ‘MP3’ is the abbreviation of Motion Picture Experts Group 1 (or MPEG-1) Audio Layer3. By using the MP3 format, one CD-R or CD-RW can contain about 10 times more data than a regular CD. Files are recognised by their file extension ‘.MP3’.

MPEG: Motion Picture Experts Group. A collection of compression systems for digital audio and video.