Appendix
Additional Information
Terms | the same as the Dolby Digital surround sound | |
AAC | system used in theaters. | |
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AAC is short for Advanced Audio Coding and | Dolby Pro Logic II | |
refers to an audio compression technology | Dolby Pro Logic II can create five | |
standard used with MPEG 2 and MPEG 4. | width output channels from | |
Aspect ratio | sources. This new technology enables a dis- | |
crete | ||
This is the | ||
nels, 1 center channel, and 2 rear channels. A | ||
A regular display has an aspect ratio of 4:3. | ||
music mode is also available for | ||
Wide screen displays have an aspect ratio of | ||
sources in addition to the movie mode. | ||
16:9, providing a bigger picture for exceptional | ||
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presence and atmosphere. | DTS | |
Bit rate | This stands for Digital Theater Systems. DTS is | |
a surround system delivering | ||
This expresses data volume per second, or bps | ||
audio from up to 6 independent channels. | ||
(bits per second) units. The higher the rate, | ||
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the more information is available to reproduce | DTS Neo:6 | |
the sound. Using the same encoding method | DTS Neo:6 can generate 6.1 channel surround | |
(such as MP3), the higher the rate, the better | sound from any matrixed stereo source (such | |
the sound. | as video or TV) and from 5.1 channel sources. | |
Chapter | It uses both the channel information already | |
encoded into the source, as well as its ownpro- | ||
DVD titles are in turn divided into chapters | ||
cessing to determine channel localization | ||
which are numbered in the same way as the | ||
(with two channel sources, the “.1” subwoofer | ||
chapters of a book. With DVD video discs fea- | ||
channel is generated by bass management in | ||
turing chapters, you can quickly find a desired | ||
the receiver). Two modes (Cinema and Music) | ||
scene with chapter search. | ||
are available using DTS Neo:6 with two chan- | ||
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DivX | nel sources. | |
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DivX is a popular media technology created by | Dynamic range control | |
DivX, Inc. DivX media files contain highly com- | ||
Dolby Digital has a function for compressing | ||
pressed video with high visual quality that | ||
the difference between the loudest and softest | ||
maintains a relatively small file size. DivX files | ||
sounds: Dynamic range control. This control | ||
can also include advanced media features like | ||
ensures sounds with an increased dynamic | ||
menus, subtitles, and alternate audio tracks. | ||
range are heard clearly even at low volume le- | ||
Many DivX media files are available for down- | ||
vels. | ||
load online, and you can create your own | ||
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using your personal content and | EXIF (Exchangeable image file) | |
tools from DivX.com. | A file format developed by Fuji Photo Film for | |
DivX Certified | digital still cameras. Digital cameras from var- | |
ious manufacturers use this compressed file | ||
DivX Certified products are officially tested by | ||
format which carries date, time and thumbnail | ||
the creators of DivX and guaranteed to play all | ||
information, as well as the picture data. | ||
versions of DivX video, including DivX 6. | ||
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Dolby Digital |
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Dolby Digital provides |
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from up to 5.1 independent channels. This is |
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