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| ANGLE | Recorded onto some DVD discs are scenes which have been simultaneously shot | |||||||
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| CHAPTER | These numbers are recorded on DVD discs. A Title is subdivided into many | |||||||
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| DVD | recorded by means of digital signals. Incorporating a new video compression | ||||||
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| PCM | An acronym for Pulse Code Modulation - another name for digital audio. | ||||||
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| PBC | This is recorded on a video CD (version 2.0). Selected scenes or information can | ||||||
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| SUBTITLES | Translated appearing at the bottom of the screen. A DVD disc can contain up to | ||||||||
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| TITLE NUMBER | These numbers are recorded on DVD discs. When a disc contains two or more | |||||||||
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| TRACK NUMBER | These numbers are assigned to the tracks which are recorded on video and | |||||||||
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| 5.1 (or 6) Channel Digital Surround sound reproduced from DVDs and LDs | ||||
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| dynamic range, and directionality than traditional Dolby surround technology, you | ||||
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