Introduction
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Glossary of terms
2D – The trademarked logo for Dolby® Digital, a perceptual coding system for audio, devel- oped by Dolby Laboratories. Dolby Digital is the most common means of encoding audio for
Aspect Ratio – The shape of the rectangular picture in a TV set. It is the width of the picture relative to the height. Our standard TV picture, in terminology used by that industry, is 4 units wide by 3 units high, or 4:3 (read as 4 by 3) in aspect ratio. There are currently two standard TV aspect ratios, 4:3 and 16:9.
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Composite Video – A single video signal that contains luminance, color, and synchronization information. NTSC and PAL are examples of composite video systems.
Dolby* – a source of audio encoder technology.
Dolby Digital (also called 5.1) – a type of
1– the logo representing the above.
DTS – a type of
– the logo representing the above.
DVD – An acronym that is most commonly known to mean Digital Video Disc or Digital Versatile Disc. The audio/video/data storage system based on 12- and
DVD Video – A standard for storing and reproducing audio and video on
IR – An acronym for infrared. Pertains to the type of remote that sends/receives commands on an infrared light beam.
Letterbox – The projected aspect ratio of feature films is often 16:9 rather than the 4:3 aspect ratio of most TVs. Therefore, it is becoming common practice to transfer films to video with black borders at the top and bottom of the picture. The film picture becomes a “letterbox” within the video.
*Dolby and the
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