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Progressive-Scan Is a method of making a computer picture by drawing all the scan lines sequen-
tially from top to bottom resulting in a slightly brighter, more stable and flicker
free picture.
Region code DVD movies are produced with region encoding to restrict distribution of titles to
certain areas at certain times. To play back a DVD title with a specific region
code, you will need a DVD player with the same region code.
RGB Electrical transmission possibility for video pictures, i.e. it is a picture signal,
which is splintered according to the primary colours of the TV (red, green and
blue).
SCARTsocket The SCART socket is the simplest connection between your DVD player and
your TV. It transports not only the picture signals, but also the sound signals.
S-Video S-Video offers significantly improved video signal performance through a basic
composite video connection. To use this type of connection, your TV must have
an S-Video input.
SVCD Super Video CD is a further development of the VideoCD. It uses MPEG-2
video compression with a higher and variable data rate.
VCD Video CD. Adigital video disc format that uses MPEG 1 video compression. The
picture quality is roughly that of VHS tapes.
Wide-screen Transmission of a wide-screen film on video with black bars on top and on bot-
tom.
WMA Windows Media Audio is a streaming media format from Microsoft.
YUV The description YUV means the component video signals, i. e. the luminance
(Y) signal and two separate chrominance [B-Y(U), R-Y (V)] signals.
XviD XviD (aback DivX) is a further development of the “OpenDivX” project created
by DivXNetworks. It should be for free for everybody.
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