12 Glossary
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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
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DivX®
The DivX code is a
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JPEG
A very common digital still picture format. A
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MP3
A le format with a sound data compression system. ‘MP3’ is the abbreviation of Motion Picture Experts Group 1 (or
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PBC
Playback Control. A system of navigating a Video CD/Super VCD through
Progressive Scan
The progressive scan displays twice the number of frames per second than ordinary TV system. It offers higher picture resolution and quality.
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WMA
Windows Media™ Audio. Refers to an audio compression technology developed by Microsoft Corporation. WMA data can be encoded by using Windows Media Player version 9 or Windows Media Player for Windows XP. Files are recognized by their le extension ‘WMA’.
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