Terms
AAC
AACis short for Advanced Audio Coding and
refersto an audio compression technology
standardused with MPEG 2 and MPEG 4.
Aspectratio
Thisis the width-to-height ratio of a TV screen.
Aregular display has an aspect ratio of 4:3.
Widescreen displays have an aspect ratio of
16:9,providing a bigger picture for exceptional
presenceand atmosphere.
Bitrate
Thisexpresses data volume per second, or bps
(bitsper second) units. The higher the rate,
themore information is available to reproduce
thesound. Using the same encoding method
(suchas MP3), the higher the rate, the better
thesound.
Chapter
DVDtitles are in turn divided into chapters
whichare numbered in the same way as the
chaptersof a book. With DVD video discs fea-
turingchapters, you can quickly find a desired
scenewith chapter search.
DivX
DivXis a popular media technology created by
DivX,Inc. DivX media files contain highly com-
pressedvideo with high visual quality that
maintainsa relatively small file size. DivX files
canalso include advanced media features like
menus,subtitles, and alternate audio tracks.
ManyDivX media files are available for down-
loadonline, and you can create your own
usingyour personal content and easy-to-use
toolsfrom DivX.com.
DivXCertified
DivXCertified products are officially tested by
thecreators of DivX and guaranteed to play all
versionsof DivX video, including DivX 6.
DolbyDigital
DolbyDigital provides multi-channel audio
fromup to 5.1 independent channels. This is
thesame as the Dolby Digital surround sound
systemused in theaters.
DolbyPro Logic II
DolbyPro Logic II can create five full-band-
widthoutput channels from two-channel
sources.This new technology enables a dis-
crete5-channel playback with 2 front chan-
nels,1 center channel, and 2 rear channels. A
musicmode is also available for 2-channel
sourcesin addition to the movie mode.
DTS
Thisstands for Digital Theater Systems. DTS is
asurround system delivering multi-channel
audiofrom up to 6 independent channels.
Dynamicrange control
DolbyDigital has a function for compressing
thedifference between the loudest and softest
sounds:Dynamic range control. This control
ensuressounds with an increased dynamic
rangeare heard clearly even at low volume le-
vels.
EXIF(Exchangeable image file)
Afile format developed by Fuji Photo Film for
digitalstill cameras. Digital cameras from var-
iousmanufacturers use this compressed file
formatwhich carries date, time and thumbnail
information,as well as the picture data.
ID3tag
Thisis a method of embedding track-related
informationin an MP3 file. This embedded in-
formationcan include the track title, the ar-
tistsname, the album title, the music genre,
theyear of production, comments and other
data.The contents can be freely edited using
softwarewith ID3 Tag editing functions.
Althoughthe tags are restricted as to the num-
berof characters, the information can be
viewedwhen the track is played back.
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