Packetwrite
Thisis a general term for a method of writing
onCD-R, etc., at the time required for a file,
justas is done with files on floppy or hard
discs.
Parentallock
SomeDVD video discs with violent or adult-or-
ientedscenes feature parental lock which pre-
ventschildren from viewing such scenes. With
thiskind of disc, if you set the unit’s parental
locklevel, playback of scenes inappropriate for
childrenwill be disabled, or these scenes will
beskipped.
Playbackcontrol (PBC)
Thisis a playback control signal recorded on
VideoCDs (Version 2.0). Using menu displays
providedby Video CDs with PBC lets you enjoy
playbackof simple interactive software and
softwarewith search functions. You can also
enjoyviewing high- and standard-resolution
stillimages.
Regionnumber
DVDplayers and DVD discs feature region
numbersindicating the area in which they
werepurchased. Playback of a DVD is not pos-
sibleunless it features the same region num-
beras the DVD player.
Title
DVDvideo discs have high data capacity, en-
ablingrecording of multiple movies on a sin-
gledisc. If, for example, one disc contains
threeseparate movies, they are divided into
title1, title 2 and title 3. This lets you enjoy the
convenienceof title search and other func-
tions.
VBR
VBRis short for variable bit rate. Generally
speakingCBR (constant bit rate) is more
widelyused. But by flexibly adjusting the bit
rateaccording to the needs of audio compres-
sion,it is possible to achieve compression-
prioritysound quality.
WMA
WMAis short for Windows Media™Audio
andrefers to an audio compression technol-
ogythat is developed by Microsoft
Corporation.WMA data can be encoded by
usingWindows Media Player version 7 or
later.
WindowsMedia and the Windows logo are tra-
demarksor registered trademarks of Microsoft
Corporationin the United States and/or other
countries.
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