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MP3 | MP3 (MPEG1 audio layer 3) is a |
| compressed stereo audio file format. |
| Files are recognized by their file |
| extension “.mp3”. |
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MPEG audio | An audio format used on Video CDs and |
| some DVD discs. |
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PBC | A system of navigating a Video CD |
(PlayBack | through |
Control) | onto the disc. |
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PCM | Digital audio encoding system found on |
(Pulse Code | CDs. Good quality, but requires a lot of |
Modulation) | data compared to Dolby Digital, DTS |
| and MPEG encoded audio. See also |
| Digital audio. |
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Progressive | All the lines that make up a video |
scan video | picture are updated in one pass |
| (compared to interlace which takes two |
| passes to update the whole picture). |
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Regions | These associate |
| players with particular areas of the |
| world. See |
| page 42 for more information. |
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Sampling | The rate at which sound is measured to |
frequency | be turned into digital audio data. The |
| higher the rate, the better the sound |
| quality. CD is 44.1 kHz; DVD can be up |
| to 96 kHz. See also Digital audio. |
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WMA | WMA is short for Windows Media Audio |
| and refers to an audio compression |
| technology developed by Microsoft |
| Corporation. Files are recognized by |
| their file extension “.wma”. |
| Microsoft, Windows Media, and the |
| Windows logo are trademarks, or |
| registered trademarks of Microsoft |
| Corporation in the United States and/or |
| other countries. |
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*3 “DTS” and “DTS Digital Out” are registered trademarks of Digital Theater Systems, Inc.
*4 HDMI, the HDMI logo and
*1 DivX, DivX Certified, and associated logos are trademarks of DivX, Inc. and are used under license.
*2 Manufactured under license from Dolby Laboratories. “Dolby” and the
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