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Terms
AAC
AAC is short for Advanced Audio Coding and refers to an audio compression technology standard used with MPEG 2 and MPEG 4.
Aspect ratio
This is the
Bit rate
This expresses data volume per second, or bps (bits per second) units. The higher the rate, the more information is available to reproduce the sound. Using the same encoding method (such as MP3), the higher the rate, the better the sound.
Chapter
DVD titles are in turn divided into chapters which are numbered in the same way as the chapters of a book. With DVD video discs fea- turing chapters, you can quickly find a desired scene with chapter search.
DivX
DivX is a popular media technology created by DivX, Inc. DivX media files contain highly com- pressed video with high visual quality that maintains a relatively small file size. DivX files can also include advanced media features like menus, subtitles, and alternate audio tracks. Many DivX media files are available for down- load online, and you can create your own using your personal content and
DivX Certified
DivX Certified products are officially tested by the creators of DivX and guaranteed to play all versions of DivX video, including DivX 6.
Dolby Digital
Dolby Digital provides
the same as the Dolby Digital surround sound system used in theaters.
Dolby Pro Logic II
Dolby Pro Logic II can create five
DTS
This stands for Digital Theater Systems. DTS is a surround system delivering
Dynamic range control
Dolby Digital has a function for compressing the difference between the loudest and softest sounds: Dynamic range control. This control ensures sounds with an increased dynamic range are heard clearly even at low volume le- vels.
EXIF (Exchangeable image file)
A file format developed by Fuji Photo Film for digital still cameras. Digital cameras from var- ious manufacturers use this compressed file format which carries date, time and thumbnail information, as well as the picture data.
ID3 tag
This is a method of embedding
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