ID3tag
Thisis a method of embedding track-related
informationin an MP3 file. This embedded in-
formationcan include the track title, the ar-
tist’sname, 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.
ISO9660format
Thisis the international standard for the for-
matlogic of CD-ROM folders and files. For the
ISO9660format, there are regulations for the
followingtwo levels.
Level1:
Thefile name is in 8.3 format (the name con-
sistsof up to 8 characters, half-byte English
capitalletters and half-byte numerals and the
“_”sign,with a file-extension of three charac-
ters).
Level2:
Thefile name can have up to 31 characters (in-
cludingthe separation mark “.”and a file ex-
tension).Each folder contains less than 8
hierarchies.
Extendedformats
Joliet:
Filenames can have up to 64 characters.
Romeo:
Filenames can have up to 128 characters.
LinearPCM (LPCM)/Pulse code
modulation
Thisstands for linear pulse code modulation,
whichis the signal recording system used for
musicCDs and DVDs. Generally, DVDs are re-
cordedwith higher sampling frequency and
bitrate than CDs. Therefore, DVDs can provide
highersound quality.
m3u
Playlistscreated using the “WINAMP”sof t-
warehave a playlist file extension (.m3u).
MP3
MP3is short for MPEG Audio Layer 3. It is an
audiocompression standard set by a working
group(MPEG) of the ISO (International Stan-
dardsOrganization). MP3 is able to compress
audiodata to about 1/10th the level of a con-
ventionaldisc.
MPEG
Thisstands for Moving Pictures Experts
Group,and is an international video image
compressionstandard. Some DVDs feature di-
gitalaudio compressed and recorded using
thissystem.
Multi-angle
Withregular TV programs, although multiple
camerasare used to simultaneously shoot
scenes,only images from one camera at a
timeare transmitted to your TV. Some DVDs
featurescenes shot from multiple angles, let-
tingyou choose your viewing angle asdesired.
Multi-audio(Multilingual dialog)
SomeDVDs feature dialog recorded in multi-
plelanguages. Dialog in up to 8 languages
canbe recorded on a single disc, letting you
chooseas desired.
Multi-session
Multi-sessionis a recording method that al-
lowsadditional data to be recorded later.
Whenrecording data on a CD -ROM, CD-R or
CD-RW,etc., all data from beginning to end is
treatedas a single unit or session. Multi-ses-
sionis a method of recording more than 2 ses-
sionson one disc.
Additional Information
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