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| Recorded onto some DVD discs are scenes which have been simultaneously shot | |
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ANGLE | left , from the right , etc.). | |
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CHAPTER | These numbers are recorded on DVD discs. A Title is subdivided into many | |
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DVD | recorded by means of digital signals. Incorporating a new video compression | |
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PCM | An acronym for Pulse Code Modulation - another name for digital audio. |
Both the DVD player and DVD discs are encoded with a region number. REGION NUMBER If the region number on the DVD disc does not correspond to the region number
of the DVD player, the player cannot play the disc.
| SUBTITLES | Translated appearing at the bottom of the screen. A DVD disc can contain up to | ||||||||||||||||||
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