Glossary
BD-J application
The BD-ROM format supports Java for interactive functions. “BD-J” offers content providers almost unlimited functionality when creating interactive BD-ROM titles.
BDMV (page 7)
BDMV (Blu-ray Disc Movie, BD-MV) refers to one of the application formats used for BD-ROM which is one of the Blu-ray Disc specifications. BDMV is a recording format equivalent to DVD-video of the DVD specification.
BD-R (page 7)
A BD-R (Blu-ray Disc Recordable) is a recordable, write-once Blu-ray Disc. Since contents can be recorded and cannot be overwritten, a BD-R can be used to archive data or for storing and distributing video material.
BD-RE (page 7)
A BD-RE (Blu-ray Disc Rewritable) is a recordable and rewritable Blu-ray Disc.
BD-ROM
BD-ROMs (Blu-ray Disc Read-Only Memory) are commercially produced discs. Other than conventional movie and video contents, these discs have enhanced features such as interactive content, menu operations using pop- up menus, selection of subtitle display, and slide shows. Although a BD-ROM may contain any form of data, most BD-ROM discs will contain movies in High Definition format for playback on Blu-ray Disc players.
Blu-ray Disc (BD) (page 7)
A disc format developed for recording/playing high-definition (HD) video (for HDTV, etc.), and for storing large amounts of data. A single layer Blu-ray Disc holds up to 25 GB, and a dual-layer Blu-ray Disc holds up to 50 GB of data.
Chapter number (pages 32, 33)
Sections of a movie or a music feature that are smaller than titles. A title is composed of several chapters. Some discs may only be comprised of a single chapter.
Copy guard
This function prevents copying. You cannot copy discs marked by the copyright holder with a signal which prevents copying.
Disc menu (page 25)
This lets you select things like the subtitle language or audio format using a menu stored on the BD/DVD video disc.
Dolby Digital
A sound system developed by Dolby Laboratories Inc. that gives movie theater ambience to audio output when the product is connected to a Dolby Digital processor or amplifier.
Dolby Digital Plus
A sound system developed as an extension to Dolby Digital. This audio coding technology supports 7.1 multi-channel surround sound.
Dolby TrueHD
Dolby TrueHD is a lossless coding technology that supports up to 8 channels of multi-channel surround sound for the next generation optical discs. The reproduced sound is true to the original source bit-for-bit.
DTS
This is a digital sound system developed by DTS, Inc. for use in cinemas. This system uses 6 audio channels and provides accurate sound field positioning and realistic acoustics. (By connecting a DTS Digital Surround decoder, you can also listen to DTS Digital Surround sound.)
DTS-HD High Resolution Audio
DTS-HD High Resolution Audio is a new technology developed for the next generation high definition optical disc format.
DTS-HD Master Audio
DTS-HD Master Audio is a lossless audio compression technology developed for the next generation high definition optical disc format.
DVD video (pages 7, 24)
A disc format that contains up to eight hours of moving pictures on a disc the same diameter as a CD. A single-layer single sided DVD holds up to 4.7 GB; a double layer single- sided DVD, 8.5 GB; a single layer double-sided DVD, 9.4 GB; double-layer double-sided DVD, 17 GB. The MPEG 2 format was adopted for efficient video data compression. It is a variable rate technology that encodes the data to according to the status of the video for reproducing high-quality images. Audio information is recorded in a multi-channel format such as Dolby Digital, allowing for a realistic audio presence.
DVD+/-R (pages 7, 26)
A DVD+/-R is a recordable, write-once DVD. Since contents can be recorded and cannot be overwritten, a DVD+/-R can be used to archive data or for storing and distributing video material. The DVD+/-R has two different formats: VR format and Video format. DVDs created in Video format have the same format as a DVD video, while discs created in VR (Video Recording) format allow the contents to be programed or edited.
DVD+/-RW (pages 7, 26)
A DVD+/-RW is a recordable and rewritable DVD. The re- recordable feature makes editing possible. The DVD+/-RW has two different formats: VR format and Video format. DVDs created in Video format have the same format as a DVD video, while discs created in VR (Video Recording) format allow the contents to be programed or edited.
HDMI (page 15)
HDMI (High-Definition Multimedia Interface) is an interface that supports both video and audio on a single digital connection. The HDMI connection carries standard to high definition video signals and multi-channel audio signals to AV components such as HDMI equipped TVs, in digital form without degradation.
Interlace format
| Interlace format shows every other line of an image as a | |
| single “field” and is the standard method for displaying | |
| images on television. The even numbered field shows the | r |
| even numbered lines of an image, and the odd numbered |
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| field shows the odd numbered lines of an image. | Appendix |
| JPEG (pages 7, 8, 31) |
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| JPEG (Joint Photographic Experts Group) is a still image data | |
| compression format and is used in most of digital cameras. | |
| Letter Box (LB 4:3) (page 35) | |
| A screen size with black bars on the top and bottom of the | |
| image to allow viewing of wide-screen (16:9) material on a | |
| connected 4:3 TV. | |
| Linear PCM Sound | |
| Linear PCM is a signal recording format used for Audio CDs | |
| and on some DVD and Blu-ray discs. The sound on Audio | |
| CDs is recorded at 44.1 kHz with 16 bits. (Sound is recorded | |
| between 48 kHz with 16 bits and 96 kHz with 24 bits on DVD | |
| video discs and between 48 kHz with 16 bits and 192 kHz | |
| with 24 bits on BD video discs.) | |
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