Glossary

 

 

 

 

 

Pan Scan

Screen size that cuts off the sides of the image to allow playing of Wide (16:9) software

 

 

 

 

on a connected 4:3 TV.

 

4: 3

P S

 

Playlist (PL)

Titles for editing created based on an original are called “Playlist”.

Playback

This is recorded on a video CD (version 2.0). The scenes or information to be viewed (or

Control (PBC)

listened to) can be selected into actively with the TV monitor by looking at the menu

 

 

 

 

shown on the TV monitor.

Region

Number identifying a geographic region of compatibility for a DVD.

Number

 

Subtitles

These are the printed lines appearing at the bottom of the screen which translate or

 

 

 

 

transcribe the dialog. They are recorded on DVD discs.

Time Number

This indicates the play time which has elapsed from the start of a disc or a title. It can

 

 

 

 

be used to find a specific scene quickly. (It may not work with some discs.)

Title Menu

This is a menu displayed by some DVDs for selection of chapters and subtitle set. The

 

 

 

 

title menu is also called a “top menu”.

Title Number

These numbers are recorded on DVD discs. When a disc contains two or more movies,

 

 

 

 

these movies are numbered as title 1, title 2, etc.

Track Number

These numbers are assigned to the tracks which are recorded on video CDs and Audio

 

 

 

 

CDs. They enable specific tracks to be located quickly.

VBR

VBR is the abbreviation for Variable Bit Rate control. This feature performs control by

 

 

 

 

varying the bit rate (the amount of code transferred in a fixed period of time) by assign-

 

 

 

 

ing a larger amount of code to complex video images such as sections containing rapid

 

 

 

 

movement or sections containing sudden changes in color, and assigning a smaller

 

 

 

 

amount of code in the opposite cases.

Video Mode

VR Mode

This recording format is compatible with commercially available DVD players and DVD- ROM drive.

This recording format is the basic DVD-RW recording format, and lets you enjoy the various editing functions available with this recorder.

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