DVD

A disc that contains up to 8 hours of moving pictures even though its diameter is the same as a CD.

The data capacity of a single-layer and single- sided DVD, at 4.7 GB (Giga Byte), is 7 times that of a CD. Furthermore, the data capacity of a dual-layer and single-sided DVD is 8.5 GB, a single-layer and double-sided DVD 9.4 GB, and

adual-layer and double-sided DVD 17 GB. The picture data uses the MPEG 2 format, one of the worldwide standards of digital compression technology. The picture data is compressed to about 1/40 of its original size. The DVD also uses the variable rate coding technology that changes the data to be allocated according to the status of the picture.

The audio data is recorded in Dolby Digital as well as in PCM, allowing you to enjoy more realistic audio presence.

Furthermore, various advanced functions such as the multi-angle, multilingual, and Parental Control functions are provided with the DVD.

DVD-RW

ADVD-RW is a recordable and rewritable disc that is the same size as a DVD VIDEO. The DVD-RW has two different modes: VR mode

and Video mode. DVD-RWs created in Video mode have the same format as a DVD VIDEO, while discs created in VR (Video Recording) mode allow the contents to be programmed or edited.

DVD+RW

A DVD+RW (plus RW) is a recordable and rewritable disc. DVD+RWs use a recording format that is comparable to the DVD VIDEO format.

File

A JPEG image recorded on a DATA CD. A single file consists of a single image.

Film based software, Video based software

DVDs can be classified as Film based or Video based software. Film based DVDs contain the same images (24 frames per second) that are shown at movie theaters. Video based DVDs, such as television dramas or sit-coms, displays images at 30 frames (or 60 fields) per second.

Index (CD, Super Audio CD) / VideoIndex (VIDEO CD)

A number that divides a track into sections to easily locate the point you want on a VIDEO CD, CD or Super Audio CD. Depending on the disc, no indexes may be recorded.

Interlace format (Interlaced scanning)

The Interlace format is the NTSC standard method for displaying TV images at 30 frames per second. Each frame is scanned twice - alternately between the even numbered scanning lines and then odd numbered scanning lines, at 60 times per second.

Menu Playback

Playback using the menu screens recorded on VIDEO CDs with PBC functions. You can enjoy simple interactive software using the menu playback function.

Multi-angle function

Various angles, or viewpoints of the video camera, for a scene are recorded on some DVDs.

Multilingual function

 

Several languages for the sound or subtitles in a

 

 

picture are recorded on some DVDs.

 

Additional

Multi Session

 

This is a recording method that enables adding

 

of data using the Track-At-Once method.

 

Conventional CDs begin at a CD control area

Information

called the Lead-in and end at an area called

 

Lead-out. A Multi Session CD is a CD having

 

multiple sessions, with each segment from

 

Lead-in to Lead-out regarded as a single session.

 

CD-Extra: This format records audio (audio CD

 

data) on the tracks in session 1 and data on the

 

tracks in session 2.

 

Parental Control

 

A function of the DVD to limit playback of the

 

disc by the age of the users according to the

 

limitation level in each country/region. The

 

limitation varies from disc to disc; when it is

 

activated, playback is completely prohibited,

 

violent scenes are skipped or replaced with other

 

scenes and so on.

 

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