Glossary

DVD+RW

A DVD+RW is a recordable and rewritable disc.

DVD+RWs use a recording format that is comparable to the DVD VIDEO (digital video disc, video) format.

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, display images at 30 frames (or 60 fields) per second.

JPEG (Joint Photographic Expert Group)

Under the auspices of the International Organization for Standardization (ISO), JPEG is defined as a universal standard format for digital compression and decompression of still images for use in computer related systems. Usually, the compression rate is variable before visible degradation occurs. Still images are compressed about 1/10 to 1/100 original size.

Title

The longest section of a picture or music feature on a DVD, movie, etc., in video software, or the entire album in audio software.

Track

Sections of a picture or a music feature on a CD or VIDEO CD (the length of a song).

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