Appendix

Definition of terms

Title

“Title” is a unit to divide the contents on a DVD disc. Normally, one title is assigned to one movie. When a disc has two or more titles, they are numbered in sequence as title 1, title 2, etc.

Chapter

A title on a DVD is subdivided into smaller divisions. They are refered as “chapters” and numbered in sequence. They are useful for quick location of the desired scene on a movie etc.

Track

Tunes (or pictures) recorded on a CD or Video CD are refered as “tracks”. Tracks are numbered in sequence as track 1, track 2, etc. They are useful for quick search for the desired tune (or picture).

Index

Some track on a Video CD or CD is subdivided into smaller divisions (such as, for example, the movements within classical symphonies) for easier location of those parts. They are refered as “indexes” and numbered in sequence.

Dolby Digital

Dolby Digital is a digital audio format which mainly provides high-quality multi-channel audio for sound tracks of movies. It provides us up to independent 6 channels compatible with the 6 speaker configuration: Left main, right main, center, left surround, right surround and subwoofer. It stores a large volume of digital sound signals (as data) into a laserdisc, DVD, etc. with a high level data-compression technology.

DTS

DTS (Digital Theater Systems) is also a multi-channel digital audio format. It provides us up to 6 channels. DTS encodes high-quality, 20-bit audio onto laserdiscs, compact discs and DVDs with less data-compression.

Linear PCM

A basic digital audio format used in CDs. It is based on Pulse Code Modulation (PCM), an analog-to-digital conversion technology. No compression is applied to the data.

MPEG 1 audio

A digital audio format mainly used in Video CDs. It is based on the MPEG (Moving Picture Expert Group) 1 format, a data compression technology.

MPEG 2 audio

A digital audio format mainly used in Europe, Australia, etc. It provides us high-quality multi-channel audio up to 8 channels in the same way as Dolby Digital and DTS. It is based on the MPEG 2 format, a data compression technology improved more than MPEG 1.

Playback control

This function is recorded on a Video CD, version 2.0. Pictures, music and information you want to play back can be selected on a screen menu shown on the TV monitor.

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