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2-7 List of Abbreviations and Terms for DVD Video
Camera/Recorders
General Description > List of Abbreviations and Terms for DVD Video Camera/Recorders
Index Abbreviation/Term
Explanation
A AC3
See
Dolby
AC3.
C
CPRM
Content Protection for Recordable Media: Copyright protection function that is
suitable for online distribution of music.
CSP IC
Chip Scale Package IC or Chip Size Package IC: This IC was made compact by
arranging pins under the package.
D
DCF
Design rule for Camera File system standard: This camera
fi
le system standard.
Dolby AC3
Audio coding format developed by Dolby Laboratories in U.S, also simply referred
as AC3 format: Supports 5-channel full-range sound and one channel for sub-woofer
sound playback.
Dolby Digital
See Dolby AC3.
DPOF
Digital Print Order Format: DPOF allows user to record print information along
with photos on storage media to facilitate printing of photos.
DVD
Digital Versatile Disc. A huge amount of digital data for video (movie) and audio
can be recorded on this disc, whose size is the same as CD.
DVD-Audio
One type of DVD standard disc, on which high-quality audio can be recorded
DVD-R
One type of DVD standard disc, to which writing once is possible (recordable type)
DVD-RAM
One type of DVD standard disc, to which writing up to 100,000 times is possible
DVD-ROM
One type of DVD standard disc, to which data for computer can be recorded
DVD-RW
One type of DVD standard disc, to which writing up to 1000 times is possible
DVD-Video
One type of DVD standard disc, on which high-quality video and audio can be
recorded
DVD Video
Format
Video recording/playback standard that applies to DVD-Video, DVD-R and DVD-
RW
DVD Video
Video recording/playback standard that applies to DVD-RAM and DVD-RW: This
Recording Format allows versatile editing functions, differing from the DVD Video Format.
DVD-VR Format See DVD Video Recording Format.
DVD+RW
Video Format
Video recording/playback format for +RW was developed by DVD industry
organization “DVD+RW Alliance”, which is different from the DVD Forum.
E
Exif
Exchangeable image
fi
le format. File format used for recording photos on digital
cameras.
F
FireWire
See IEEE1394.
FNR
Frame Noise Reducer: This function or circuit automatically recognizes noise that
randomly occurs between frames and removes it.
I
IEEE1394
Also referred to as FireWire or i-LINK: Standard for serial interface that connects
PC and peripheral devices
Interlaced CCD
This CCD scans one image twice (scans roughly once and interpolates between
fi
rst
scanning lines the second time) and interlaces the images obtained by scanning
twice to create a one-image signal.
i-LINK
See IEEE1394.
J
JPEG
Joint Photographic Expert Group: International standard format for compressing
still images
L
LCD
Liquid Crystal Display. LCD formats include STN and TFT.
LPCM
Linear Pulse Code Modulation. Also referred to as linear PCM. LPCM is a format
that digitizes analog audio data during recording and converts it to analog data
during playback.
