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Glossary
DTS(digital Theater Systems)
DTS stands for Digital Theater Systems. DTS is a
Digital Surround audio encoding format configured
with six (5.1) channels, similar to Dolby Digital. It
requires a DTS decoder, either in the player or in an
external receiver to regenerate the sound. All pro-
cessing is done in the digital domain.
Not all DTS discs contain six (5.1) channels of infor-
mation.
DVD-R
DVD-R is a recordable disc that is the same size as a
DVD-Video. Contents can be recorded only once to a
DVD-R and will have the same format as a DVD-
Video.
DVD-RW
DVD-RW is a recordable and rewritable disc that is
the same size as a DVD-Video. DVD-RW has two dif-
ferent modes: VR mode and Video mode. DVD creat-
ed in video mode has the same format as a DVD-
video while discs created in VR(Video Recording)
mode allow the contents to be programmed or edit-
ed.
DVD+RW
DVD+RW is a recordable and rewritable disc
DVD+RW use a recording format that is comparable
to a DVD-Video format.
Interlace output
NTSC, the video signal standard, has 480 interlaced
(l) scan line. The Interlaced scanning system places
lines of the second half of the picture in-between
lines of the first half of the picture.
JPEG
A popular file format for still image compressing and
storage. JPEG stands for "Joint Photographic Experts
Group".
480i/480p
Indicates the number of scanning lines and scanning
format of an image signal.
480p indicates 480 scanning lines with progressive
format.
Aspect ratio
Aspect ratio refers to the length to height ratio of TV
screens. The ratio of a standard TV is 4:3, while the
ratio of a high-definition or wide TV is 16:9. The letter
box mode allows you to enjoy a picture with a wider
perspective on a standard (4:3) TV.
Bitstream
The digital form of multi-channel audio data (e.g., 5.1-
channel) before it is decoded into its various chan-
nels.
Chapter/Title
Chapter is the smallest division and title is the largest
division on a DVD VIDEO. A chapter is a division of a
title and similar to a track for Video CD or Audio CD.
Component video
Video signals with three channels of separate infor-
mation that makes up the picture. There are several
types of component video, such as R/G/B and Y,
P
B
/C
B,
P
R
/C
R
.
Composite video
A single video signal commonly used in most con-
sumer video products that contains all luminance,
color, and synchronization information.
Dolby Digital(AC3)
A six-channel system consisting of left, center, right,
left rear, right rear and LFE (Low-Frequency Effect
channel, for use with a sub-woofer) channels. It
requires a Dolby Digital decoder, either in the player
or in an external receiver to regenerate the sound.
All processing is done in the digital domain.
Not all Dolby Digital discs contain six (5.1) channels
information.
