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Glossary
Chapter
A chapter is a link to a video file in a DVD. Viewers select a chapter to see a particular portion of a
video clip. A video clip can contain up to 99 chapters.
Chapter selection menu
In Ulead DVD MovieFactory, we use the word “submenu” to help you distinguish it from the main
menu. The main menu contains a number of submenus, depending on how you design them.
DVD
Its full name is “Digital Versatile Disc” or “Digital Video Disc.” This is an optical disc that can
store data, music, or movie with a better quality than VCD and SVCD.
DVD+R/RW
A DVD storage format used to record DVD once (DVD+R) or multiple times (DVD+RW). This
format is promoted by the DVD+RW Alliance (http://www.dvdrw.com/).
DVD-R/RW
A DVD storage format used to record DVD once only (DVD-R), or about 1,000 times of rewrites
(DVD-RW). This format is promoted by the DVD Forum (http://www.dvdforum.com/).
DVD-RAM
A DVD storage format used to record DVD. It can be rewritable for about 100,000 times. This
format is also promoted by the DVD Forum (http://www.dvdforum.com/).
DVD-Video
A video format used in DVD. It uses MPEG-2 file format for videos and holds about 120-minute
videos on a single-sided, 4.7-GB DVD disc.
DVD-Video (fast editable)
Uses the standard DVD-Video format but gives you better flexibility when editing the contents of
your disc again. Using this format may cause your disc to be incompatible with some DVD players.
First play video
A video serves as an introduction to the movie on a video disc. This video can automatically play as
soon as the disc is inserted into a compatible disc player.
Main menu
The highest level of menus in a video disc. You can access it by pressing the “Menu,” “Title menu,”
or “Top menu” button on the remote control of your home DVD player or computer DVD player.
