Memorex MVDP1072 User Guide - Page 47

OTHERS Dolby Digital An audio encoding system developed by Dolby Laboratories and recognized as the international standards. Dolby Digital is the most common system of the DVD-Video encoding audio and the normalized audio compression system of 525/60 (NTSC) CD. DOWNMIX Changing multi-channel audio to dual channel stereo audio by utilizing Dolby Surround processing. DVD Abbreviation of Digital Video Disc or Digital Versatile Disc. An audio/video/data storage system based on 12cm and 8 cm disc. DVD-R A DVD version. Data can be recorded once by utilizing coloring matter subliming technology. HUE The color of ray or pixel. The color characteristics are depending on the ray's main elements' wavelength. INTERLACE A scan system. In scanning, the technique of using more than one vertical scan to reproduce a complete image. In television, 2:1 interlace is used, giving two vertical scans (fields) per frame; one field scans odd lines, and one field scans the even lines of the frame. ISO 9660 An international standard for the file system used in CD-ROM. Macrovision A recording protection technology. It alters the signals. The playback looks normal in most TVs. However, when the recorded materials are played back, pictures look very distorted and invisible. Macrovision utilizes the characteristics of the AGC circuit and VCR color synchronous decoding circuit to interfere recording. MPEG Moving Pictures Expert Group) An international committee who established a series of compression stands of MPEG audio and video. MULTIANGLE Various angles for the scene (viewpoints of the video camera) are recorded on some DVDs. MULTILANGUAGE Several languages for the audio track or subtitles in a picture are recorded on some DVDs. SATURATION The color's intensity or brightness. 42