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Glossary
Bitstream
Erase protection
Hard disk drive (HDD)
Digital multi-channel audio data (e.g. 5.1-channel) before
You can prevent accidental erasing by activating write or
A mass storage device used in computers etc. The drive
decoding to the individual channels.
erase protection.
has a magnetic layer and rotates at a high speed. A
magnetic head right above the drive enables fast writing
Decoder (e.g. DTS/Dolby Digital)
Film and video
and reading of large amounts of data.
A decoder converts the coded audio signals of the DVDs
DVD-Videos are either recorded in film or video mode.
back to the original signals. This procedure is called
This unit identified the mode on its own and selects the
LPCM (Linear PCM)
decoding.
best progressive output method.
These are uncompressed digital signals, similar to those
With PAL
on CDs. LPCM sound can be used during recording in XP
Dolby Digital
Films are made up of 25 frames per second. Videos are
mode.
A coding procedure for digital signals that was developed
made up of 50 so-called split frames per second (whereby
by Dolby Laboratories. It may involve (2-channel) stereo
Playback control (PBC)
two split frames form on full frame).
sound signal or multi-channel sound. The procedure
You can select scenes and information with menus in the
With NTSC
enables the saving of large amount of audio data on a
case of a video CD that has playback control.
Films are made up of 24 or 30 frames per second and
disc.
(This unit is compatible with Versions 2.0 and 1.1.)
cinema movies generally 24 frames per second. Videos
Dolby Digital (2 channels) is the basic setting when
Scan frequency
are made up of 60 so-called split frames per second
recording with this unit.
When converting (encoding) to a digital signal, the
(whereby two split frame form one full frame).
DPOF (Digital Print Order Format)
(analogue) sound signal is scanned at certain time
Finalization
DPOF is the standard format for printing pictures recorded
intervals. The number of scans per second is called the
A CD-R, CD-RW, DVD-R etc. can only be played back on
with a digital camera etc. It enables automatic printing in a
scan frequency. The higher the scan frequency, the better
a unit designed for these storage media after finalization. A
photo shop or on your own printer.
the original sound is reproduced.
DVD-R, DVD-RW (DVD-Video format) and +R can be
DTS (Digital Theater Systems)
Sound mixing
finalized with this unit. After finalization, the disc is a
This surround sýstem is used in many cinemas. Since it
This is the remixing of the multi-channel sound that exists
"playback only" disc and can no longer be written to or
has clean channel separation, extremely realistic sound
on some discs to two channels for stereo output. Sound
edited. However, if you reformat a finalized DVD-RW, you
effects can be achieved.
mixing makes sense e.g. if you want to playback the 5.1-
can use it for recording again.
channel sound of a DVD over your television speakers.
Dynamic volume
Formatting
However, some discs do not allow mixing. In this case,
The dynamic volume is the difference between the lowest
Formatting prepares media such as writeable DVD-RAMs
only the two front channels are output.
level that is still distinguishable over the sounds made by
for recording. With this unit, you can format the Hard disk
the unit itself and the highest level, at which no distortion
drive (HDD), a DVD-RAM, a DVD-RW (only in DVD-Video
occurs. A dynamic compressor reduces the difference
format) and an SD Memory Card. All data is irretrievably
between the lowest and the highest levels of the source.
deleted during formatting.
Dialogue can be heard better at a low volume with such
compression.
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