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(ii) DVD video disc glossary
DVD video discs: DVD in which animated
pictures are memorized. DVD video discs
have adopted MPEG2º, one of the world
standards of digital compression technolo-
gies. The picture data is compressed by
1/40 on average and memorized. The vari-
able rate encoded technology in which the
volume of data assigned to the picture is
changed depending on the picture format
has also been adopted. Audio data is memo-
rized using PCM and Dolby digital, which en-
ables higher quality of sound. Furthermore,
multi-angle and multi-language features will
also help you enjoy more advanced technol-
ogy of DVD video.
Viewer restrictions: This feature limits the
viewers in conformity with a level of restric-
tions of the country. The level of restrictions
varies depending on the DVD video disc.
Some DVD video discs cannot be played at
all, or violent scenes are skipped or replaced
with other scenes.
Level 1: DVD video discs for children can be
played.
Level 2 - 7: DVD video discs for children and
G-rated movie can be played.
Level 8: All types of the DVD video discs can
be played. Multi-angle feature: You can enjoy the
same scene at different angles.
Multi-language feature: You can select a
language of the subtitle and audio.
Region codes:
The region codes are pro-
vided on DVD players and DVD discs. If the
DVD video disc does not have the same re-
gion code as on the DVD player, you cannot
play the disc on the DVD player.
Audio: This DVD player can play liner PCM
and Dolby digital and MPEG audio format
DVD. Other decorded type cannot be play-
able.
Title and chapter: Video and audio pro-
grams stored in DVD video disc are divided
in parts by title and chapter.
Title: The largest unit of the video and audio
programs memorized in DVD video discs.
Usually, one piece of movie, one album, or
one audio program is assigned as a title.
Chapter: The unit smaller than that of title.
A title comprises plural chapters. Manufactured under license from Dolby
Laboratories. Dolbyº, Pro Logicº, and
the double-D symbol are trademarks of
Dolby Laboratories. Confidential unpub-
lished works.
1992- 1997 Dolby Laboratories. All
rights reserved.
This product incorporates copyright
protection technology that is protected
by method claims of certain U.S. patents
and other intellectual property rights
owned by Macrovision Corporation and
other rights owners. Use of this copyright
protection technology must be autho-
rized by Macrovision Corporation, and is
intended for home and other limited view-
ing uses only unless otherwise autho-
rized by Macrovision Corporation. Re-
verse engineering or disassembly is
prohibited.
DTSº is a trademark of Digital Theater
Systems, Inc.
