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This DVD Burning Glossary explains frequently used terminology found on this website, or used by professionals, manufacturers, industry associations or enthusiasts.  Please write us if you know of a DVD term that is not explained below.  Terms that are capitalized below are always capitalized.

AC-3

ECC

packet

analog

ECMA

PAL

aspect ratio

EDC

pan and scan

ASV

encode

Parallel Track Path

ASVOBS

encoder

parental management

ATAPI

entropy coding

PCI

authoring

error correction code

PCM

autoplay

field

perceptual coding

B Frame ( B Picture)

file system

phase change

bandwidth

Firewire

picture

BCA

fixation

picture stop

birefringence

formatting

pit

bit

fps

pixel

bitrate

frame

pixel aspect ratio

bitstream

frame rate

POP

block

frequency

premastering

blocking

gigabyte

presentation data

bonding

GOP

program

Book A

HDTV

program chain

Book B

HFS

progressive scan

Book C

horizontal resolution

PTP

Book D

I frame (I picture)

random access

Book E

i.Link

raster

bps

IDE

rasterize

buffer

IED

read-modify-write

byte

IEEE

Reed-Solomon

caption

injection molding

reference frame

CAV

interframe

regional code

CBR

interlace

regional management

CCI

interleave

replication

cell

interpolate

resolution

CGMS

intraframe

RGB

channel

inverse telecine

RIAA

channel bit

ISO

sample

channel data

ISO 9660

sampling

chapter

ISRC

sampling frequency

closed captions

jewel box

scan line

CLV

jitter

scanning velocity

CMF

JPEG

SCSI

CMI

KB

SDI

codec

kbps

SDDS

component video

kHz

SDTV

composite video

land

seamless playback

compression

layer

SECAM

constant bitrate

lead-in

sector

control area

lead-out

Serial Digital Interface

control.dat

letterbox

Signal to Noise Ratio

CPPM

lossless compression

simulate

CPRM

lossy compression

SMPTE

CPSA

macroblock

S/N

CPTWG

Macrovision

SNR

CSS

master

SPDIF

DAE

mastering

SP@ML

data area

MB

stream

data rate

Mbps

subpicture

dB

M byte

subtitle

DDP

megabyte

surround sound

decibel

Meridian Lossless Packing

s-video

decode

middle area

system menu

decoder

Mini-DV

telecine

digital

MLP

tilt

directory

motion estimation

time code

disc key

motion vector

title

disc menu

MPAA

title key

display rate

MP@ML

track

DLT

MP3

track buffer

Dolby Digital

MPEG

track pitch

DSI

MPEG Audio

transfer rate

DTS

MPEG Video

UDF

DTV

multiangle

UDF Bridge

duplication

multichannel

universal DVD

duplicator

multilanguage

user data

DV

multimedia

VBI

DVCAM

multiplexing

Vertical Blanking Interval

DVCPro

multisession

VBR

DVD

NAB

VOB

DVD-Audio

noise

vob file

DVD-CCA

NTSC

volume

DVD-R

OPC

widescreen

DVD+R

OSTA

Y/C

DVD-RAM

OTP

YCbCr

DVD-ROM

Opposite Track Path

YUV

DVD-Video

P frame (P picture)

ZCLV

dye polymer

pack

dynamic range

 
 
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