Glossary – Kodak 4620 User Manual

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Progressive-Scan

Is a method of making a computer picture by drawing all the scan lines sequen-
tially from top to bottom resulting in a slightly brighter, more stable and flicker
free picture.

Region code

DVD movies are produced with region encoding to restrict distribution of titles to
certain areas at certain times. To play back a DVD title with a specific region
code, you will need a DVD player with the same region code.

RGB

Electrical transmission possibility for video pictures, i.e. it is a picture signal,
which is splintered according to the primary colours of the TV (red, green and
blue).

SCART socket

The SCART socket is the simplest connection between your DVD player and
your TV. It transports not only the picture signals, but also the sound signals.

S-Video

S-Video offers significantly improved video signal performance through a basic
composite video connection. To use this type of connection, your TV must have
an S-Video input.

SVCD

Super Video CD is a further development of the Video CD. It uses MPEG-2
video compression with a higher and variable data rate.

VCD

Video CD. A digital video disc format that uses MPEG 1 video compression. The
picture quality is roughly that of VHS tapes.

Wide-screen

Transmission of a wide-screen film on video with black bars on top and on bot-
tom.

WMA

Windows Media Audio is a streaming media format from Microsoft.

YUV

The description YUV means the component video signals, i. e. the luminance
(Y) signal and two separate chrominance [B-Y (U), R-Y (V)] signals.

XviD

XviD (aback DivX) is a further development of the “OpenDivX” project created
by DivXNetworks. It should be for free for everybody.

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