CREATIVE Zen Portable Media Center - Manual (Page 53)

Terms and Technology Explained C-2
Transcoding Transcoding is the process of converting a media file from one format to another.
Windows Media Player 10 transcodes digital audio files, videos, pictures and other
media types transferred from your computer to your player. Windows Media Player
10 converts videos and audio tracks to WMV and WMA formats respectively.
Windows Media
Audio (WMA) Microsoft’s Windows Media Audio (WMA) format is suitable for audio tracks with
lower bitrates but can produce an audio quality that is almost indistinguishable
from the original audio when encoded at 128 kbps. Some WMA files are protected
by a digital signature, or DRM.
Windows Media
Video (WMV) Microsoft’s Windows Media Video (WMV) format is the video counterpart of WMA.
The WMV format uses MPEG-4 compression technology to squeeze your favorite
programs and videos into smaller-sized video files.
USB USB stands for Universal Serial Bus. It is a moderately high-speed input/output
technology for “hot swap” data transfers, meaning that you can connect or
disconnect a USB device without turning off your computer.