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at a later time. A CD-ROM drive must be multisession enabled to load images from a Photo-
CD.
GUI
Graphic User Interface. See OSD.
HUE
HUE settings affect the color balance of the picture
Contrast
Means the range of luminance between the brightest and the darkest pixel, which can be
displayed.
MP3
MPEG 1 Layer 3 Codec, or short MP3, was developed in 1987 by Fraunhofer Institut für
Integrierte Schaltungen and was e revolution in audio compression. In 1992 it became part
of MPEG-1 video format. As MP3 offered high quality audio at incredible small filesize, it
became a standard. With this codec one can compress audiofiles to about 1 MB / minute.
NTSC
Widespread TV standard, especially in US and Asia. 525 (480 viewable) Lines and 60 Hz
refresh rate. Describes the way the video information (brightness, colour, refresh rate etc.) is
transmitted. Within Europe, this video standard only appears on imported media (like US
DVDs).
OSD
The OSD (On Screen Display) is all the menus and options shown on the screen.
PAL
European TV standard. PAL stands for Phase Alternation Line; refresh rate: 50 Hz, vertical
line resolution: 625 Lines, 576 visible lines. Describes the way the video information
(brightness, color, refresh rate etc.) is transmitted.
PBC
PBC stands for playback control. This function can be used to show a menu on Video CD's
(if contained on the VCD). One can move in this menu with the arrow keys and select the
desired function with “enter”.
S/PDIF
S/PDIF (Sony/Philips Digital Interface) is a digital transmission standard for audio data. S/
PDIF can transmit audiofiles from one source to another without having to leave the digital
transmission, which would result in worse quality.
Aspect ratio: 4:3 and 16:9
Full Frame refers to programs developed for TV display with an aspect ratio of 4:3. Wide-
screen refers to programs developed for screens with an aspect ratio of 16:9.
If a widescreen program is displayed on a 4:3 screen, the picture will have black borders on
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