HP CD52 External CD-Writer Series User Manual

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Nero Express

Glossary

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MPEG

An Acronym for Motion Picture Experts Group, it is a standard that was created for
highly compressed video such as SVCD and Video CD.

MPEG-1

Which is a part of the MPEG compression family has the highest compression rate.

MPEG-2

There are very little differences between MPEG-1 and MPEG-2 with the exception
that MPEG-2 works better with televisions that are interlaced and is the broadcast
standard.

MPEG-3

This standard was created to define High Definition T.V.

MPEG-4

This standard is the next generation of MPEG-2 and is currently still in
development.

Master

After the creation of an image file, the actual process of CD production occurs. If
the CD is to be used for reproduction purposes, it is known as a master.

Mixed Mode-CD

Music and computer data are stored on one CD with this type of CD. The computer
data is generally located on track 1 and audio data is located in the ensuing tracks.

Multi-Session-CD

A CD which is written in several sequential sessions is known as a multi-session
CD.

NTSC

NTSC is the standard for video and television in the United States and Japan.
Other parts of the world have another standard. NTSC has more frames per
second than PAL however. NTSC has less horizontal lines than PAL.

OEM

OEM stands for Original Equipment Manufacturer. A product that states it is OEM
means that it was made by one company, for another company, to sell as its own.

On-The-Fly

A process for burning data onto a CD-R. There are two different methods of doing
this. With the classical and older method, all of the data which is to be recorded
onto the CD is first stored in a buffer in a large file known as an image file. From
there, it is copied or burned onto the CD-R. In contrast to this, the method known

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