Yamaha BD-S1900 Owner's Manual

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42 EnAVCHDAVCHD is a new format (standard) for high definitionvideo cameras that can be used to record and play high-resolution HD images.BD-J applicationThe BD-ROM format supports Java for interactivefunctions. “BD-J” offers content providers almostunlimited functionality when creating interactive BD-ROM titles.BDMV (Page 2)BDMV (Blu-ray Disc Movie, BD-MV) refers to one ofthe application formats used for BD-ROM which is oneof the Blu-ray Disc specifications. BDMV is a recordingformat equivalent to DVD-video of the DVDspecification.Dolby DigitalA sound system developed by Dolby Laboratories Inc.that gives movie theater ambience to audio output whenthe product is connected to a Dolby Digital processor oramplifier.Dolby Digital PlusA sound system developed as an extension to DolbyDigital. This audio coding technology supports 7.1multi-channel surround sound.Dolby TrueHDDolby TrueHD is a lossless coding technology thatsupports up to 8 channels of multi-channel surroundsound for the next generation optical discs. Thereproduced sound is true to the original source bit-for-bit.DTSThis is a digital sound system developed by DTS, Inc.for use in cinemas.DTS-HD High Resolution AudioDTS-HD High Resolution Audio is a new technologydeveloped for the next generation high definition opticaldisc format.DTS-HD Master AudioDTS-HD Master Audio is a lossless audio compressiontechnology developed for the next generation highdefinition optical disc format.DTS-HD Master Audio | EssentialDTS-HD Master Audio | Essential is a lossless audiocompression technology developed for the nextgeneration high definition optical disc format.DVD upscaling (page 20)Upscaling (upconverting) refers to a function of variousplayers and devices that enlarge the image size to fit thesize of the screen of video equipments such as a TV.HDMI (page 9)HDMI (High-Definition Multimedia Interface) is aninterface that supports both video and audio on a singledigital connection. The HDMI connection carriesstandard to high definition video signals and multi-channel audio signals to AV components such as HDMIequipped TVs, in digital form without degradation.Interlace formatInterlace format shows every other line of an image as asingle “field” and is the standard method for displayingimages on television. The even numbered field showsthe even numbered lines of an image, and the oddnumbered field shows the odd numbered lines of animage.Letter Box (LB 4:3) (page 30)A screen size with black bars on the top and bottom ofthe image to allow viewing of wide-screen (16:9)material on a connected 4:3 TV.Linear PCM SoundLinear PCM is a signal recording format used for AudioCDs and on some DVD and Blu-ray discs. The sound onAudio CDs is recorded at 44.1 kHz with 16 bits. (Soundis recorded between 48 kHz with 16 bits and 96 kHzwith 24 bits on DVD video discs and between 48 kHzwith 16 bits and 192 kHz with 24 bits on BD videodiscs.)MPEG-2MPEG-2 (Moving Picture Experts Group phase 2) isone of the video data compression schemes, which isadopted for DVD videos and digital broadcastsworldwide. Some Blu-ray Discs also use high bitrateMPEG-2.Pan Scan (PS 4:3) (page 30)A screen size that cuts off the sides of the image to allowviewing of wide-screen (16:9) material on a connected4:3 TV.Progressive formatCompared to the Interlace format that alternately showsevery other line of an image (field) to create one frame,the Progressive format shows the entire image at once asa single frame. This means that while the Interlaceformat can show 30 frames/60 fields in one second, theProgressive format can show 60 frames in one second.The overall picture quality increases and still images,text, and horizontal lines appear sharper.Subtitles (page 26)These are the lines of text appearing at the bottom of thescreen which translate or transcribe the dialog. They arerecorded on many DVD and BD video discs.Top menu (page 22)In a BD/DVD video, this is the menu for selectingthings like the chapter to be played back and the subtitlelanguage. In some DVD videos, the top menu may becalled the “Title Menu”.x.v.Colorx.v.Color reproduces a greater range of color thanbefore, showing almost all of the colors that the humaneye can detect. (Applicable for JPEG files only with thissystem)Glossary