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USER GUIDE 75
Glossary
Analog
A signal that continuously
varies in frequency or quantity,
rather than discrete units (1
and 0) found in digital devices.
Information from an analog
source must be converted to
digital in order for a computer
to interpret it.
Aspect Ratio
The proportion of a picture’s
width and height.
Burn
The process of writing or
recording content to a CD or
DVD.
Button
An object assigned (linked) to
an attribute which, when
clicked, performs a specific
function. Buttons are
commonly used to play an
assigned chapter or move to
the next or previous one.
Capture Plug-ins
Programs included in DVD
MovieFactory that allow your
video camera to communicate
with your computer.
Compression
The process of making a file
smaller by removing redundant
data. Nearly all digital video is
compressed in some way or
another through a codec.
Device Control
A software driver that allows
your computer to control video
sources like the camcorder or
VCR.
DV
Abbreviation for Digital Video,
which is a very specific format
of video. DV can be understood
(played back, recorded) by
your camcorder and also by
your computer if you have the
proper hardware (capture card)
and software (DV codec).
Disc image files
Files that contain the entire
content of a storage medium
(e.g. CD-ROM).
Field order
The order in which a field in
interlaced video is displayed
first during playback. This can
either be Lower Field First or
Upper Field First. A field is one
of the two half-frames in
interlaced video. Field order is
