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Kodak Picture CD®
The KODAK Picture CD® is the ideal media for allround photographers. All pictures are
stored at an excellent resolution of 1024 x 1536 pixel. On the KODAK Picture CD®, the im-
ages of your camera filmstrip are stored. It is not possible to add pictures at a later point of
time.
Note: There also are "Kodak Foto CD’s®“ available. As they have a proprietary file format,
your DVD player cannot playback these media.
Contrast
Means the range of luminance between the brightest and the darkest pixel, which can be
displayed.
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, colour, 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”.
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
top and bottom.
Super Video CD (SVCD)
SVCD stands for Super Video CD. SVCD's are very similar to VCD's, one can store 35 - 60
minutes of high quality video with up to 2 Stereo audio tracks and 4 different subtitles.
Video CD (VCD)
VCD stands for "Video Compact Disc". VCD's are similar to normal CDs. They contain mov-
ies with sound. A VCD can store 74 to 80 minutes of video with stereo sound. For the stor-
age of audio and video, MPEG-1 is used.
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