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General information
About DVD
DVD – Digital Versatile Disc – is a digital medium that saves
information. DVDs are marked with one of the following symbols.
There are different types of DVD with different memory capacities
depending on how the information is stored.
DVD structure
Video DVDs are divided into titles and chapters. A DVD can have several titles, which may in turn be
made up of several chapters. The titles and chapters are each numbered sequentially:
The first title of a DVD usually comprises licence instructions and manufacturer's information. The
next title is usually the film itself. Other titles may include such items as "making of" documentaries,
trailers or information on the actors.
Up to eight languages and sub-titles in up to 32 languages can be stored on
DVDs. The languages and sub-titles can be played in any combination.
Languages and
subtitles
In many DVDs it is even possible to change the camera angle if the film was
recorded from different camera positions.
Perspective
Regional codes
As a result of the global sales strategy a code has been developed for DVDs
that allows the recording only to be played on devices bought in certain
regions.
This code is based on a system that divides the world into six regions.
The United Kingdom is in Zone 2 so your DVD player will only play DVDs
that have the regional code 2. The regional code is printed on the DVD
packaging (refer to the following logo).
Apart from DVDs with the regional code 2 the device will only play DVDs with the regional code 0
(suitable for any DVD player).
If you find problems when playing certain DVDs make sure that the DVD has the regional
code 2 or 0.
MP3
The MP3 format is a Windows compression format for audio data. MP3 files have to be saved with the
file extension *.mp3 so that they can be recognised.
In contrast to traditional audio CDs, MP3 CDs can be sub-divided into directories (folders, albums)
and files (tracks, titles) – just like a data CD for your computer.
MPEG4 und DiVX
MPEG4 is a compression technology for multimedia and video data (“MPEG” = “Motion Picture
Experts Group”).
DiVX is a video compression / decompression technology brand name based on MPEG4. This device
supports DiVX3, 4, 5 and DiVX 6 which feature a maximum peak rate of 10.000 kbps.
