Monthly Archives: April 2010

What is the main features of DVD-VIDEO?

* Using high quality MPEG-2 video standard
* Support for 4:3 full screen, 4:3 PS, 16:9 wide-screen and other screen formats deformation
* Supports up to eight tracks of digital audio and 32 subtitle
* Each sound track can have up to 8 channels
* Up to 9 view angle
* Automatic seamless video switching
* With interactive menus
* Quick Search [...]

What is DVD’s two audio formats AC-3 and DTS?

Dolby Digital AC-3 surround sound system provided by five full-range channels plus a subwoofer channel is formed, it is called 5.1-channel, five channel, including front of “the left channel,” ” mid-channel “,” right track “, the rear of the” Left surround channel “and” right surround channels. ” The sixth channel is the subwoofer channel contains [...]

An comparison between the internal structure of CD and DVD discs

The minimum pit length CD 0.834um, Road spacing 1.6um.
DVD of the minimum pit length of 0.4um, Road pitch 0.74um.

Marks and functions of DVD disc

1, DVD Video mark: standard DVD-Video laser disc.
2, DOLBY DIGITAL Dolby sign on behalf of this CD sound signals have been used within the AC-3 encoding process, you can enjoy the number of digital sound effects if your computer have AC-3 decoding equipment. Of course, in addition to this symbols, other mark such as DTS, [...]

Simple method to distinguish between D5 and D9

As some unscrupulous dealers in the market are selling D5 in the name of D9 for big profit, newbies are easily being cheated, here are several simple and practical identification method:
1) See the color of signal plane:

What is SVCD?

Super Video CD, mainly used in Asian countries. Uses MPEG2 Video and therefore much better image quality – LaserDisc-like and also offers High quality surround sound. Furthermore it can take advantage of hardware decoders and there are players for many operating systems. However [...]

What is VCD?

Video CD, works on many DVD players, there are software players on almost every operating systems, doesn’t need a fast computer but the image is VHS-like. Video is MPEG1 at 1150kbit/s and audio MPEG1 audio layer 2 at 224kbit/s.

Will 3D Movie Go Home?

Thanks to recent advances in digital technology movie producers, directors and theater chain owners can release blockbuster films across the country in a dazzling immersive medium. There are now nearly 2,500 3-D digital theaters across the US and that number will grow quickly as more and more movies are released in [...]

RealPlayer SP with SuperPass includes the following new features and enhancements

RealPlayer H.264
The new RealPlayer H.264 Converter can easily convert the video into a new digital video standard for consumer electronics and personal computer use. ( DVD Player software )
Download Video
Now you can download from thousands of websites and organize your favorite video. Arbitrary, anytime, anywhere viewing.

What is VKI?

Variable Keyframe Interval. Basically that means that keyframes will not be inserted in regular intervals as in the regular DivX codecs but where they are needed. There are 2 ways of VKI: The first is that the encoder analyzes the compressed frame, compares it against the original and re-encodes the frame again as a keyframe [...]