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ULEAD DVD MOVIEFACTORY USER GUIDE  47

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A signal that continuously varies in 
frequency/quantity, rather than 
discrete units found in digital devices. 
Information from an analog source 
must be converted to digital in order 
for a computer to interpret it.

The proportion of a picture’s width 
and height.

The process of writing or recording 
content to a CD or DVD.

An object assigned 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.

The process of making a file smaller. 
Nearly all digital video is compressed 
in some way or another through a 
codec.

A software driver that allows your 
computer to control video sources like 
the camcorder.

Abbreviation for Digital Video, which 
is a very specific format of video. DV 
can be played back/recorded by your 
computer if you have the proper 
hardware (capture card) and software 
(DV codec).

Files that contain the entire content of 
a storage medium (e.g. CD-ROM).

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 not 
applicable for frame-based videos 
which are displayed with complete 
single frame pictures.

Abbreviation for High Definition 
Video. It is the video recording format 
that allows for high data compression, 
and in turn allows for higher picture 
resolutions. HDV can go up to 1920 x 
1080 in resolution.

The video clip that plays when the 
disc is inserted into the player.