Chapter 1

Note: Boldface numbers indicate
tables.
720p DVD, 77–78
A
AC 3 (See also Dolby Digital), 83, 87
acceptance of DVD, 14–18
Accuphase, 7
ActiveX, 135, 136
adaptive transform acoustic coding
(ATRAC), 103
ADPCM coder, 103
ADS Technologies, 119
advanced optical disk (AOD/DVD 2),
114
Advanced Optical Storage Research
Alliance (AOSRA), 114, 207
Advanced Television Systems
Committee (ATSC), 71–73, 102
advantages of DVD, 31
Aiwa, 7
AIX Entertainment, 10
AlTech, 119
AltiVec, 119
Amaray keep cases, 31
AMI, 15
analog audio, 87
analog CPS (Macrovision), 21–22
analog protection system (APS), 21
anamorphosis (See also letterbox;
widescreen DVD), 96–100
animation on DVD, 34
Antec, 119
AOB files, 135–137
AOL, 79, 207
Apple, 116, 123
Apple QuickTime, 116
application formats, 1
Index
apt X, 103
Aries, 80
Aris, 28
artifacts, compression, 5
AS MO format, 129
aspect ratios, 35, 49, 94, 96–100
ATI, 118
audio details, 100–108
audio encoding tools, 147–148
audio hookup, 87–89
computers, 122
audio output, 82–83
Audio Processing Technology
Inc., 103
audio quality, 6, 100–108
Dolby technology, 106–107
DTS technology, 101–107
DVD Video, 5–6
laserdisc vs. DVD, 69–70
low level, 107–108
problems in, 89
Audio Review, 10
audio synchronization problems,
41–42
authoring, 139
authoring systems for DVD, 151–157
automatic gain control (AGC),
21–22, 65
autoswitching players, 20
AV DVD, 39
availability of DVD, 70
AverLogic, 119
AverMedia, 119
AVIA Guide to Home Theater, 60
B
barcodes, 111
BASES, 15
Baskerville, 16
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