WHAT'S DVD? CONTENTS

• FOREWORD--
  Fruit of creative process. Application field widens.

• CHAPTER 1 - Specifications and features of DVD -
  
  1. Big capacity is a must
     
  2. Hollywood's wish list:

     "enough single-side capacity and playing time for most tasks" , "superior picture quality" , "superior sound quality" and "multilingual capabilities"

  3. One side of a DVD holds 4.7 gigabytes
     
  4. Musically speaking, what's the capacity?

     
     

• CHAPTER 2 - Key requirements -
  
  1. Key requirements: a small disc with single-side capacity sufficient for the task

     
     

• CHAPTER 3 - How did Toshiba achieve large storage capacity and long playback? -
  
  1. Fine track pitch, fine pit, short wavelength, and small focus
     
  2. MPEG2: the "gold standard" of image compression
     
  3. Double-sided DVD performance: two discs, each 0.6mm thick, bonded back to back
     
  4. CD compatibility is assured

     
     

• CHAPTER 4 - DVD's 3 application formats and 3 recording types(disk) -
  
  1. DVD consists of 3 application formats
     
  2. 3 application formats applicable to all 3 recording types(disk)
     
  3. 3 application formats can be combined in a single disc
     
     
  • [COLUMN] "DVD" is more than a Digital Video Disc
  • [COLUMN] Media has 2 meanings

    
    

• CHAPTER 5 - DVD and computers -
  
  1. Computer industry's wish list
     
  2. Performance achieved with DVD standard
     
  3. Dual-layer, single-sided disc and dual-layer, two-sided disc

     
     

• CHAPTER 6 - Three forms of DVD and recording and playback -
  
  1. Read-only disc for playback only
     
  2. Write-once disc for writing just once
     
  3. Rewritable disc for writing and deletion many times
     
     
  • [COLUMN] Rewritable DVD employs phase-change recording
  • [COLUMN] Integrated media for the future

    
    

• CHAPTER 7 - The world of DVD-Video -
  
  1. DVD-Video creates an entirely new visual experience
     
  2. Picture quality good enough for professional users
     
  3. Multilingual Function for languages galore
     
  4. Multi-angle Function for the angle of your choice
     
  5. Main Story and Sub-story
     
  6. Multiversion
     
  7. Highlight Scene Scan
     
  8. Branching Story
     
  9. Parental Lock Function
     
  10. Multi-aspect Function for any TV
      
  11. Eight sound streams [NTSC]
      Eight sound streams [PAL]
      
  12. Superb surround sound just like at the movies [NTSC]
      Superb surround sound just like at the movies [PAL]
      
  13. Down Mixing for superior sound in your home
      
  14. Linear PCM sound good enough for professional users
      
  15. Karaoke functions with superior sound quality