DVD glossary
- kB
Kilobyte, 1 kB equals 210 or 1024
bytes. Or, 1 kB may equal 103 bytes. kb may be used to denote
kilobits.
Karaoke
A special DVD format that allows for certain special features. The audio portion
of this format is distinctive in that it is intended for "Sing Along" formats
and may include audio tracks for "Guide Vocals", "Guide Melody", "Chorus" and
the main Karaoke left and right channels. The audio track for Karaoke in
DVD-video is defined to be applicable for multi-channel setup with 5 channels
maximum. When this vocal part is recorded mainly in track 4 and 5 except the
main 2 channels, the users can enjoy many different playback modes by Karaoke
type DVD players equipped with various audio ON/OFF switches
Key
frame
A frame containing all the data representing an image, rather than just the data
that has changed since the last frame. The first frame of every video file is a
key frame; in addition, they occur throughout the file to refresh image quality
and permit certain operations, such as random user access.
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