The main terms used in IMxVCD/DVD are explained here.
Authoring
The sequence of operations undertaken to create a disc is known as "Authoring".
BGM
BGM is an abbreviation of Background Music.
Contents
Digital files such as movies, still images and sound are known as "Contents".
Disc
image
A file structure turned into an image is known as a "Disc image".
A file structure turned into an image that complies with the Video CD
Ver2.0 standard is known as a "Video CD image", and a file structure
turned into an image that complies with the DVD standard is known as a
"DVD image".
DVD-Video
This is a read-only DVD disc recorded in MPEG-2 format. It will playback
on any player supporting DVD-Video.
Video Format |
MPEG-2 |
Resolution |
NTSC: 720x480, 352x480, 352x240
PAL: 720x576, 352x576, 352x288 |
Frames per second |
NTSC: 29.97 frames
PAL: 25 frames |
Audio Format |
PCM |
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Menu
The screen that is displayed when a disc
is played back is known as a "Menu". |
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Motion
Menu
A Menu with movement is known as a "Motion Menu".
NTSC
NTSC is a Video/TV format generally used in Japan and U.S.A., etc. It
has 525 scanning lines and displays 29.97 frames per second.
PAL
NTSC is a Video/TV format generally used in Europe and China, etc. It
has 625 scanning lines and displays 25 frames per second.
Project
The content being authored is known as the "Project".
Thumbnail
A miniature image is known as a "Thumbnail".It
is difficult to distinguish a file from the file name alone, however
displaying miniature images (Thumbnails) allows you do distinguish
files to a certain degree. A Thumbnail is similar to a Windows "Shortcut"
or a Macintosh "Alias". |
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Title,
Title button
A button that plays back a movie positioned
on the Menu is known as a "Title" or "Title button". |
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Video
CD
This is a read-only CD-ROM disc recorded in MPEG-1 format. It will playback
on any player supporting Video CD.
Video Format |
MPEG-1 |
Resolution |
NTSC: 352x240
PAL: 352x288 |
Frames per second |
NTSC: 29.97 frames
PAL: 25 frames |
Audio Format |
MPEG-1 Audio Layer2 |
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Video
disc
In IMxVCD/DVD, Video CDs and DVD-Videos are generically referred to as
"Video discs". They are also referred to simply as "Discs".

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