DVD Technical Guide

5.5 Video Information

Subset of the DVD-Video format

Video specifications

Audio specifications

Linear PCM required (48 or 96 kHz only; new specifications like scalability not supported)
Compressed audio recording available as an option
Two streams max.

Restrictions

Note: See Chapter 4 for more information on the DVD-Video format

5.6 Text Information

Optional for discs, optional for players

Two types of text information

Centralized recording: static text information

When text information is recorded, it must include album name, group name, and track names
Other information, such as released date, artist names, etc., may also be recorded
Allows easy content search, jacket-like text menu
No limitation on language units

Real-time: dynamic text information

Recorded in the audio data recording region
Displayed simultaneously with audio playback; smallest display granularity is one second
Useful primarily for display of lyrics, liner notes
Up to eight languages, defined when concentrated data is written, and limited to languages contained therein

Character set code