DVD Jargon

[ktown213]

Hi I'm new here and I'm having a hard time understanding some of the acronyms or terms...could you explain the following to me?

criterion
oop
superbits
dts
oar
CE


I'm sure there's more so maybe you can add your own and educate me. ;)

Thank you.

[GeoffK]

see: http://www.dvdtalk.com/forum/showthread.php?s=&threadid=160736

[RandyC]

lol
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keke

[ktown213]

Thanks.

[bboisvert]

criterion - www.criterionco.com
oop - Out Of Print (no longer being made, although still may be available at retail)
superbits - http://www.sonypictures.com/cthe/superbit/flash.html
dts - http://www.dtsonline.com/
oar - Original Aspect Ratio (the dimensions that a program was filmed in)
CE - Collector's Edition


Another great resource: http://www.thedigitalbits.com/officialfaq.html

Welcome to the forum! :wave:

[X]

Originally posted by bboisvert
oar - Original Aspect Ratio (the dimensions that a program was filmed in)[/B] Is OAR the dimensions that a program was filmed in or the dimensions that the director intended it to be shown in?

[MJKTool]

Shown In. Do I win a prize?

[Iron Chef]

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[Static Cling]

Welcome to the forum!

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