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DVDs are encoded using the MPEG 2 lossy video format giving over two hours of high-
quality digital video on single layer discs or over four hours on dual-layer discs.
Note: Dual layer discs always exhibit a small pause or delay in playback when the layer
transition is made.
As well as the video itself, DVDs are also capable of storing up to eight alternative
tracks of digital audio, 32 subtitle tracks and nine camera angles (where used by the
film producers).
DivX is an even more compressed (than normal DVD) digital video format, rather like
MP3 for video. DivX compresses the video data to a fraction of its original size using
the more lossy MPEG 4 Part 2 compression. DivX enhances the basic MP4 encoding
by allowing extra features on the disc and various levels of quality or compression to
be applied at the encoding stage.
DivX or basic raw MPEG 4 files are supported by the DV30 on either CD or DVD discs.
The DV30 may also be able to play MP4 type files created with other CODEC programs
(such as Xvid®), but playback of these is not guaranteed.
Video formats DVD player setup
Press Setup on the remote control to enter the DV30 Setup menus:
The DV30’s on-screen Setup menu is available on all video outputs.
Note: The default setting for the HDMI output is ‘Enabled’.
