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An AC-3 metadata parameter, numerically equal to the absolute value of the Dialog Level, carried in the AC-3 bit stream. This unsigned 5-bit code indicates how far the average Dialog Level is below 0 LKFS. Valid values are 1–31. The value of 0 is reserved. The values of 1 to 31 are interpreted as –1 […]
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The loudness, in LKFS units, of the Anchor Element
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Frame coded according to an MPEG-1 mode which uses DC coefficients only.
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A data structure of the format: descriptor_tag, descriptor_length, and a variable amount of data. The tag and length fields are each 8 bits. The length specifies the length of data that begins immediately following the descriptor_length field itself. A descriptor whose descriptor_tag identifies a type not recognized by a particular decoder shall be ignored by […]
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The difference in arrival times at a point in space or at a receiver input of a signal and its significant echoes or of signals emitted by different transmitters.
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A field that may be present in a PES packet header that indicates the time that an access unit is decoded in the system target decoder.
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The process defined in the Digital Television Standard that reads an input coded bit stream and outputs decoded pictures, audio samples, or data objects.
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The process defined in the Digital Television Standard that reads an input coded bit stream and outputs decoded pictures and audio samples.
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An embodiment of a decoding process.
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The decoded reconstruction of a compressed bit stream.
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