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Glossary
Nero Burning ROM 87
Label
Most CDs have an imprint or label. You can use different methods, such as screen printing
for example, to apply a label to the CD.
Lead-in
The initial area of every session at the beginning of the disc is known as the lead-in. This is
where the “table of contents” for your disc and additional information concerning the disc is
stored.
Lead-out
The final area of a session. This area is located at the end of the disc. If the disc has not yet
been finalized, the reference for the next session is stored here.
M3U playlists
An M3U playlist is a file that contains a list of paths to MP3 files. Nero Burning ROM can
process M3U playlists, i.e. when creating an audio CD, all you need to do is drag an M3U
playlist into the compilation area. You can also save information on the artist and the title of
an audio file to the M3U playlist.
MP3
MPEG-1 Audio Layer 3 encoding method for saving audio files at a fraction of the original
size (01:10 factor). You can estimate about 1 MB per minute as opposed to 10 MB for the
original files.
The bit rate used can be used as a measure of quality. The higher the bit rate, the better the
quality, but also the more memory required. For good audio quality, we recommend a bit rate
of 80 kbit/s for mono and 160 kbit/s for stereo.
MP3PRO
Advanced MP3 encorder. Should further compress the audio files at lower bit rates and
better quality. 64 kbit/s corresponds to approximately 128 kbit/s for MP3.
MP4
Nero Digital™ is an MPEG-4 storage format for audio and video files that was developed by
Ahead Software. Nero Digital™ files can store additional information such as album covers
as well.
MPEG
Motion Picture Experts Group. Standard that was developed for videos compressed at a
higher ratio (e.g. SVCD and VCD).
MPEG-1
This format, which is a part of the MPEG compression family, has the
highest compression rate.
MPEG-2
There are only minor differences between MPEG-1 and MPEG-2.
MPEG-2 works better with TV sets with interlacing and is a
broadcasting standard.
MPEG-3 Standard for defining high-definition TV.
MPEG-4 This standard is the next generation of MPEG-2.