Settings that control what a user can access and modify. Useful for locking down sensitive files.

High Dynamic Range. Heightens a picture’s dynamic range (contrast) for richer, more detailed images.

Audio from multiple speakers positioned around you. 5.1, 7.1, Dolby Atmos are popular setups.

A profile for logging into a system. Can be an administrator (full control) or standard user (limited).

The number of pixels in an image or video frame. Higher resolutions mean more detail.

How many times per second a screen completely redraws itself. Higher rates mean smoother motion.

How many individual images make up one second of a video? Films traditionally use 24FPS.

The number of bits (data) processed per second. Higher bit rates mean better quality but larger files.

The width-to-height ratio of a video or image. Old TVs used 4:3, modern ones use 16:9.

A file format that stores compressed media along with metadata like subtitles. Examples are MP4 and MKV.