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The DVD medium allows multiple audio tracks for each video program. DVD players usually allow
these to be selected by the viewer from the main menu of the DVD or using the remote. These
tracks will contain dialogue and sound of the movie, often with alternative tracks featuring different
language dialogue, or various types of audio encoding (such as Dolby Digital, DTS or PCM). Among
them may be at least one commentary track.
There are several different types of commentary. The two main types simply define the length of the
commentary rather than the type of content. They are: