A feature where the normal viewing of the main content (the film or episode) is branched or diverted to alternative content. This is usually done by displaying an icon during the watching of the main content. When the icon appears, the user usually presses ENTER on the remote and is then taken to the alternative content.
SEAMLESS BRANCHING
A feature where the normal content will play and at certain points, without user interaction, alternative content will play automatically. This is most often used to play things like deleted scenes or alternative openings/endings so that they may be watched within the context of the film/episode. Sometimes alternate versions of the entire film (director's cut, unrated cut, etc.) are presented in this manner. This allows only the differences between the theatrical version and the alternate version to be placed on the disc instead of including two entire versions of the film.
