Entertainment

Entertainment

The art or field of entertaining, especially that provided by performers.

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after fade listen (AFL)

Entertainment; Video

Used in mixing boards to override the normal monitoring path in order to monitor a specific signal at a predefined point in the mixer. Unlike PFL, the AFL signal definition is ...

4fsc

Entertainment; Video

Composite digital video as used in D2 and D3 VTRs. Stands for four times the frequency of subcarrier, which is the sampling rate used. In NTSC, 4FSC is 14.3 MHz and in PAL it is ...

aftertouch

Entertainment; Video

MIDI data sent when pressure is applied to a keyboard after the key has been struck, and while it is being held down or sustained. Aftertouch is often routed to control vibrato, ...

5.1 channel audio

Entertainment; Video

An arrangement of five audio channels (left, center, right, left-surround, and right-surround) and one subwoofer channel.

air tally

Entertainment; Video

The ability of a switcher console to indicate to an operator which video sources and keys are on-air at any given time. Ampex switchers have “true” air tally in that they sense ...

50 fields per second

Entertainment; Video

Field rate of 25 frame-per-second interlaced television.

algorithm

Entertainment; Video

a) A set of rules or processes for solving a problem in a finite number of steps. In audio, video, and data coding, the step-by-step procedure (often including repetition) which ...