Entertainment

Entertainment

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

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coding

Entertainment; Video

Representing each level of a video or audio signal as a number, usually in binary form.

bit error

Entertainment; Video

The incorrect interpretation of a binary bit by a message processing unit.

coding parameters

Entertainment; Video

The set of user-definable parameters that characterize a coded video bit stream. Bit streams are characterized by coding parameters. Decoders are characterized by the bit streams ...

compression (amplitude)

Entertainment; Video

a) Data Transmission: A process in which the effective gain applied to a signal is varied as a function of the signal magnitude, the effective gain being greater for small rather ...

cable television

Entertainment; Video

System that transmits original programming and programming of broadcast television stations, to consumers over a wired network.

configuration file

Entertainment; Video

A system file that you change to customize the way your system behaves. Such files are sometimes referred to as customization files.

bumping up

Entertainment; Video

Transferring a program recorded on a lower quality videotape to a higher quality videotape (e.g., from Hi-8 to Betacam). Bumping up to a higher format allows footage to be ...