20 Terms
Contributors in Video
Video
adjacent channel
Entertainment; Video
A television transmission channel immediately adjacent to an existing channel. For example, channel 3 is adjacent to channels 2 and 4. There are three exceptions to what might otherwise be considered ...
2-1/2d (two and one-half dimensions)
Entertainment; Video
This term refers to the kind of dimensionality (i.e., 2D, 3D) that can be created using multiplane animation. Since a layer in such animation can lie in front of one cel (or plane), or in back of ...
24 frames per second
Entertainment; Video
International standard for motion picture film shooting and projection, though film shot for television in 625 scanningline countries is usually shot at 25 frames per second (even if not, it is ...
advanced compatible television (ACTV)
Entertainment; Video
Techniques for ATV transmission developed by the DSRC, with support initially from NBC and RCA/GE Consumer Electronics (now Thomson Consumer Electronics) and with later support from such ...
25 frames per second
Entertainment; Video
Frame rate of television in all countries not conforming to CCIR system M (NTSC). Also the frame rate of film shot for television in those countries.
advanced definition television (ADTV)
Entertainment; Video
A term sometimes used for both EDTV and HDTV.
