3 Terms
Contributors in Video
Video
closed-loop drive
Entertainment; Video
A tape transport mechanism in which the tape’s speed and tension are controlled by contact with a capstan at each end of the head assembly.
bidirectional prediction
Entertainment; Video
A form of compression in which the codec uses information not only from frames that have already been decompressed, but also from frames yet to come. The codec looks in two directions: ahead as well ...
closeup
Entertainment; Video
A camera shot that is tightly framed, with its figure or subject filling the screen. Often qualified as medium closeup or extreme closeup.
bidirectionally predictive-coded picture (B-picture)
Entertainment; Video
An MPEG picture that is coded using motion compensated prediction from past and/or future reference pictures. Motion vectors pointing forwards and backwards are used, and they may point at either ...
coating
Entertainment; Video
The magnetic layer of a magnetic tape, consisting of oxide particles held in a binder that is applied to the base film.
big endian
Entertainment; Video
A process which starts with the high-order byte and ends with the low-order byte. Motorola 68000 processors used the big endian format.
coating resistance
Entertainment; Video
The electrical resistance of the coating measured between two parallel electrodes spaced a known distance apart along the length of tape.
