6 Terms
Contributors in Video
Video
bi-phase sync
Entertainment; Video
Bi-phase is an older synchronization technology used in the film industry. Typically, the clock was derived from a box that hung off of large film mag recorders. This box emitted a pulse that ...
A-time (absolute time)
Entertainment; Video
Elapsed time, referenced to the program start (00:00:00), on a DVD. A-time is measured in minutes, seconds, and frames.
A-to-D converter (ADC)
Entertainment; Video
a) A circuit that uses digital sampling to convert an analog signal into a digital representation of that signal. An ADC for digitizing video must be capable of sampling at 10 to 150 million samples ...
Audio Engineering Society (AES)
Entertainment; Video
The official association of technical personnel, scientists, engineers, and executives in the audio field. Of potential interest in electronic production are the following: SC-2, Subcommittee on ...
chroma corrector
Entertainment; Video
A device used to correct problems related to the chroma of the video signal, as well as color balance and color noise.
cross-sectional modeling
Entertainment; Video
This type of modeling is also a boundary representation method available in PictureMaker. The artist can define an object’s cross-section, and then extrude in the longitudinal direction after ...
