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control track editor

Entertainment; Video

Type of editing system that uses frame pulses on the videotape control track for reference.

central processing unit

Entertainment; Video

Computer module in charge of fetching, decoding, and executing instructions. It incorporates a control unit, an ALU, and related facilities (registers, clocks, drivers).

Sony’s wired edit control protocol, also called LANC (Local Application Control), which allows two-way communication between a camcorder or VCR and an edit controller such as the Thumbs Up. Control-L ...

central processing unit (CPU) board

Entertainment; Video

The printed circuit board within a workstation chassis that contains the central processing unit(s). When you open the front metal panel of the Indigo chassis, it is the board on the left.

control-m

Entertainment; Video

Panasonic’s wired edit control protocol. Similar to Control-L in function but not compatible. Also called Panasonic 5-pin edit control. See control-l.

centralized network

Entertainment; Video

A network where a central server controls services and information; the server is maintained by one or more individuals called network administrators. On a centralized network that uses NIS, this ...

control-s

Entertainment; Video

Sony wired transport control protocol that duplicates a VCR’s infra-red remote transport control (play, stop, pause, fast forward, and rewind). Unlike Control-L, Control-S does not allow the ...