Video

Video

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Video

a) A single video signal containing all of the necessary information to reproduce a color picture. Created by adding quadrature amplitude modulated R-Y and B-Y to the luminance signal. A video signal ...

compressed video

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A digital video image or segment that has been processed using a variety of computer compression algorithms and other techniques to reduce the amount of data required to accurately represent the ...

contrast

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Contrast describes the difference between the white and black levels in a video waveform. If there is a large difference between the white and black picture levels, the image has high contrast. If ...

crosstalk

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The interference between two audio or two video signals caused by unwanted stray signals. a) In video, crosstalk between input channels can be classified into two basic categories: luminance/sync ...

curl

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A defect of a photographic film consisting of unflatness in a plane cutting across the width of the film. Curl may result from improper drying conditions, and the direction and amount of curl may ...

digital audio tape (DAT)

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a) A consumer digital audio recording and playback system developed by Sony, with a signal quality capability surpassing that of the CD. b) A magnetic tape from which you can read and to which you ...

definition

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The aggregate of fine details available on-screen. The higher the image definition, the greater the number of details that can be discerned. During video recording and subsequent playback, several ...