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Tektronix provides test and measurement instruments, solutions and services for the computer, semiconductor, military/aerospace, consumer electronics and education industries worldwide.
Consumer videocassette record/playback tape format using half-inch wide magnetic tape. Developed by Sony, BETAMAX was the first home VCR format.
Industry:Entertainment
The frame that covers the edge of the picture tube in some TV sets and can therefore hide edge information transmitted in an ATV system (such as ACTV) not meant for the viewer to see. See also Overscanning.
Industry:Entertainment
The frame in an MPEG sequence created by comparing the difference between the current frame and the frames before and after it.
Industry:Entertainment
A fixed deviation from proper clock phase that commonly appears in D1 digital video equipment. Some digital distribution amplifiers handle improperly phased clocks by reclocking the output to fall within D1 specifications.
Industry:Entertainment
A steady-state signal applied to the tape (usually by a highfrequency oscillation of 50 to 100,000 Hz or more) to minimize distortion and noise and increase frequency response and efficiency in recording.
Every tape formulation has slightly different bias requirements.
Industry:Entertainment
Placing a mike close to the sound source in order to pick up mainly direct sound and avoid picking up reverberant sound.
Industry:Entertainment
The control which regulates the amount of bias mixed in with the signal to be recorded.
Industry:Entertainment
Service that provides decoded text information transmitted with the audio and video signal and displays it at the bottom of the display. See (M) NTSC EIA-608 specification. Transmitted on line 21 of NTSC/525 transmissions, contains subtitling information only. CC has no support for block graphics or multiple pages but it can support 8-colors and the use of an italic typeface. Frequently found on pre-recorded VHS cassettes and LDs, also used in broadcast. Also found on PAL/625 prerecorded VHS cassettes in a modified version.
Industry:Entertainment
