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Radio & TV broadcasting equipment

Any equipment used to transmit from one television/radio device to another.

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Radio & TV broadcasting equipment

Racks 

Broadcasting & receiving; Radio & TV broadcasting equipment

Control panel where several television cameras are matched together by operator(s) for exposure, colour balance and black level.

Quadraphonic

Broadcasting & receiving; Radio & TV broadcasting equipment

Sound reproduction utilising four speakers. Now superseded by Dolby 5. 1 Surround Sound.

Dolby D

Broadcasting & receiving; Radio & TV broadcasting equipment

The standard for 5. 1 channel (surround sound) audio. Six discrete channels are used (Left, Center, Right, Left Rear Surround, Right Rear Surround, and Subwoofer).

Zoom

Broadcasting & receiving; Radio & TV broadcasting equipment

To go from a long shot to a close-up (or vice versa) with the camera.

Watermark 

Broadcasting & receiving; Radio & TV broadcasting equipment

A common practise of displaying a company's logo during a television broadcast, typically a translucent image in the right hand bottom corner.

Wendy 

Broadcasting & receiving; Radio & TV broadcasting equipment

A large carpeted wedge used to display items for shooting.

Video tape recorder (VTR)

Broadcasting & receiving; Radio & TV broadcasting equipment

A method of recording television pictures by electromagnetic pulses on a sensitised plastic strip.

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