Contributors in Video

Video

Full motion video

Entertainment; Video

Video reproduction at 30 frames per second (NTSC-original signals) or 25 frames per second (PAL-original signals).

Generation loss

Entertainment; Video

When an analogue master videotape is duplicated, the second-generation copy is usually inferior in some way to the master. This degradation appears as loss of detail, improper colors, sync loss, etc. ...

Hiss

Entertainment; Video

The most common audible noise component in audio recording, stemming from a combination of circuit and tape noise. Several noise reduction systems are available, such as Dolby, DBX, DNR (Dynamic ...

Horizontal resolution

Entertainment; Video

Rating of the fine detail (definition) of a TV picture, measured in scan lines. The more lines, the higher the resolution and the better the picture. A standard VHS format VCR produces 240 lines of ...

Colour keying

Entertainment; Video

To superimpose one image over another for special effects.

Compressed video

Entertainment; Video

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 ...

Curl

Entertainment; Video

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 ...

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