11 Terms
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Error
Entertainment; Video
In digital recording, either a dropout or a noise pulse that exceeds a certain limit is usually termed an error. In video and instrumentation recording, an error has no commonly accepted meaning but ...
Error blocks
Entertainment; Video
A form of block distortion where one or more blocks in the received image bear no resemblance to the current or previous scene and often contrast greatly with adjacent blocks.
Error concealment
Entertainment; Video
A) A technique used when error correction fails (see Error Correction). Erroneous data is replaced by data synthesised from surrounding pixels. b) When the error correction programme discovers in the ...
Error detection and correction
Entertainment; Video
A) Coding schemes incorporated into the information before it is transmitted (or stored) in such a way that errors which may arise in transmission can be detected and corrected before restoration or ...
Error detection and handling (EDH)
Entertainment; Video
Proposed SMPTE RP-165 for recognising inaccuracies in the serial digital signal. It may be incorporated into serial digital equipment and employ a simple LED error indicator.
Error rate
Entertainment; Video
The ratio of the number of bits incorrectly transmitted to the total number of bits of information received.
Equalising pulses
Entertainment; Video
Pulses of one-half the width of the horizontal sync pulses which are transmitted at twice the rate of the horizontal sync pulses during the blanking intervals immediately preceding and following the ...
