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Bruch blanking

Entertainment; Video

A 4-field burst blanking sequence employed in PAL signals to ensure that burst phase is the same at the end of each vertical interval.

Compositing

Entertainment; Video

Layering multiple pictures on top of each other. A cutout or matte holds back the background and allows the foreground picture to appear to be in the original picture. Used primarily for special ...

Bus termination

Entertainment; Video

Method of preventing reflections at the end of a bus. Necessary only in high-speed systems.

Conditional access system (CA)

Entertainment; Video

A system to control subscriber access to services, programs, and events, e.g., Videoguard, Eurocrypt.

Direct addressing

Entertainment; Video

Standard addressing mode, characterised by the ability to reach any point in main storage directly. The address is specified as part of the instruction.

Direct broadcast satellite (DBS)

A) A distribution scheme involving transmission of signals directly from satellites to homes. It does not carry the burden of terrestrial broadcasting’s restricted bandwidth and regulations and so is ...