20 Terms
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Anti-aliased fonts
Entertainment; Video
Computer-generated fonts that have been digitally rounded for smooth edges.
CPV
Entertainment; Video
A proprietary and relatively old format designed for 30 fps video over packet-based networks. It is still being used in closed video systems where 30 fps is required, such as in security ...
CX noise reduction
Entertainment; Video
A level sensitive audio noise reduction scheme that involves compression, on the encode side, and expansion, on the decode side. It was originally developed for CBS for noise reduction on LP records ...
Japan’s Broadcast Technology Association (BTA)
Entertainment; Video
A national standardsmaking organisation comprising manufacturers and broadcasters, not unlike SMPTE. A proponent of an ATV system.
B bus
Entertainment; Video
The bottom row of the two rows of video source select buttons associated with a given mixed effect (M/E).
B multiplexed analogue component (B-MAC)
Entertainment; Video
A MAC with audio and data time multiplexed before modulation, which forms the basis for the HDB-MAC ATV scheme, currently used for satellite transmission and scrambling in the United States. See also ...
Baseline IRD
Entertainment; Video
An IRD (Integrated Receiver Decoder) which provides the minimum functionality to decode transmitted bitstreams. It is not required to have the ability to decode Partial Transport Streams (TS) as may ...
