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FUN-HOUSE EFFECT [1 record]

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Record 1 2007-03-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Optics
  • Video Technology
DEF

[An optical effect where] objects get wider or narrower or taller or squattier, or go through other geometric shape distortions as they move across the screen ...

CONT

[Funhouse effect is] due to less than perfect "linearity" of circuits and/or "field uniformity" of lenses. The effect is suggestive of images seen in the curved mirrors found at amusement parks, carnivals, or circuses, often in a location called the "funhouse."

French

Domaine(s)
  • Optique
  • Vidéotechnique
DEF

Effet optique dans lequel les objets et sujets s'élargissent ou s'amincissent, s'allongent ou se raccourcissent ou empruntent d'autres formes géométriques inusitées alors qu'ils se déplacent sur l'écran.

OBS

L'effet de miroir déformant est attribuable à une pauvre linéarité des circuits vidéo et/ou à un problème d'uniformité de perspective des lentilles.

Spanish

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