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D2-MAC [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2004-02-04
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Television (Radioelectricity)
- Telecommunications Transmission
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- D2-MAC
1, record 1, English, D2%2DMAC
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- D2-MAC/Packet 2, record 1, English, D2%2DMAC%2FPacket
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A television broadcasting standard developed for satellite television using analog imaging with digital sound transmission. 3, record 1, English, - D2%2DMAC
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Multiplexed Analogue Components (MAC): TV transmission system, pioneered in the UK in the early 1980s, in which the colour signals are time division multiplexed, thus, interference between chrominance and luminance does not occur as in PAL. In the D2-MAC version, sound is carried as digital data sent in a duobinary form (hence the "D" letter) at 10.125 Mbits/s. 4, record 1, English, - D2%2DMAC
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
D2-MAC: Duobinary Digital Multiplexed Analog Component. 5, record 1, English, - D2%2DMAC
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Télévision (Radioélectricité)
- Transmission (Télécommunications)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- D2-MAC
1, record 1, French, D2%2DMAC
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- D2-MAC/Paquets 1, record 1, French, D2%2DMAC%2FPaquets
masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Procédé de télévision en couleurs dans lequel la synchronisation et le son sont transmis sous forme numérique, alors que l'image est transmise avec un multiplexage analogique temporel de la chrominance et de la luminance. 1, record 1, French, - D2%2DMAC
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Sigle complexe : Digital (son numérique), Duobinaire (= D2) (codage permettant de réduire de moitié spectre et débit), Multiplex Analogique par Composantes (image constituée ligne par ligne) par paquets (envoi groupé des signaux). 2, record 1, French, - D2%2DMAC
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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