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COMPRESION-EXPANSION CASI INSTANTANEA [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2008-05-08
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Video Technology
- Television (Radioelectricity)
- Telecommunications Transmission
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- near instantaneous companded audio multiplex
1, record 1, English, near%20instantaneous%20companded%20audio%20multiplex
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
- NICAM 2, record 1, English, NICAM
correct
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- near instantaneously companded audio multiplex 3, record 1, English, near%20instantaneously%20companded%20audio%20multiplex
correct
- Nicam 3, record 1, English, Nicam
correct
- Nicam 3, record 1, English, Nicam
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A digital system used in British television to provide video signals with high-quality stereophonic sound. 3, record 1, English, - near%20instantaneous%20companded%20audio%20multiplex
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
"Companded" is a back-formation from "compander", a blend of "compressor" and "expander". 3, record 1, English, - near%20instantaneous%20companded%20audio%20multiplex
Record 1, Key term(s)
- near-instantaneous companding and multiplexing
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Vidéotechnique
- Télévision (Radioélectricité)
- Transmission (Télécommunications)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- compression-extension quasi-instantanée
1, record 1, French, compression%2Dextension%20quasi%2Dinstantan%C3%A9e
feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
- NICAM 2, record 1, French, NICAM
correct
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- compression-extension et multiplexage quasi instantanés 3, record 1, French, compression%2Dextension%20et%20multiplexage%20quasi%20instantan%C3%A9s
feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Technologie permettant de transmettre un signal stéréo ou Pro Logic sur les ondes hertziennes simultanément au signal vidéo. 4, record 1, French, - compression%2Dextension%20quasi%2Dinstantan%C3%A9e
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Le canal vidéo utilisé doit être transparent, car le son est modulé selon le système compression-extension quasi-instantanée NICAM, signal audio numérique utilisé aujourd'hui dans certains pays européens pour la distribution des signaux de télévision, et comme signal de son analogique sur une porteuse sons dans le signal vidéo. 1, record 1, French, - compression%2Dextension%20quasi%2Dinstantan%C3%A9e
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Técnicas de video
- Televisión (Radioelectricidad)
- Transmisión (Telecomunicaciones)
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- compresión-expansión casi instantánea
1, record 1, Spanish, compresi%C3%B3n%2Dexpansi%C3%B3n%20casi%20instant%C3%A1nea
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
- NICAM 1, record 1, Spanish, NICAM
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Para efectuar este proceso de compresión-expansión casi instantánea (que da nombre al estándar) se examinan grupos de 32 muestras consecutivas de 14 bits generados por cada conversor A/D, expresados en forma binaria, y se identifica la muestra de mayor valor, con la que se define el factor de escala de las 32. 1, record 1, Spanish, - compresi%C3%B3n%2Dexpansi%C3%B3n%20casi%20instant%C3%A1nea
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