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MOTH EATEN EFFECT [1 record]

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Record 1 2007-03-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Video Technology
  • Television (Radioelectricity)
  • Computer Graphics
DEF

Loss of coloration in random places of what should be a more or less solid colored [picture] area, the most likely cause being deficiencies in video comb filtering.

OBS

The effect is suggestive of (wool) cloth with holes in it due to attack by moth larvae.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Vidéotechnique
  • Télévision (Radioélectricité)
  • Infographie
DEF

Perte de coloration observable par sections aléatoires à l'intérieur d'une zone d'image colorée de façon relativement uniforme, la cause la plus fréquente étant attribuable à un filtrage en peigne défectueux.

OBS

L'effet produit ressemble à une étoffe laineuse trouée comme si elle avait été rongée par des mites.

Spanish

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