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Record 1 - internal organization data 2007-03-08
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Optics
- Video Technology
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- funhouse effect
1, record 1, English, funhouse%20effect
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- fun-house effect 2, record 1, English, fun%2Dhouse%20effect
correct
- fun house effect 3, record 1, English, fun%20house%20effect
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 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... 1, record 1, English, - funhouse%20effect
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 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." 1, record 1, English, - funhouse%20effect
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Optique
- Vidéotechnique
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- effet de miroir déformant
1, record 1, French, effet%20de%20miroir%20d%C3%A9formant
proposal, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 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. 1, record 1, French, - effet%20de%20miroir%20d%C3%A9formant
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 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. 1, record 1, French, - effet%20de%20miroir%20d%C3%A9formant
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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