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GRAB METHOD [4 records]

Record 1 1995-03-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Storage Media (Data Processing)
  • Computer Display Technology
  • Computer Graphics
CONT

Although real motion video is the holy grail of multimedia, it still is impractical using today's technology. The current method for working with video is by capturing and converting the analog signal from a video source and either manipulating the image's data(which is written to video tape) or compressing the data using compression techniques(either software-only compression or a combination of hardware and software compression). To display or capture a single screen of an NTSC signal, you must have a video frame grabber. These are lowest on the rungs of the video ladder, in that they have less capability than boards that capture streaming video. These cards enable you to grab a single frame of video from a Laser Disk or a VCR. Video frame grabbers come in two varieties : single-frame capture and real-time capture. Single-frame capture boards enable you to freeze a selected frame and record it to your hard disk. In this function, single-frame boards are similar to scanners-they provide a means of capturing an image and saving it for use in a multimedia title.... Real-time frame grabbers capture full-motion video at a rate between 15 and 30 frames-per-second using video compression....

French

Domaine(s)
  • Supports d'information (Informatique)
  • Techniques d'affichage (Ordinateurs)
  • Infographie
OBS

[...] vidéo en temps réel [...] cette technique traite exclusivement les images individuelles et non les séquences.

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Record 2 1995-03-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Storage Media (Data Processing)
  • Video Technology
  • Computer Graphics
CONT

Although real motion video is the holy grail of multimedia, it still is impractical using today's technology. The current method for working with video is by capturing and converting the analog signal from a video source and either manipulating the image's data(which is written to video tape) or compressing the data using compression techniques(either software-only compression or a combination of hardware and software compression). To display or capture a single screen of an NTSC signal, you must have a video frame grabber. These are lowest on the rungs of the video ladder, in that they have less capability than boards that capture streaming video. These cards enable you to grab a single frame of video from a Laser Disk or a VCR. Video frame grabbers come in two varieties : single-frame capture and real-time capture. Single-frame capture boards enable you to freeze a selected frame and record it to your hard disk. In this function, single-frame boards are similar to scanners-they provide a means of capturing an image and saving it for use in a multimedia title.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Supports d'information (Informatique)
  • Vidéotechnique
  • Infographie

Spanish

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Record 3 1986-07-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Hydraulic Hoisting and Lifting
  • Forestry Operations
CONT

The felling device is in the floating position as long as the grab arms are working(Cranab AB, A Precise and Efficient Felling Method).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Levage hydraulique
  • Exploitation forestière
DEF

Réglage des soupapes hydrauliques qui permet le déplacement libre de la tige du vérin hydraulique en extension et en rétraction.

CONT

L'opérateur gardera la tête d'abattage en position flottante jusqu'à ce qu'elle soit parallèle à l'arbre à couper.

OBS

La position flottante pour une soupape hydraulique correspond à la position neutre pour une transmission mécanique. Ainsi, grâce à la position flottante, la tête d'abattage demeurera libre de s'ajuster sans secousses selon l'inclinaison de l'arbre à couper.

Spanish

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Record 4 1986-07-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Forestry Operations
  • Facilities and Equipment (Wood Industries)
CONT

The felling device approaches the tree with the grab arms open(Cranab AB, A Precise and Efficient Felling Method).

CONT

The felling unit is equipped with a chain saw and a shearing blade and works quickly and precisely with minimum damage to tree butts (Volvo BM AB, Volvo BM 900 Harvester).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Exploitation forestière
  • Installations et équipement (Industr. du bois)
DEF

Dispositif de coupe mécanique des arbres, généralement muni de bras préhenseurs et d'un outil de coupe (cisaille, chaîne coupante, fraise, etc.) actionnés à l'aide de vérins hydrauliques, et monté à l'extrémité de la flèche d'abattage.

CONT

La succession des opérations est la suivante : la machine enserre l'arbre, le sécateur le sectionne au ras du sol, puis l'ensemble de la tête d'abattage se relève et la machine se déplace en portant l'arbre verticalement (Les matériels forestiers au S.I.M.A. 1975, dans : Courrier de l'exploitant et du scieur, no 17, 2e trimestre 1975, p. 1).

OBS

La tête d'abattage est montée soit sur le bras de relevage d'une abatteuse dérivée d'une chargeuse frontale, soit à l'extrémité d'une flèche articulée ou télescopique.

Spanish

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