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NTSC DECODER [2 records]

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Record 1 2007-01-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Audiovisual Techniques and Equipment
  • Television (Radioelectricity)
DEF

The control that adjusts the phase relationships of the NTSC [National Television System Committee] or PAL [Phase Alternate Line] color decoder.

OBS

The effect is to simultaneously change almost all colors in a manner analogous to rotating a color wheel (or painter’s palette similarly arranged) and making color assignments (or picking up paint) based on the former position of the color wheel.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Audiovisuel (techniques et équipement)
  • Télévision (Radioélectricité)
DEF

Réglage qui ajuste la relation de phase du décodeur couleur NTSC ou PAL.

OBS

Le réglage de la teinte sert essentiellement sur le matériel grand public à compenser les rotations de phase du NTSC (Tint ou Hue). Certains vieux [téléviseurs] Simple PAL pouvaient en avoir.

Spanish

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Record 2 2002-01-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Television (Radioelectricity)
  • Electrical Engineering
  • Video Technology
DEF

An electronic circuit that breaks down the composite NTSC video signal into its components.

OBS

It’s the receiver side of the encode, decode process used to compress three channels of color information into one, then expands it back to the three channels required for viewing. There are two basic types of decoders, Comb Filter and Notch Filter. There are a number of subdivisions in the category of Comb Filter, including one that uses the Notch Filter.

OBS

NTSC: National Television Systems Committee.

French

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

Circuit électronique qui décompose le signal vidéo NTSC composite en ses principaux éléments.

OBS

NTSC : National Television Systems Committee.

Spanish

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