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GEN-LOCK [1 record]

Record 1 2005-04-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Video Technology
  • Television Arts
DEF

A device used to lock the internal synchronization generator of a television camera to an external source.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Vidéotechnique
  • Télévision (Arts du spectacle)
DEF

Dispositif permettant d'asservir le générateur de synchronisateur sur un signal extérieur.

OBS

Certaines cartes ou boîtiers possèdent une entrée gen-lock qui reçoit un signal de synchronisation venant d'un mélangeur vidéo ou d'un générateur de synchronisation. Il est alors possible de mélanger les images graphiques informatiques avec d'autres sources vidéo.

Spanish

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