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Record 1 - internal organization data 2008-05-08
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Computer Graphics
- Telecommunications Transmission
- Video Technology
- Television (Radioelectricity)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- macro block
1, record 1, English, macro%20block
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- macroblock 3, record 1, English, macroblock
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
... a 16-by-16 array of complete pixels. 4, record 1, English, - macro%20block
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Each GOB [group of blocks] is composed of 33 macro blocks (MB). An MB consists of four blocks, each with 8 X 8 pixels, which together form a 16 X 16 block, and of the two assigned colour difference blocks, each with 8 X 8 pixels. The encoding loop is computed sequentially for each MB. 1, record 1, English, - macro%20block
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
A macro-block is made up of four Y blocks plus one Pr block and one Pb block. 4, record 1, English, - macro%20block
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
A block is an 8-by-8 array of colorless pixels. Thus a block is 64 8-bit numbers. 4, record 1, English, - macro%20block
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Infographie
- Transmission (Télécommunications)
- Vidéotechnique
- Télévision (Radioélectricité)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- macrobloc
1, record 1, French, macrobloc
masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les quatre blocs 8 X 8 de données de luminance et les deux blocs 8 X 8 correspondants de données de chrominance, provenant d'une section 16 X 16 de la composante de luminance de l'image. Le macrobloc est utilisé tantôt pour se référer aux données de pixel, tantôt pour se référer à la représentation codée du pixel et à d'autres éléments de données définis dans la Couche Macrobloc de la syntaxe définie dans la Section 2 de la présente Norme internationale. L'utilisation est clairement déterminée d'après le contexte. 1, record 1, French, - macrobloc
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Gráficos de computadora
- Transmisión (Telecomunicaciones)
- Técnicas de video
- Televisión (Radioelectricidad)
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- macrobloque
1, record 1, Spanish, macrobloque
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La imagen se estructura en zonas o bloques de 8 x 8 pels(pixels de 8 bits) donde se aplica la DCT. [...] La agrupación de 4 bloques de luminancia y uno por cada componente de croma se denomina macrobloque. El macrobloque es la unidad básica donde se aplica la técnica de compensación de movimiento. 1, record 1, Spanish, - macrobloque
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