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MIRE CHROMATIQUE [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 1993-04-19
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Television (Radioelectricity)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- color-bar test pattern
1, record 1, English, color%2Dbar%20test%20pattern
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- colour bar test pattern 2, record 1, English, colour%20bar%20test%20pattern
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A test pattern of different colors of vertical bars, used to check the performance of a color television receiver. 3, record 1, English, - color%2Dbar%20test%20pattern
Record 1, Key term(s)
- colour-bar test pattern
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Télévision (Radioélectricité)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- mire de barres en couleurs
1, record 1, French, mire%20de%20barres%20en%20couleurs
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- mire de barres de couleur 2, record 1, French, mire%20de%20barres%20de%20couleur
correct, feminine noun
- mire chromatique 3, record 1, French, mire%20chromatique
feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Vous pouvez effectuer les réglages du tube-image [au moyen] d'une mire de barres de couleur comme celle qui est émise par le C.N.T. [Centre National de Télédiffusion] [...] En quoi consiste cette mire? [...] En huit barres verticales qui sont de gauche à droite : [...] les couleurs sont classées par ordre de luminance décroissante. Elles sont toutes saturées à 100% (sauf le blanc et le noir, bien entendu), et on les obtient à partir de signaux vidéo simples pour les primaires. 2, record 1, French, - mire%20de%20barres%20en%20couleurs
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
[...] pour les signaux de chrominance correspondant à la mire de barres en couleurs, des dépassements exagérés provoquent une excursion de fréquence inadmissible pour la sous-porteuse. 1, record 1, French, - mire%20de%20barres%20en%20couleurs
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1975-03-11
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Television (Radioelectricity)
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- colour bar 1, record 2, English, colour%20bar
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Télévision (Radioélectricité)
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- bande chromatique
1, record 2, French, bande%20chromatique
feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- mire chromatique 1, record 2, French, mire%20chromatique
feminine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
lignes de couleur qui apparaissent sur l'écran avant le début de l'émission. 2, record 2, French, - bande%20chromatique
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 DEF
[chromatique : qui a rapport aux couleurs; qui définit et compare toutes les couleurs. 3, record 2, French, - bande%20chromatique
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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