Technology for compensating the High Frequency quality losses in long distance cable applications.
see MCO.
Closed captions. Text information carried in an unused part of television signals, not applicable for computer signals. Also see EMBEDDED.
Comité Consultatif International Radiocommunication, committee that sets European TV standards (taken over by ITU).
Closed Circuit TV or Closed Caption TV. See CC.
Comformité Européenne (European Compliance). CE label is assigned to a product complying with the European Union (EU) directive for EMI, RFI Interference and Safety.
Color Graphic Adaptor – Standard computer format consisting of 320 x 200 pixels. The aspect ratio is 16:10.
Color signal (RGB) whose the value will replace a video signal from another source.
Color information contained in a video signal. The chrominance is independent from the luminance. A video picture without any chrominance would be Black and White.
Push-on connector (coaxial) mainly used in Audio and Video. See RCA®.
A feature exclusive to Analog Way. Clean Cut® freezes the image during a transition and switched (CUT) by another image (Using one scaler only).
A feature exclusive to Analog Way. Clean Fade® freezes the image during a transition and dissolved (FADE) by another image (Using one scaler only).
Common Mode Rejection Ratio, ratio of useful & noise signals expressed in dB. In this case, a useful signal is "differential", noise is "common mode" (see Balanced)
Cyan, Magenta, Yellow and Black are colors used for printing. It is the opposite in Video that instead of adding colors to make white subtracts colors to make white. If C=M=Y=K=0, it is white (no ink).
See U,V.
The amount of color versus white brightness. "Dark Blue" is more saturated than "Light Blue"
Improved video delay line filter for separation between the Luma and the Chroma. It is called a comb filter because its frequency response looks like a comb.
Video signal (also called YUV / Y, R-Y, B-Y / BETACAM™, DVCAM™ (Sony) / MII™, DVCPRO™ (JVC, Panasonic)) widely used in broadcasting. The quality level is better than Y/C and Composite Video signals. The advantage is that the Y luminance is separated from the Chrominance U&V. The Component Video signal is transmitted with 3 coaxial cables.
Signal made of Horizontal and Vertical synchronization pulses that does not contain Chrominance and Luminance information. Sometimes it can also be called "C.SYNC", "SYNC", "COMP" (1 coaxial wire).
Video signal that combines the modulated Chrominance, the Luminance and the Sync. pulses. The signal is transmitted by a single coaxial cable. It is usually called PAL, SECAM or NTSC.
Used for On/Off remote control of basic functions. Opens or closes the circuit as a signal.
The range of the minimum and the maximum brightness values.
Also called Digital U,V.
Diaphony between luminance and chrominance in Composite video signals. Often seen on fine verticals lines of a TV set (High Frequencies transitions).
Cathode Ray Tube. Vacuum tube for displays, in which electrons are projected onto a phosphor screen to produce light and further images. This technology is used in televisions and computer monitors.
Connector generally used with computers. DB or D have 2 rows of pins (see also HD connector).
Term used to define the computer or display monitors that cannot display TV/Video signals (15 kHz). A Data monitor's starting frequency is of about 31 kHz or more (VGA, SVGA, SXGA, UXGA...).
The Display Data Channel or DDC is a collection of digital communication protocols between a computer display and a graphics adapter that enables the display to communicate its supported display modes to the adapter and to enable the computer host to adjust monitor parameters, such as brightness and contrast.
Logarithmic ratio of two "powers" or "voltage" in term of losses or gains (1/10 of a Bel). It is commonly used in Audio systems: OdB is a gain of unity and -3dB is a gain of 0.7.
Video (TV scan) device that transforms a Composite or Y/C signal into an YUV or RGB baseband, with no change in Horizontal and Vertical frequencies.
see balanced.
Way of coding an analog signal. A Digital signal uses sampledamplitude and Discrete Time Coding manners for example of arbitrary bit stream, or of a digitized (sampled and analog-to-digital converted) analog signal. A DLP or LCD projector uses digital coding for displaying an image (Compare to ANALOG).
Deutsche Industrie Norm. Connector that exists in different versions: 4, 5, 8, etc. pins. The S.Video signal generally uses a 4 pins mini DIN (Y/C) connector. Some computer keyboards use DIN or Mini DIN connectors.
DisplayPort is a digital display interface standard produced by the Video Electronics Standards Association (VESA). DisplayPort is designed to replace Digital Visual Interface (DVI) and Video Graphics Array (VGA). DisplayPort can also provide the same functionality as HDMI but is not expected to displace HDMI in high-definition consumer electronics devices. The DisplayPort signal is not directly compatible with DVI, HDMI, or VGA. It is backwards compatible only one Single Link and never with the Dual Link (For example: DisplayPort to Dual DVI on a Radeon© HD Card). Some graphic cards don’t include few chips for the management of the DisplayPort to HDMI Port or as well the problems in the Multi-Mode management for the resolutions. (DP++ Signal). In this case, an active adaptor is always necessary.
Device enabling the signal connected to its input to be multiplied and amplified. Also enables several display devices to be connected to the same source. Also called BOOSTER or SPLITTER.
see Line Doubler.
Device that converts Hi-Resolution computer graphics into a lower (down) computer format, by changing the Horizontal and vertical Scan rate to then be easily displayed.
Direct Touch Control™. Concept for touch controls with direct access, for fast, easy adjustments. Designed by Analog Way® for some of their products such as Scan Converters, Seamless Switchers,…
High-End Digital Audio encoding for Home Theater applications (compressed Multi-Channel). Designed by Digital Theater Systems®.
Digital Visual Interface; connector & SERIAL data Computer interface which transport 3 separate serial channels @ 8 Bits each (R,G,B)+ 1 separate Clock to sample them; electronic transmission is "differential" mode. - DVI-D: Digital ONLY connector - DVI-I: Digital + Analog RGB(HV) on the SAME connector (additional CROSS shape) - DVI-A: Analog ONLY connector.
A specific feature from Analog Way. Dynamic Fit® is an automatic adjustment of the PIP to fit the image borders (Without black stripes). It’s also an automatic adjustment of the PIP (Aspect ratio) to fit the source image borders during a transition.
Extended display identification data (EDID) is a data structure provided by a digital display to describe its capabilities to a video source (e.g. graphics card, Set-top box. It is what enables a modern personal computer to know what kinds of monitors are connected to it. EDID is defined by a standard published by the Video Electronics Standards Association (VESA). The EDID includes manufacturer name and serial number, product type, phosphor or filter type, timings supported by the display, display size, luminance data and (for digital displays only) pixel mapping data.
European Broadcasting Union, which sets European TV Standards.
Enhanced Definition TV, improved consumer compatible TV.
Enhanced Graphics Adaptor. Standard computer format consisting of 640 x 350 pixels.
Electronics Industries Association, which sets certain communication protocols (RS232).
SDI, HD-SDI, HDMI, DisplayPort or other Digital Technologies can carry variety of data along with the video data, including audio, control, or other information. These data are said to be embedded, as they travel with the primary signal from the source device to the destination.
see EMBEDDED.
Electro-Magnetic Interference, noise.
Video (TVScan) interface that converts YUV or RGB signals into encoded modulated Composite or Y/C, with no changes in the Horizontal and the vertical frequencies.
Equalization. Selective amplification (signal restoration) applied to a signal to compensate for high frequency attenuation and other distortions encountered in long lengths of cable.