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Chapter 8:. Image Display. Vocabulary:. 16:9 Aspect Ratio: Aspect ratio of a television that is 16 units wide by 9 units high. 4:3 Aspect Ratio: Aspect ratio of a television that is 4 units wide by 3 units high.
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Chapter 8: Image Display
Vocabulary: • 16:9 Aspect Ratio: Aspect ratio of a television that is 16 units wide by 9 units high. • 4:3 Aspect Ratio: Aspect ratio of a television that is 4 units wide by 3 units high. • Aspect Ratio: Relationship of the width of the television screen to the height of the television screen, as in 4:3 or 16:9. • Character Generator (CG): Device that creates (generates) letters (characters), primarily for titles. • Contrast Ratio: Relationship between the brightest object and the darkest object in the television picture. • Crawl: Words that appear either at the top or the bottom of the screen and move from the right edge of the screen to the left, without interrupting the program in progress. • Credits: Written material presented before and/or after a program listing the names and job titles of the people involved in the program’s production.
Vocabulary (Continued): • Essential Area: Area of an image or shot that must be seen on any television set, regardless of aspect ratio or age, and must include all the words in a graphic. • Film Chain: See Telecine. • Film Island: See Telecine. • Fps: Rate at which individual pictures are displayed in a motion picture and on television, expressed as frames per second. • Graphics: All of the “artwork” seen in a program, including the paintings that hang on the walls of a set, the opening and closing program titles, computer graphics, charts, graphs, and any other electronic representation that may be part of a visual presentation.
Vocabulary (Continued): • Hot: Term used to describe an image or shot that is very bright. • Multiplexer: See Telecine. • Pop the Contrast Ratio: When the brightness or darkness of objects in a shot exceeds the contrast ratio limitations of video. • Roll: Titles in a program that move up the screen from the bottom edge. • Telecine: Device that facilitates the transfer of film images onto videotape. Used to transfer theatrical motion pictures to videotape for purchase or rental. Also called Multiplexer, Film Chain, or Film Island.