User`s manual

Appendix 47
Appendix
Appendix A: Glossary
Brightness:
Attribute of a visual sensation according to which an area appears
to exhibit more or less light
CCIR:
Committee Consulat International Radiotelegraphique. This is a
standards committee of the International Telecommunications
Union, which made the technical recommendation for European
625 line standard for video signals.
Composite Video:
Composite video (CVS/CVBS) signal carries video picture infor-
mation for color, brightness, and synchronizing signals for both
horizontal and vertical scans.
CIF:
CIF has 352(H) x 288(V) luminance pixels, and 176(H) x 144(V)
chrominance pixels. QCIF is a similar picture format with one-
quarter the size of CIF.
EIA:
Electronic Industry Association. An industry lobbying group; it col-
lects statistics and establishes testing standards for many types of
home electronics.
Field:
For interlaced video the total picture is divided into two fields, one
even and one odd, each containing one half of the total vertical
information. Each field takes one sixtieth of a second (one fiftieth
for PAL) to complete. Two fields make a complete frame of video.