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Glossary

the same (background) video outside and
inside the outline.

P

PAL (Phase Alternating Line):

A

transmission standard for encoded color
television used in Europe and some other
parts of the world. This standard uses a
4.43361875 MHz subcarrier which is
alternated 90 degrees in phase from one
occurrence of a line to the next to minimize
hue errors in color transmission. A single
frame (2 fields) in this standard consists of
625 scanning lines. One frame is produced
every 1/25 of a second. (Also see NTSC.)

Pattern Border:

A variable-width

colored border that can be inserted at the
pattern edge in a wipe transition between
two video signals. The border is filled with
matte video from the wipe border matte
generator.

Pattern Limit:

A transition limit in

which a preset position of the pattern edge
between two video signals is stored in
microprocessor memory. Full movement
of the Mix/Effects lever arm or Auto
Transition performs a mix or wipe to or
from the preset limit.

Pattern Modulation:

An oscillation or

modulation of the vertical and/or
horizontal dimensions of a wipe pattern
edge.

Port:

A connection point between a

computer and another hardware device.

Preset Black Transition, Fade-to-
Black:

A transition in which one video

signal is faded to color black before the
other video signal is brought up.

Preset Pattern:

The pattern used in a

preset wipe transition.

Preset Wipe:

A transition between two

video signals in which the limit of the
separation (pattern edge) between signals
is controlled by the wipe pattern controls.
If the effect is wiped on-air over an
existing background, the transition is
called a wipe to a pattern limit; if the effect
is mixed on-air, it is called a mix to a
pattern limit.

Preview (PVW) Output:

The output of

the switcher which allows you to observe
an effect before it is placed on-air. Also
called Look-Ahead Preview.

Primary Inputs:

Video and key inputs

that have not passed through any
processing circuits. These sources are
selectable by the Source Select buttons on
the main control panel.

Printer:

A device which converts signals

into letters, numbers, symbols, and
graphics for output onto paper. (Also see
Hard Copy.)

Program:

A complex sequence of

instructions which tell a computer how to
receive, process, store and transmit
information for a specific task or related
tasks. (Also see Operating Program and
Routine.

Program (PGM) Output:

The on-air or

final output of the switcher. May also be a
signal which is available at the “Program”