Grass Valley Imagestore 750 v.3.0.1 - Manual (Page 261)

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Glossary
ADC Analog-to-digital converter
AES Audio Engineering Society
CGT Clip, gain, and transparency
DAC Digital-to-analog converter
DSK Downstream keyer (as opposed to an upstream keyer)
EAS Emergency Alert System
EBU European Broadcasting Union
FIFO First in, first out (usually refers to a data buffer)
FTB Fade to black
Gb/s Gigabits per second (10
9
bits per second)
GHz Gigahertz (10
9
cycles per second)
GPI General-purpose interface
HD-SDI High-definition serial digital interface (SMPTE 292M)
HDTV High-definition television
Hz Hertz (cycles per second)
JPEG Joint Photographic Experts Group
kbps kilobits per second (10
3
bits per second)
kHz kilohertz (10
3
cycles per second)
LTC Linear (longitudinal) time code
Mb/s Megabits per second (10
6
bits per second)
MHz Megahertz (10
6
cycles per second)
mV Millivolt (10
–3
volt)
NTSC National Television Standards Committee; color TV system used in the USA, Canada, Mexico and
Japan
PAL Phase Alternate Line
PCB Printed circuit board
PGM Program (bus)
PLL Phase-locked loop
PST Preset (bus)
PVW Preview (bus)
RCP Remote control panel
RS-422,
RS-232 Two serial data communication standards