Blackmagic Design DaVinci Resolve Advanced Panel User Manual
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GLOSSARY
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Primary Colors:
A term that is applied to the three primary colors, red,
green and blue.
Progressive Scan:
A scanning method which has each video frame with one
field of full resolution information.
Q
Quality Control:
The act of inspecting a program to ensure that it is free
from defects or problems.
R
RAM:
This also known as Random Access Memory. It is
computer memory which is unsaved.
Real Time Effects:
A term which is applied to effects which can be utilized
without rendering.
Release Print:
A positive film print which is created for the express
purpose of being projected in a theatre.
RF:
An abbreviation for Radio Frequency.
RGB:
An abbreviation for the three primary colors, Red, Green
and Blue.
S
Safety Film:
A film stock which is either Polyester or Acetate base.
Saturation:
A term which refers the amount of chroma information.
SECAM:
A 625 line system which is short for “Sequential Couleur
Avec Memoire”.
Secondary Color Corrector:
The method of adjusting a one particular color within the
image without changing the image’s overall color.
Sepia:
A term which is generally applied to a brown wash that
is applied to a black and white image. It is generally
associated with old images.
SMPTE:
An abreviation for the Society of Motion Picture and
Television Engineers organization.
Soft:
A term which is applied to an image which is not in focus
or un-sharp.
Squeezed:
A name that is generally applied to the anamorphic
squeezing of an image such as with CinemaScope
or Panavision.
Storyboard:
A series of drawings which depict each scene within
a project.