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Tektronix provides test and measurement instruments, solutions and services for the computer, semiconductor, military/aerospace, consumer electronics and education industries worldwide.
A term describing the precedence of an effect or key. The “stream” of video through a switcher allows multiple layers of effects to be accomplished, with each successive layer appearing on top of the previous one. The most downstream effect is that video which appears as the topmost layer.
Industry:Entertainment
The last keyer on the switcher. A key on the DSK will appear in front of all other video. Ampex DSKs are actually DMKs, that is they also allow mixes and fades with the switcher output.
Industry:Entertainment
A term used for a keyer that inserts the key “downstream” (last layer of video within switcher) of the effects system video output. This enables the key to remain on-air while the backgrounds and effects keys are changed behind it.
Industry:Entertainment
To press and hold down a mouse button, then move the mouse.
This drags the cursor to move icons, to highlight menu items, or to perform other functions.
Industry:Entertainment
An integrated circuit device that stores data bits as charges in thousands of tiny capacitors.
Since the capacitors are very small, DRAM must be constantly refreshed to restore charges in appropriate cells. DRAM is used for short-term memory such as frame and screen memory and memory which contains operating programs which are loaded from ROM or disk.
Industry:Entertainment
A feature of Dolby Digital that allows the end user to retain or modify the dynamic range of a Dolby Digital Encoded program upon playback. The amount of control is dictated by encoder parameter settings and decoder user options.
Industry:Entertainment
Gradual shift or change in the output over a period of time due to change or aging of circuit components. Change is often caused by thermal instability of components.
Industry:Entertainment
A hardware device that lets you access information on various forms of media, such as hard, floppy, and CD-ROM disks, and magnetic tapes.
Industry:Entertainment
A term commonly used to describe a set of signals needed by source equipment such as a camera. This signal set may be composed of any of the following: sync, blanking, subcarrier, horizontal drive, vertical drive, and burst flag. Also called pulse drive.
Industry:Entertainment
