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Superglossary - TV Category: Technical and IT > TV Date & country: 09/12/2013, USA Words: 643

Unique Selling Proposition (USP)
Rosser Reeve's term for that certain something that distinguished one product from all the others.

Universe Estimate (UE)
The population chosen for a research study. The estimated number of actual households or people from

Upconvert
The term used to describe the conversion of a lower apparent resolution to a higher number, such as

Upconverting
Process by which a standard-definition picture is changed to a simulated high definition picture.

Upfront
The first selling wave for the broadcast or cable networks, and syndication. It usually occurs in th

Uplink
A signal

Uses-And-Gratifications
A research method that sees the viewer as an active user, and attempts to chart the way that viewers

Vaudeville
Anti-naturalistic performance style in which the actor reminds the viewer that the character is not

Verisimilitude
The impression of truth or reality.

Vertical Sync Frequency
The number of times per the number of times per electron beam can trace a pattern like this

Very High Frequency (VHF)
An area of the broadcast spectrum that carries television signals for stations with channels 2 throu

Vesa VGA Bios Extension
A standard software interface for DOS programs (mostly games) to access higher than standard VGA res

VGA
Computer graphics card designed by IBM which has become de-facto standard in PC industry. Almost all

VHS
A popular home-use half-inch format. Not suitable for reproducing video for broadcast use.

Video Connector
The connector on the video card or computer's graphics output that the monitor cable is connected to

Video On-Demand (VOD)
Allows VCR-type control of broadcast or cable programs, or video and movies offered on a PPV basis.

Videographer
The person overseeing all aspects of the video image--including lighting and the operation of the ca

Videography
The characteristics of the video camera.

Viewers In Profile (VIP)
The local television ratings book from Nielsen Media Research, issued after sweeps periods for each

Volume
How loud a sound is. One of three main characteristics of television sound. See pitch and timbre.

Waveform Monitor
An oscilloscope that measures the white and chroma levels of videotape or other video source

Weighted Average
A statistical quantity calculated by multiplying each value in a group by an assigned weight, summin

Wide Angle Lens
A focal length which generally provides a wide view of a scene and increases the illusion of depth,

Widescreen
A term given to picture displays with a wider aspect ratio than your standard analog TV. Digital HDT

Wipe
A special effect used as a transition device between scenes, in which a line moves across the screen

Wireframe
A stage in computer-generated imagery wherein the surface of objects is represented with polygonal l

Wraparound Commercial
A commercial with noncommercial material wrapped around it, such as a question about a past sports e

XGA
Extended Graphics Adapter

YuvYUV
The color space used by PAL and some NTSC formats (Y is the luminance and U and V are the color comp

Zoom In Or Zoom Out
A function of the zoom lens wherein the focal length is varied from wide angle to telephoto (zoom in

Zoom Lens (Variable Focal Length)
A lens with a variable focal length, allowing the operator to shift immediately and continuously fro

A-D
Analog to digital conversion (or converter). Used at transmission end of broadcast.

C-Band
Signal frequency range (3.70-4.20ghz).

D-A
Conversion of digital to analog signals. The device is also referred to as DAC (D/A converter). In o

E-Business
The transfer of data from one computer to another. When computers connect, trading partners can cond

I-O
Input/output. Typically refers to sending information or data signals to and from devices. Often use

L-Band
An L-Band is the frequency range from 0.5 to 1.5 ghz. All satellite TV systems use this frequency (

O and O Station
A television station owned and operated by a national network.

R-F Connectors
An RF coaxial cable type output on a satellite TV set-top box to connect with old TV sets that do no

S-Video
A video signal that employs two channels

S-Video
Separated video. An encoded video signal which separates the brightness from color data. S-video can

S-Video Jack
It is a standard definition video connection normally found on directv and Dish Network receivers

Y-Pb-Pr
Designation For Hdtv Component Type Connections. Advanced method for interconnecting decoded video d