The Video Guide


Analog Video

- Basic
- Format
  - Composite Video
      - NTSC Video Levels
      - Standard Definition Analog Composite Video Timing Parameters (NTSC, PAL, SECAM)
      - NTSC and PAL Horizontal Blanking Timing diagrams
      - NTSC and PAL Vertical Blanking Timing diagrams
      - Related Articles
        - A good article on comb filter and Y/C separations by Allan W. Jayne, Jr
  - Component video
      - GBR Component Video (SMPTE 253M)
      - Color Difference Component Video (EIA 770-1 and 770-2)
      - Color Difference Component Video Equations
  - High Definition
      - ANSI/SMPTE 240M & ITU-R BT.709, High Definition Analog Video for Production Systems
      - Analog High Definition Video Horizontal Line Timing
      - Analog High Definition Video Vertical Blanking Timing
- Interface
- Storage
- Transmission
  - International TV Systems
- Standards


Digital Video

- Non-compressed
    - Digital Video sampling
       - 4:2:2 YUV
       - 4:1:1 YUV
       - 4:2:0 YUV
- Compressed
    - MPEG2 ISO/IEC 13818
       - Levels and Profile Chart
       - MPEG2 Video Sequence Structure
- Format
    - Standard Definition
       - ITU-R BT.601 Digital Video Standard
    - High Definition
        - ANSI/SMPTE 274M - 1920 x 1080 (ANSI/SMPTE 295M for 50Hz systems) family of scan formats
        - ANSI/SMPTE 260M - 1920 x 1035, digital representation and Bit-Parallel interface for
          the analog video defined by ANSI/SMPTE 240M (see above)
        - ANSI/SMPTE 296M - 1280 x 720 family of progressive scan formats
- Interfaces
    - Common computer-related Video Interfaces
    - Digital Video (DV) on Firewire (IEEE 1394)
    - Serial Digital Interface (SDI) as defined by ANSI/SMPTE 259M and EBU Tech. 3267
    - High Definition Serial Digital Interface (HD-SDI) as defined by SPMPTE 292M
    - Digital Video Interface (DVI)
       - DVI Logical Links
       - Single data link T.M.D.S. Channel Map
       - T.M.D.S. Encoding Algorithm (simplified)
    - High Definition Multimedia Interface (HDMI)
       - HDMI Encoder Decoder block
- Storage
   - Digital Tape Formats
- Transmission
   - US Advance Television Systems Committee (ATSC)
      - ATSC Formats and Compression Rates
   - Digital Video Broadcast (DVB)
      - DVB Video MPEG2 Parameters
- Standards


Conversions

- Analog to Digital
- Digital to Analog

Displays

- How DLP projection works
   - 1-Chip DLP Projector System
   - 3-Chip DLP Projector System
- LCD TV System

Colour Science

- CIE Chromatricity Diagram
- RGB Primary Colours

Links

- Video related sites


Glossary

- A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z



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