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Digital Projection HIGHlite Cine 330 3D Series
Reference Guide
APPENDIX C: GLOSSARY OF TERMS
Rev E August 2014
Hue
The graduation (red/green balance) of color (applicable to
NTSC
).
Interlacing
A method of updating the image. The screen is divided in two fields, one containing every odd horizontal line, the other one containing the
even lines. The fields are then alternately updated. In analog TV interlacing was commonly used as a way of doubling the refresh rate without
consuming extra bandwidth.
Interleaving
The alternation between left and right eye images when displaying 3D.
IRE
A unit used to show the range from black to white in
Composite Video
signals.
LED (Light Emitting Diode)
An electronic component that emits light.
Letterboxing
Black margins at the top and bottom of the image. Letterboxing appears when a wider image is packed into a narrower frame without
changing the original
aspect ratio
.
Lumen
A photometric unit of radiant power. For projectors, it is normally used to specify the total amount of emitted visible light.
Luminance
Also known as ‘
Y
’, this is the part of an
S-Video
or
Component Video
signal which affects the brightness, i.e. the black and white part.
Notes
