Glossary - 1
Appendix 1
Glossary
AMC
ATI Multimedia Channel. 40-pin connector.
Aspect ratio
Relationship of width (x-axis) to height (y-axis).
.AVI
Audio-Video Interleaved. Microsoft’s specification for
the integration of digital motion video under
Windows
™
. See digital video.
bitmap
Representation of characters or graphics by individual
pixels arranged in row and column order. See pixel.
.BMP
Bitmap file extension. See bitmap.
brightness
Amount of white in an image.
CD-ROM
Compact Disc Read-Only Memory. Essentially, the
data equivalent of a music CD. CDs hold about 600
megabytes of data.
composite
video
Video signal format that includes the complete visual
waveform, including chromatic (color) and luminance
(brightness) picture information, as well as control
signals. See S-video.
compression
Process of reducing the size of data files to decrease
storage and computer processing requirements.
contrast
Gradation of tone between an image’s highlights,
midtones, and shadows.
digital video
Video signal represented by computer-readable binary
numbers that describe image colors and brightness.
frame
A single, complete picture in television and video. See
NTSC.
frame rate
Number of video frames displayed per second.
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