User Manual

GLOSSARY 428
E
EBU: A term which is short for European Broadcasting Union.
EBU Color Bars: A color bar signal which was created by the European
Broadcasting Union.
EBU Time Code: A 25 frame per second time code standard which was
created by the European Broadcasting Union.
Edit Decision List: This is a list of in and out points which has been created
by an editing system; it is also known as an EDL.
EDL: This an abbreviation for Edit Decision List
EIA: An abbreviation for television and audio standards listing
association, Electronic Industries Association.
EIA Color Bars: A seven color bar test chart which was created by
Electronic Industries Association.
F
FCC: An abbreviation for the Federal Communications
Commission.
Field: Within an interlaced signal, a video frame is comprised of
two fields. One field contains even numbered lines, while
the other contains odd numbered lines.
File Extension: A term which refers to the last part of a data file such as
.cin or .dpx.
Film Recorder: A device which is used to recording image data files back
to film.
Film Scanner: A device to transferring film to data formats in high
resolution.
Fps: A term which refers to Frames per Second.
Frame Grab: A term which generally applied to storing a frame
for comparison.
G
Gain: A term which is applied to the luminance information
within an image.
Gigabyte: A type of measurement which is one thousand
million bytes.
Gauge: A term which is applied to the width of a film stock.
Global: A correction which is applied to a series of clips or events.
Grains: The individual grains within the structure of a film stock.