User Manual

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GLOSSARY
GLOSSARY429
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GSN: This term is short for Gigabyte System Network and is a
high speed network standard.
GUI: A term which is short for Graphic User Interface.
H
Handles: A term which is applied to additional material which
is required beginning and end of each clip. It is usually
required when effects such as dissolves are to be added.
HDTV: A general term which applies to High Definition Television.
Head: This refers to the beginning of a roll of film.
Histogram: A display which shows the dynamic range and contrast of
an image. The X axis within the display shows the luminance
of the pixel, while the Y axis displays the amount of pixels.
HSDL: A term which short for High Speed Data Link.
I
Illegal Video: A term which is applied to signal levels which do not fall
within a broadcast standard range.
Import: The process of importing data into an application.
Insert Edit: An editing mode which records audio and/or video onto a
pre-striped videotape.
Interlace: A term which is applied to when the image contains two
fields, one with lines which are even numbered and the
other with lines which odd numbered.
Internegative: A negative which is produced in a laboratory and made
from an Interpositive for the expressed purpose of
eventually making release prints.
Interpositive: A positive image on a negative like film stock which is
made directly from the original negative for the expressed
purpose of creating an Internegative.
IRE: This refers to a unit of measurement developed by the
Institute of Radio Engineers.
ISO: A term which is applied to an Isolation Reel. It is also
an abbreviation for the International Organization for
Standardization.
ITU-R 601: This is standard definition component digital
video standard created by the International
Telecommunications Union.