User Manual

GLOSSARY 432
Primary Colors: A term that is applied to the three primary colors, red,
green and blue.
Progressive Scan: A scanning method which has each video frame with one
field of full resolution information.
Q
Quality Control: The act of inspecting a program to ensure that it is free
from defects or problems.
R
RAM: This also known as Random Access Memory. It is
computer memory which is unsaved.
Real Time Effects: A term which is applied to effects which can be utilized
without rendering.
Release Print: A positive film print which is created for the express
purpose of being projected in a theatre.
RF: An abbreviation for Radio Frequency.
RGB: An abbreviation for the three primary colors, Red, Green
and Blue.
S
Safety Film: A film stock which is either Polyester or Acetate base.
Saturation: A term which refers the amount of chroma information.
SECAM: A 625 line system which is short for “Sequential Couleur
Avec Memoire”.
Secondary Color Corrector: The method of adjusting a one particular color within the
image without changing the image’s overall color.
Sepia: A term which is generally applied to a brown wash that
is applied to a black and white image. It is generally
associated with old images.
SMPTE: An abreviation for the Society of Motion Picture and
Television Engineers organization.
Soft: A term which is applied to an image which is not in focus
or un-sharp.
Squeezed: A name that is generally applied to the anamorphic
squeezing of an image such as with CinemaScope
or Panavision.
Storyboard: A series of drawings which depict each scene within
a project.