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scanning lines
a) A single, continuous narrow strip of the picture area containing highlights, shadows and half-tones, determined by the process of scanning. b) Horizontal or near-horizontal lines sampling a television image in the vertical direction. In tube-type cameras and displays equipped with CRTs, the scanning lines are caused by electron beam traces.
Scanning Lines Per Frame
525 - NTSC
625 - Most non-NTSC broadcast systems
655 - Used for electronic cinematography with 24 frames per second
675 - EIA industrial standard
729 - EIA industrial standard
750 - RCA and International Thomson progressive scanning proposal
819 - CCIR System E (used in France)
875 - EIA industrial standard
900 - International Thomson progressive scanning proposal
945 - EIA industrial standard
1001 - French progressive scanning proposal for NTSC countries
1023 - EIA industrial standard
1029 - EIA industrial standard
1049 - Double NTSC with interlaced scanning
1050 - Double NTSC with progressive scanning, French interlace proposal
1125 - ATSC/SMPTE HDEP standard
1200 - French progressive scanning proposal for non-NTSC countries
1225 - EIA industrial standard
1249 - Double non-NTSC with interlaced scanning
1250 - Double non-NTSC with progressive scanning
1501 - Early BBC proposal
2125 - Early NHK monochrome system
2625 - RCA electronic cinematography proposal
- Part of Speech: noun
- Industry/Domain: Software
- Category: Video editing
- Company: Tektronix
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Creator
- Delia
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