Glossary – Blackmagic Design DaVinci Resolve Advanced Panel User Manual

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GLOSSARY

GLOSSARY

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Glossary

10-Bit:

The identification for 1023 levels within the digital signal.

24p:

This is a 24 frame progressive format.

16 X 9:

This is a term that describes a wide screen television
format that has the measurements of 16 X 9.

2K:

A color correction system developed by DaVinci Systems.
It is also a data file with the resolution of 2048 X 1556.

2K Plus:

A color correction system developed by DaVinci Systems.

4K:

An abbreviation for a data file with the resolution of 4096
X 3112.

4:2:2:

This refers to a digital signal with half chrominance
resolution and full luminance resolution.

4:4:4:

This refers to a digital signal with full levels of luminance
and chrominance information.

A

Access Time:

This term refers to the amount of time that is needed to
load information from a data storage device.

ACE:

This is an abbreviation for the American Cinema Editors.

Anamorphic:

A term which refers to a squeezed or anamorphic image
which is either unsqueezed with a lens during projection
or by using a special video monitor. In regards to motion
picture applications, the term is generally applied to wide-
screen formats such as CinemaScope, Panavision or
SuperScope.

Archive:

This generally refers to the storage of information. This can
apply to either film or data storage.

ASA:

A measurement of film sensitivity developed by the
American National Standards Institution.

ASC:

An abbreviation which is short for the American Society of
Cinematographers.

Assemble Edit:

This refers to a video edit which picks up after the
completion of previously recorded material on the tape.

Aspect Ratio:

A term that refers to the height to width of an image.

ATSC:

An abbreviation for the Advanced Television Systems
Committee.

B

Background Processing:

A term that is applied to a computer operation which is
performed at the same time when another operation is
being carried out.

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