Blackmagic Design DaVinci Resolve Advanced Panel User Manual
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GLOSSARY
GLOSSARY
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Color Temperature:
A term which refers to the measurement of a light’s
color. Warmer colored lights measure out to a lower color
temperature, while bluer illumination measures out to a
higher color temperature. The measurement is carried out
on a scale known as Kelvin.
Color Timing:
A name which is applied to the balancing of image and
color in motion picture laboratories by a color timer.
Crushed Blacks:
When the image is balanced so that the black or lift control
causes the detail within the black information to be lost,
this is referred to as crushed.
Conform:
The method of assembling scenes or clips in an order
defined by an Edit Decision List.
Compression:
A term which is applied to the reduction in file size by the
removal of un-needed information.
CPU:
This is an abbreviation for Central Processing Unit.
CRT:
A term which is short for Cathode Ray Tube.
D
Daily:
A name which is applied to a positive film print which has
been made in order to see the results of the day’s shoot.
Data:
A term which is applied to computer or digital information.
DDR:
A name which is applied to a Digital Disk Recorder.
Default Setting:
A term which is applied to a setting which has been pre-
defined by the manufacturer.
Densitometer:
The name of a measuring device that shows the object’s
amount of transmitted light.
DIN:
A term which is short for Deutsche Industrie Norm. It is
used for measurement of film speeds.
DP:
A term which is short for Director of Photography.
DPX:
A file format which is short for Digital Moving Picture
Exchange and developed by the SMPTE. The file has the
extension of “.dpx” It is similar to the Cineon file format
except that it can be either a log or linear.
Drag and Drop:
A term which is applied to the method of moving
information within an application by using the mouse to
drag it to the desired location and letting go of the mouse
button which drops it into the area.