Glossary, Glossary 133 – Epson 5500C User Manual

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Glossary

Brightness

The balance of light and dark shades in an
image.

Composite video A type of video signal that encodes picture,

luminance, and synchronization information so
it can be carried in one signal.

Contrast

A measure of the tonal differences between the
highlights and shadows of an image. In a
high-contrast image, light areas are very bright
and dark areas are very dark, with relatively few
levels of gray between white and black.
Contrast is decreased by adding grays.

NTSC

A 525-line video broadcast format developed
by the National Television Standards
Committee. NTSC is widely used in North
America, Mexico, and Japan.

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