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16-bit A standard bit depth for digital audio recording and playback.

16 x 9 The standard display aspect ratio of a high-definition television set.

24-bit A video image with three channels—red, green, and blue—each with 8-bit resolution.

32-bit A four-channel image with each channel 8 bits deep. Typically, a CGI image includes a red, green, blue, and alpha channel.

4 x 3 The standard display aspect ratio of a standard-definition video.

4:2:2 A digital compression scheme. For every four samples of luminance, two samples are taken for each of the color difference signals.

4:4:4 A digital compression scheme. For every four samples of luminance, four samples are taken for each of the color difference signals.

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