Chapter 3. Video Signals
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Definitions
Video signals come with a great variety of options—number of scan lines, interlaced vs. progressive, analog vs. digital, and so on. This chapter provides an overview of the common video signal formats and their timing. First, we will cover some definitions of terms that will be used in this chapter.
NTSC (National Television System Committee) is the name given to the color television transmission standard used in the U.S. Technically, NTSC is just a color modulation scheme; to specify the color video signal fully, it should be referred to as (M) NTSC. PAL (Phase Alternation Line) is the color television standard used in much of Europe, including the UK and Germany. Technically, PAL is just a color modulation ...
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