Glossary

3:2 Pulldown Process used in telecine to produce 60 Hz video from 24fps film.

AAU Audio access unit (see Access unit).

AC-3 Audio coding technique developed by Dolby used with ATSC (q.v.) and DVD (q.v.); aka Dolby Digital.

ACATS Advisory Committee on Advanced Television Service.

AES/EBU interface Standardized interface for transmitting digital audio information between two devices (see Channel status).

ATM Asynchronous transfer mode; a protocol for transport in broadband digital networks.

ATSC Advanced Television Systems Committee.

ATV Advanced Television; television transmission systems using modern techniques such as compression and error correction.

Access unit The coded data for a picture or block of sound and any stuffing which ...

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