| Digital TV According to the FCC |
The FCC explains what digital television is and why U.S. broadcasters are changing to it. |
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| Widescreen Review |
A magazine devoted to all things widescreen--especially widescreen on DVD. Covers many home theater issues. |
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| Video Compression Artifacts |
Wikipedia article on the degradation of video images when they are compressed. |
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| Aspect Ratio |
Wikipedia article. |
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| Widescreen |
Wikipedia article. |
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| Letterbox and Widescreen Advocacy Page, The |
Persuasive arguments in favor of letterboxing and against pan-and-scan. |
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| Ultimate Guide to Anamorphic Widescreen DVD for Everyone, The |
An explanation in clear terms of anamorphic widescreen and why it's important. |
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| Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers |
The main technical society for the motion imaging industry. Founded in 1916 to advance theory and development in the motion imaging field. |
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| DV, DVCAM, & DVCPRO Formats, The |
Adam Wilt ranks the different digital-video formats and discusses the differences among them. |
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| 24p Dissected |
24p, a video format that closely resembles 35mm film, is explained by DV magazine's Adam Wilt. |
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| HD and Digital TV Glossary |
On the National Geographic HD channel Website, sponsored by Sony. |
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| HD Numerology |
The very confusing numbers associated with high-definition video are explained by DV magazine's Adam Wilt. |
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| Widescreen! |
The use of widescreen formats in video. By Adam Wilt, DV magazine. |
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Scan Lines: 480, 485, 486?  |
Explanation of why NTSC television is based on 486 "active scan lines." From the bulletin boards for the Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers. |
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| How DV Works |
Roger Jennings explains consumer and professional digital video recording and data formats. |
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| Widescreen-o-Rama |
Subtitled: "All About Aspect Ratios (And Why Widescreen Really Is Better)." |
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