Digital component video background
Key Concept
Digital component video is digital video that uses three separate color components, such as R9G9B9 or YCbCr. In digital component video, the video signals are in digital form (YCbCr or R9G9B9), being encoded to composite NTSC, PAL, or SECAM only when it is necessary for broadcasting or recording purposes.
The European Broadcasting Union (EBU) became interested in a standard for digital component video due to the difficulties of exchanging video material between the 576i PAL and SECAM systems. The format held the promise that the digital video signals would be identical whether sourced in a PAL or SECAM country, allowing subsequent encoding to the appropriate composite form for broadcasting. ...
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