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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