Glossary

AC Adapter: A device that is used to convert alternating current (AC) to direct current (DC). Most portable video equipment requires the use of an AC adapter to convert regular household current to DC.

Additive Primary Colors: Red, green, and blue are the additive primary colors of light. A color separation system based on these primary colors operates in all color video cameras.

Aesthetic Elements: Production variables and the ways in which they can be manipulated to affect audience response to the video message.

Alternating Current (AC): The type of electrical power that is supplied to households in the United States and Canada.

Ambient Sound: Natural background sound.

Amplitude: The height of a wave. With respect to sound, amplitude ...

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