August 2012
Intermediate to advanced
320 pages
8h 5m
English

Reading a waveform monitor (WFM) is largely a matter of experience; it’s something you get used to as you do it. Video engineers can use WFMs to measure a number of aspects of the signal, including frequency response, sub-carrier phase, and so on. For now, however, I am mainly concerned with basic monitoring of the signal to make sure that exposure and color values are within legal limits (Figure A2.1).

FIGURE A2.1A studio technician monitors the video signal.
You may have two dedicated monitors, one a waveform ...
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