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This chapter and the next chapter discuss the main technologies using in TV signals and outlines the usage of digital TV. The five main classes of motion video are:
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High-definition television (HDTV).
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Studio-quality digital television (SQDV).
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Current broadcast-quality television.
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VCR-quality television.
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Low-speed video conferencing quality.
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In Europe, the standard adopted for whiteness is the color temperature is 6500K.
Multicasting is the technique that allows several program streams in a single channel. It uses digital video compression (DVC).
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Buchanan, B. (1999). Video Signals. In: Handbook of Data Communications and Networks. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4757-0905-6_6
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