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2. High-definition television - Wikipedia

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   High-definition television. High-definition television (HDTV) describes a television or video system which provides a substantially higher image resolution than the previous generation of technologies. The term has been used since at least 1933; [1] in more recent times, it refers to the generation following standard-definition television (SDTV).

3. Widescreen - Wikipedia

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   The original screen ratio for TV broadcasts was 4:3 (1.33:1). This was the same aspect ratio as most cinema screens and films at the time TV was first sold commercially. 1930s and 1940s films in 4:3, such as Gone with the Wind, have always been displayed on television in 4:3, filling the entire frame.

4. Open matte - Wikipedia

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   The picture outside of the yellow box is matted out when the film is shown in widescreen. For 4:3 television and home media versions, a large portion of the picture can be used (inside the red box) with an open matte. Open matte example with a slight shift of the image section upwards. Aspect ratio 2.35:1 versus 1.85:1

5. ATSC standards - Wikipedia

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   v. t. e. Advanced Television Systems Committee (ATSC) standards are an International set of standards for broadcast and digital television transmission over terrestrial, cable and satellite networks. It is largely a replacement for the analog NTSC standard and, like that standard, is used mostly in the United States, Mexico, Canada, South Korea ...

6. Fullscreen (aspect ratio) - Wikipedia

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   Fullscreen (aspect ratio) The aspect ratio of 4:3. Fullscreen (or full screen) refers to the 4:3 (1. 3:1) aspect ratio of early standard television screens and computer monitors. [1] Widescreen ratios started to become more popular in the 1990s and 2000s. Film originally created in the 4:3 aspect ratio does not need to be altered for full ...

7. Display aspect ratio - Wikipedia

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   This aspect ratio was chosen as the geometric mean between 4:3 and 2.35:1, an average of the various aspect ratios used in film. [3] While 16:9 is well-suited for modern HDTV broadcasts , older 4:3 video has to be either padded with bars on the left and right side (pillarboxed), cropped or stretched, while movies shot with wider aspect ratios ...

8. Broadcast-safe - Wikipedia

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   Broadcast-safe. Broadcast-safe video (broadcast legal or legal signal) is a term used in the broadcast industry to define video and audio compliant with the technical or regulatory broadcast requirements of the target area or region the feed might be broadcasting to. [1] In the United States, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is the ...

9. Widescreen signaling - Wikipedia

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   Widescreen signaling. In television technology, Wide Screen Signaling (WSS) [1] is digital metadata embedded in invisible part of the analog TV signal describing qualities of the broadcast, in particular the intended aspect ratio of the image. This allows television broadcasters to enable both 4:3 and 16:9 television sets to optimally present ...