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Also known as the “traffic schedule”. A sequential list of automation events to be played back for a station output channel.
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“Picture element” or “pel.” A pixel is a digital sample of the color intensity values of a picture at a single point.
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Source, coded, or reconstructed image data. A source or reconstructed picture consists of three rectangular matrices representing the luminance and two chrominance signals.
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A generic term to refer to the each of the 6–8 MHz frequency bands where television signals are embedded for transmission. Also known as the physical transmission channel (PTC). One analog virtual channel fits in one PTC but multiple digital virtual channels typically coexist in one PTC.
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