How to Use 4:2:2 in the 16/9 Aspect Ratio

In the 1960s and 1970s television technology remained in line with existing broadcasting standards. That technology relied on coded processing of the video signal (became no other technical solution was really feasible at that time) and formed the basis of the development of the three standards that are now in use throughout the world : NTSC, PAL and SECAM. The only point these three standards had in common -an aspect ratio of 4/3- was the result of contemporary tube geometry and was a direct spin-off from the medium that was then in wide use in production-16 mm film. These standards still form the technical basis of most production equipment and of all broadcast, transmission and reception equipment.

Published

1989-02

Content type

Original Research

DOI

10.5594/M00743

ISBN

978-1-61482-918-8