PCM NTSC Television Characteristics

A. A. Goldberg

A tutorial review of the pulse-code-modulated (PCM) NTSC signal characteristics is given including: (1) basic data rate of television images; (2) the color encoder-decoder or codec; (3) PCM encoding rates and phase relative to the color subcarrier; (4) quantizing errors; and (5) the bit rates for practical television systems. These matters are presently being considered by various committees who will promulgate digital standards for the television industry.

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Published
1976-03
Content type
Original Research
DOI
10.5594/J06851