Television Production Exam
Digital - Answer- pertaining to date in the form of binary digits
HDTV - Answer- 1080i 1080p
Progressive Scanning - Answer- consecutive scanning of lines from top to bottom-each
scanning cycle produces one complete frame
Interlaced scanning - Answer- scanning odd-numbered lines first (field 1) and then even
lines (field 2). Two fields make up on complete frame
Field - Answer- half a complete scanning cycle. two fields equals one frame
Television frame rate - Answer- 30 fps
Film frame rate - Answer- 24fps
Benefits of digital tv: - Answer- quality, computer compatibility & flexibility, signal
transport, compression
What is the aspect ratio - Answer- height by width of a frame
Height and width of a standard television - Answer- 4x3
Height and width of HDTV - Answer- 16x9
scanning area - Answer- area seen by cameras & monitor
essential area - Answer- graphic safe area-area seen by viewers at home
lower third - Answer- lower 1/3 of the screen where keys of names/titles are often
placed
key - Answer- electronic effect that layers on top of a video image (often titles and
names)
CG - Answer- generator- a computer dedicated to the creation of letter/numbers and
graphics
Digital - Answer- pertaining to date in the form of binary digits
HDTV - Answer- 1080i 1080p
Progressive Scanning - Answer- consecutive scanning of lines from top to bottom-each
scanning cycle produces one complete frame
Interlaced scanning - Answer- scanning odd-numbered lines first (field 1) and then even
lines (field 2). Two fields make up on complete frame
Field - Answer- half a complete scanning cycle. two fields equals one frame
Television frame rate - Answer- 30 fps
Film frame rate - Answer- 24fps
Benefits of digital tv: - Answer- quality, computer compatibility & flexibility, signal
transport, compression
What is the aspect ratio - Answer- height by width of a frame
Height and width of a standard television - Answer- 4x3
Height and width of HDTV - Answer- 16x9
scanning area - Answer- area seen by cameras & monitor
essential area - Answer- graphic safe area-area seen by viewers at home
lower third - Answer- lower 1/3 of the screen where keys of names/titles are often
placed
key - Answer- electronic effect that layers on top of a video image (often titles and
names)
CG - Answer- generator- a computer dedicated to the creation of letter/numbers and
graphics
