Glossary

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1. 100% QC

A detailed Quality Control of a video tape master.

2. 1K Tone

Alignment audio signal at 1KHz frequency. 1K is typically recorded from 00:58:30:00 trough 00:59:30:00 on video tapes.

3. 2-pop

A one frame long picture and sound sync marker placed exactly 2 seconds before program start. Most often but not always 2-pop is placed at 00:59:58:00.

4. ADR

Automatic Dialog Replacement. The process of dialog re-recording in studio. A.K.A. "Looping."

5. Assemble

Assemble edit is a destructive video tape edit. It has clean IN and dirty OUT.

6. Authoring

A process of DVD or other non linear media creation.

7. B&C

A "Blacked and Coded" video tape is a tape with black video, silence and continuous time code recorded over the entire tape. Such tape is suitable for insert edits.

8. Bandwidth

A measure of amount of information that can be passed through.

9. Bars

Alignment video signal. Bars are typically recorded from 00:58:30:00 trough 00:59:30:00 on video tapes. There are several different types of bars.

10. Black and Code

A "Blacked and Coded" video tape is a tape with black video, silence and continuous time code recorded over the entire tape. Such tape is suitable for insert edits.

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