Deck 8: T.V Graphics

Question 1

NTSC television's aspect ratio is 16:9.

Answer 1

False

Question 2

The essential area is the only safe area in your viewfinder to put graphics.

Answer 2

True

Question 3

The most important thing to remember about the color of the character-generated lettering you key over a scene is to make sure:

A) the color is complimentary to the background color/s.
B) the color contrast is adequate.
C) the color is always red or yellow.
D) your key has a sharp, defined border
E) you use one of the three primary colors (red, green, blue)

Answer 3

B

Question 4

If you really want to communicate the message in your key, don't load up a screen with more than about _______ words.

A) 12-25
B) 18-30
C) 22- 40
D) 30-50

Question 5

When choosing the font for your key, you should favor:

A) ornate lettering
B) thinly-lined lettering
C) simple block lettering
D) lettering that looks like handwriting

Question 6

For still, full-frame graphics, 35 mm. slides were replaced as a storage device in television studios by

A) ESS
B) videotape
C) 16mm film
D) CD
E) none of the above

Question 7

The following is not a function of a dedicated stand-alone CG designed for professional video applications:

A) It offers a selection of fonts
B) It creates varying speed rolls and crawls
C) It changes colors of backgrounds
D) It operates in real time
E) It uses light pen to draw illustrations

Question 8

Paint Box equipment responded to artists' needs by:

A) making computers responsive to artists' needs
B) producing the same graphic artwork traditionally created with conventional techniques
C) creating electronic, pressure-sensitive tablets, and pens to apply the pressure
D) allowing the artist access to any color imaginable
E) All of the above

Question 9

PC-based graphics and animation can be imported into broadcast video productions.

Question 10

A full screen background of blue has a tendency to have dark, snow-like interference, or "noise," running through it, causing an irritating distraction.

Question 11

Once graphic cards are converted to a more easily read form such as 35 mm. slides, the slides will load into a carousel slide projection unit called:

A) a multiplexer
B) an optical drive
C) a roll or scroll
D) a slide chain

Question 12

Organic graphics begin as photographs on video camera.

Question 13

A method of displaying CG output with information entering from the screen's bottom, continuing up, and exiting the top of the screen.

A) a roll
B) a scroll
C) a multiplexer
D) both a and b
E) all of the above

Question 14

The system where the multiplexer's mirrors, either slide or film images were projected into the
Camera lens, which also includes multiplexer, slide projector, film projector(s) and video camera refers to:

A) a film chain or telecine island
B) a Fox Box
C) a roll or scroll
D) a slide chain

Question 15

Because ESS provides random access to all stored materials, this device makes capturing and retrieving graphics quicker and easier than older equipment.

Question 16

Matching
-______ Different type styles used for lettering in graphics.

A)Art Card
B)Character generator (CG)
C)Color contrast
D)Computer platform
E)Crawl
F)Dead border area
G)Electronic Still Store (ESS)
H)Essential area
I)Film chain
J)Fonts
K)Fox Box
L)Frame-store synchronizer
M)Graphic Card
N)Multiplexer
O)Organic Graphics
P)Paintbox
Q)Random access
R)Roll (on a GC)
S)Safe Title Area
T)Scanned Area
U)Scroll
V)Slide Chain
W)Synthetic Graphics
X)Telecine Island

Question 17

Matching
-______ That portion of the TV graphic visible on the camera's viewfinder.

A)Art Card
B)Character generator (CG)
C)Color contrast
D)Computer platform
E)Crawl
F)Dead border area
G)Electronic Still Store (ESS)
H)Essential area
I)Film chain
J)Fonts
K)Fox Box
L)Frame-store synchronizer
M)Graphic Card
N)Multiplexer
O)Organic Graphics
P)Paintbox
Q)Random access
R)Roll (on a GC)
S)Safe Title Area
T)Scanned Area
U)Scroll
V)Slide Chain
W)Synthetic Graphics
X)Telecine Island

Question 18

Matching
-______A device permitting video typesetting for use in electronic graphics production.

A)Art Card
B)Character generator (CG)
C)Color contrast
D)Computer platform
E)Crawl
F)Dead border area
G)Electronic Still Store (ESS)
H)Essential area
I)Film chain
J)Fonts
K)Fox Box
L)Frame-store synchronizer
M)Graphic Card
N)Multiplexer
O)Organic Graphics
P)Paintbox
Q)Random access
R)Roll (on a GC)
S)Safe Title Area
T)Scanned Area
U)Scroll
V)Slide Chain
W)Synthetic Graphics
X)Telecine Island

Question 19

Matching
-______Graphics created through traditional graphic arts techniques and usually shot with a camera.

A)Art Card
B)Character generator (CG)
C)Color contrast
D)Computer platform
E)Crawl
F)Dead border area
G)Electronic Still Store (ESS)
H)Essential area
I)Film chain
J)Fonts
K)Fox Box
L)Frame-store synchronizer
M)Graphic Card
N)Multiplexer
O)Organic Graphics
P)Paintbox
Q)Random access
R)Roll (on a GC)
S)Safe Title Area
T)Scanned Area
U)Scroll
V)Slide Chain
W)Synthetic Graphics
X)Telecine Island

Question 20

Matching
-______Television graphics created via computer-based techniques.

A)Art Card
B)Character generator (CG)
C)Color contrast
D)Computer platform
E)Crawl
F)Dead border area
G)Electronic Still Store (ESS)
H)Essential area
I)Film chain
J)Fonts
K)Fox Box
L)Frame-store synchronizer
M)Graphic Card
N)Multiplexer
O)Organic Graphics
P)Paintbox
Q)Random access
R)Roll (on a GC)
S)Safe Title Area
T)Scanned Area
U)Scroll
V)Slide Chain
W)Synthetic Graphics
X)Telecine Island

Question 21

Matching
-______ That area of a TV graphic lying outside of the scanned area -- not seen in the camera viewfinder.

A)Art Card
B)Character generator (CG)
C)Color contrast
D)Computer platform
E)Crawl
F)Dead border area
G)Electronic Still Store (ESS)
H)Essential area
I)Film chain
J)Fonts
K)Fox Box
L)Frame-store synchronizer
M)Graphic Card
N)Multiplexer
O)Organic Graphics
P)Paintbox
Q)Random access
R)Roll (on a GC)
S)Safe Title Area
T)Scanned Area
U)Scroll
V)Slide Chain
W)Synthetic Graphics
X)Telecine Island

Question 22

Matching
-______ A method of displaying CG output with information entering from the screen's bottom, continuing up, and exiting the top of the screen. Also called a roll.

A)Art Card
B)Character generator (CG)
C)Color contrast
D)Computer platform
E)Crawl
F)Dead border area
G)Electronic Still Store (ESS)
H)Essential area
I)Film chain
J)Fonts
K)Fox Box
L)Frame-store synchronizer
M)Graphic Card
N)Multiplexer
O)Organic Graphics
P)Paintbox
Q)Random access
R)Roll (on a GC)
S)Safe Title Area
T)Scanned Area
U)Scroll
V)Slide Chain
W)Synthetic Graphics
X)Telecine Island

Question 23

Matching
-______ The difference in chrominance between foreground and background elements in an image.

A)Art Card
B)Character generator (CG)
C)Color contrast
D)Computer platform
E)Crawl
F)Dead border area
G)Electronic Still Store (ESS)
H)Essential area
I)Film chain
J)Fonts
K)Fox Box
L)Frame-store synchronizer
M)Graphic Card
N)Multiplexer
O)Organic Graphics
P)Paintbox
Q)Random access
R)Roll (on a GC)
S)Safe Title Area
T)Scanned Area
U)Scroll
V)Slide Chain
W)Synthetic Graphics
X)Telecine Island

Question 24

Matching
-______ A device that electronically emulates a graphic artist's traditional tools, permitting equivalent results.

A)Art Card
B)Character generator (CG)
C)Color contrast
D)Computer platform
E)Crawl
F)Dead border area
G)Electronic Still Store (ESS)
H)Essential area
I)Film chain
J)Fonts
K)Fox Box
L)Frame-store synchronizer
M)Graphic Card
N)Multiplexer
O)Organic Graphics
P)Paintbox
Q)Random access
R)Roll (on a GC)
S)Safe Title Area
T)Scanned Area
U)Scroll
V)Slide Chain
W)Synthetic Graphics
X)Telecine Island

Question 25

Matching
-______ The brand of operating system that runs the software used for a particular task, such as DOS, Windows, UNIX, Macintosh, etc.

A)Art Card
B)Character generator (CG)
C)Color contrast
D)Computer platform
E)Crawl
F)Dead border area
G)Electronic Still Store (ESS)
H)Essential area
I)Film chain
J)Fonts
K)Fox Box
L)Frame-store synchronizer
M)Graphic Card
N)Multiplexer
O)Organic Graphics
P)Paintbox
Q)Random access
R)Roll (on a GC)
S)Safe Title Area
T)Scanned Area
U)Scroll
V)Slide Chain
W)Synthetic Graphics
X)Telecine Island

Question 26

Matching
-______ A method of displaying CG output with information entering from the screen's bottom, continuing up, and exiting the top of the screen.

A)Art Card
B)Character generator (CG)
C)Color contrast
D)Computer platform
E)Crawl
F)Dead border area
G)Electronic Still Store (ESS)
H)Essential area
I)Film chain
J)Fonts
K)Fox Box
L)Frame-store synchronizer
M)Graphic Card
N)Multiplexer
O)Organic Graphics
P)Paintbox
Q)Random access
R)Roll (on a GC)
S)Safe Title Area
T)Scanned Area
U)Scroll
V)Slide Chain
W)Synthetic Graphics
X)Telecine Island

Question 27

Matching
-______ A mechanical graphic card, usually 11 x 14 inches, featuring drawn or painted representations and symbols, with or without alphanumeric lettering.

A)Art Card
B)Character generator (CG)
C)Color contrast
D)Computer platform
E)Crawl
F)Dead border area
G)Electronic Still Store (ESS)
H)Essential area
I)Film chain
J)Fonts
K)Fox Box
L)Frame-store synchronizer
M)Graphic Card
N)Multiplexer
O)Organic Graphics
P)Paintbox
Q)Random access
R)Roll (on a GC)
S)Safe Title Area
T)Scanned Area
U)Scroll
V)Slide Chain
W)Synthetic Graphics
X)Telecine Island

Question 28

Matching
-______ A device that corrects time-based errors in videotape playbacks and live video feeds via either microwave or satellite transmission.

A)Art Card
B)Character generator (CG)
C)Color contrast
D)Computer platform
E)Crawl
F)Dead border area
G)Electronic Still Store (ESS)
H)Essential area
I)Film chain
J)Fonts
K)Fox Box
L)Frame-store synchronizer
M)Graphic Card
N)Multiplexer
O)Organic Graphics
P)Paintbox
Q)Random access
R)Roll (on a GC)
S)Safe Title Area
T)Scanned Area
U)Scroll
V)Slide Chain
W)Synthetic Graphics
X)Telecine Island

Question 29

Matching
-______ A part of a film chain that uses movable mirrors to selectively direct either images on 35-mm slides or film into the lens of a video camera.

A)Art Card
B)Character generator (CG)
C)Color contrast
D)Computer platform
E)Crawl
F)Dead border area
G)Electronic Still Store (ESS)
H)Essential area
I)Film chain
J)Fonts
K)Fox Box
L)Frame-store synchronizer
M)Graphic Card
N)Multiplexer
O)Organic Graphics
P)Paintbox
Q)Random access
R)Roll (on a GC)
S)Safe Title Area
T)Scanned Area
U)Scroll
V)Slide Chain
W)Synthetic Graphics
X)Telecine Island

Question 30

Matching
-______ That part of a film chain used to transfer 35 mm. slides to video.

A)Art Card
B)Character generator (CG)
C)Color contrast
D)Computer platform
E)Crawl
F)Dead border area
G)Electronic Still Store (ESS)
H)Essential area
I)Film chain
J)Fonts
K)Fox Box
L)Frame-store synchronizer
M)Graphic Card
N)Multiplexer
O)Organic Graphics
P)Paintbox
Q)Random access
R)Roll (on a GC)
S)Safe Title Area
T)Scanned Area
U)Scroll
V)Slide Chain
W)Synthetic Graphics
X)Telecine Island

Question 31

Matching
-______ With reference to graphics, the ability to directly retrieve a frame of video without the necessity of cycling through other frames to arrive at its storage location.

A)Art Card
B)Character generator (CG)
C)Color contrast
D)Computer platform
E)Crawl
F)Dead border area
G)Electronic Still Store (ESS)
H)Essential area
I)Film chain
J)Fonts
K)Fox Box
L)Frame-store synchronizer
M)Graphic Card
N)Multiplexer
O)Organic Graphics
P)Paintbox
Q)Random access
R)Roll (on a GC)
S)Safe Title Area
T)Scanned Area
U)Scroll
V)Slide Chain
W)Synthetic Graphics
X)Telecine Island

Question 32

Matching
-______ Presentation of alphanumerical information using a row of electronically generated characters parading horizontally across the screen.

A)Art Card
B)Character generator (CG)
C)Color contrast
D)Computer platform
E)Crawl
F)Dead border area
G)Electronic Still Store (ESS)
H)Essential area
I)Film chain
J)Fonts
K)Fox Box
L)Frame-store synchronizer
M)Graphic Card
N)Multiplexer
O)Organic Graphics
P)Paintbox
Q)Random access
R)Roll (on a GC)
S)Safe Title Area
T)Scanned Area
U)Scroll
V)Slide Chain
W)Synthetic Graphics
X)Telecine Island

Question 33

Matching
-_____ A graphics innovation pioneered by the Fox Network, which includes text information in a series of boxes at the top or bottom of the screen.

A)Art Card
B)Character generator (CG)
C)Color contrast
D)Computer platform
E)Crawl
F)Dead border area
G)Electronic Still Store (ESS)
H)Essential area
I)Film chain
J)Fonts
K)Fox Box
L)Frame-store synchronizer
M)Graphic Card
N)Multiplexer
O)Organic Graphics
P)Paintbox
Q)Random access
R)Roll (on a GC)
S)Safe Title Area
T)Scanned Area
U)Scroll
V)Slide Chain
W)Synthetic Graphics
X)Telecine Island

Question 34

Matching
-______ A device designed for storage and swift, random-access retrieval of individual frames of video.

A)Art Card
B)Character generator (CG)
C)Color contrast
D)Computer platform
E)Crawl
F)Dead border area
G)Electronic Still Store (ESS)
H)Essential area
I)Film chain
J)Fonts
K)Fox Box
L)Frame-store synchronizer
M)Graphic Card
N)Multiplexer
O)Organic Graphics
P)Paintbox
Q)Random access
R)Roll (on a GC)
S)Safe Title Area
T)Scanned Area
U)Scroll
V)Slide Chain
W)Synthetic Graphics
X)Telecine Island

Question 35

Matching
-______ Equipment used to transfer 16 mm. film (or 35 mm. slides) to video, for on-air use or for recording onto an electronic storage medium, such as ESS, videotape, etc. Also called a film chain.

A)Art Card
B)Character generator (CG)
C)Color contrast
D)Computer platform
E)Crawl
F)Dead border area
G)Electronic Still Store (ESS)
H)Essential area
I)Film chain
J)Fonts
K)Fox Box
L)Frame-store synchronizer
M)Graphic Card
N)Multiplexer
O)Organic Graphics
P)Paintbox
Q)Random access
R)Roll (on a GC)
S)Safe Title Area
T)Scanned Area
U)Scroll
V)Slide Chain
W)Synthetic Graphics
X)Telecine Island

Question 36

Matching
-_______ The portion of a graphic close enough to the center to survive picture cutoff. All the information in the essential area appears on the home viewer's screen.

A)Art Card
B)Character generator (CG)
C)Color contrast
D)Computer platform
E)Crawl
F)Dead border area
G)Electronic Still Store (ESS)
H)Essential area
I)Film chain
J)Fonts
K)Fox Box
L)Frame-store synchronizer
M)Graphic Card
N)Multiplexer
O)Organic Graphics
P)Paintbox
Q)Random access
R)Roll (on a GC)
S)Safe Title Area
T)Scanned Area
U)Scroll
V)Slide Chain
W)Synthetic Graphics
X)Telecine Island

Question 37

Matching
-_______ Equipment used to transfer 16-mm film (or 35-mm slides) to video for on-air use or for recording onto an electronic storage medium.

A)Art Card
B)Character generator (CG)
C)Color contrast
D)Computer platform
E)Crawl
F)Dead border area
G)Electronic Still Store (ESS)
H)Essential area
I)Film chain
J)Fonts
K)Fox Box
L)Frame-store synchronizer
M)Graphic Card
N)Multiplexer
O)Organic Graphics
P)Paintbox
Q)Random access
R)Roll (on a GC)
S)Safe Title Area
T)Scanned Area
U)Scroll
V)Slide Chain
W)Synthetic Graphics
X)Telecine Island

Question 38

Matching
-______ That portion of a graphic close enough to the center of the camera viewfinder to survive picture cutoff.

A)Art Card
B)Character generator (CG)
C)Color contrast
D)Computer platform
E)Crawl
F)Dead border area
G)Electronic Still Store (ESS)
H)Essential area
I)Film chain
J)Fonts
K)Fox Box
L)Frame-store synchronizer
M)Graphic Card
N)Multiplexer
O)Organic Graphics
P)Paintbox
Q)Random access
R)Roll (on a GC)
S)Safe Title Area
T)Scanned Area
U)Scroll
V)Slide Chain
W)Synthetic Graphics
X)Telecine Island

Question 39

Matching
-______ A mechanical graphic card, usually 11 x 14 inches, featuring only alphanumeric lettering.

A)Art Card
B)Character generator (CG)
C)Color contrast
D)Computer platform
E)Crawl
F)Dead border area
G)Electronic Still Store (ESS)
H)Essential area
I)Film chain
J)Fonts
K)Fox Box
L)Frame-store synchronizer
M)Graphic Card
N)Multiplexer
O)Organic Graphics
P)Paintbox
Q)Random access
R)Roll (on a GC)
S)Safe Title Area
T)Scanned Area
U)Scroll
V)Slide Chain
W)Synthetic Graphics
X)Telecine Island