Deck 3: Video Scanning

Question 1

NTSC video is different from film in that a complete frame of video is broken up into component parts when it is created.

Answer 1

True

Question 2

A complete NTSC frame is made up of 3 fields.

Answer 2

False

Question 3

NTSC black and white video has a frame rate of exactly 30 frames per second.

Answer 3

True

Question 4

The NTSC standard was originally conceived in the late 1930's.

Question 5

In the NTSC system, active video uses 480 lines to make up the video picture that you actually see.

Question 6

The phenomenon that allows us to perceive motion in a movie is known

A) ocular retainment
B) retinitis pigmentosa
C) vision lag
D) persistence of vision

Question 7

The process of field-by-field scanning is known as scanning.

A) transverse
B) progressive
C) interlace
D) none of the above

Question 8

The period of time during which the electron beam retraces to begin scanning

A) horizontal blanking
B) return
C) flyback
D) both B and C

Question 9

How many lines of video are scanned in a single field of NTSC video?

A) 525
B) 30
C) 60
D) 262 1/2