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Date:      Fri, 27 Oct 2006 23:10:30 +0200
From:      usleepless@gmail.com
To:        rick-freebsd@kiwi-computer.com
Cc:        freebsd-multimedia@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: svideo pvr150
Message-ID:  <c39ec84c0610271410n22098b17ne21c836c98126457@mail.gmail.com>
In-Reply-To: <20061027195513.GA32242@keira.kiwi-computer.com>
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Rick,

On 10/27/06, Rick C. Petty <rick-freebsd@kiwi-computer.com> wrote:
> > pardon my ignorance: what is the difference between svideo and composite?
>
> I wasn't sure if you really needed this answered, but I'll state it here in
> case others don't know.  S-video just separates the intensity from the
> color signals (much like how TV is broadcast), using two pairs of wires.
> Composite just combines both signals into a single pair of wires.  The
> reason for separation is that the intensity (luminance) signal contains
> more information (bandwidth) and that the color (chrominance) signal
> overlaps some of this signal, therefore if the signals are physically
> separated, the luminance signal will be cleaner.  At least, that's the
> theory.

i actually did not know, and i always like to know stuff.

thanks!

regards,

usleep



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