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1757:Video signal
1712:expanding it
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1390:Transmission
1355:Zweikanalton
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33:verification
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1644:VIT signals
1639:Vectorscope
1578:Earth bulge
1560:Propagation
1523:& bands
1521:Frequencies
1304:Raster scan
1244:Chrominance
1234:Black level
1229:front porch
947:Solid state
785: 2006
689: 1996
599:Phonovision
557:D6 HDTV VTR
297:Philips VCR
141:, a linear
1751:Categories
1573:Distortion
1506:Transposer
1441:Dummy load
1397:Amplifiers
1364:Modulation
1254:Colorburst
1225:Back porch
484:Betacam SX
393:Betacam SP
357:Video 2000
237:Quadruplex
153:References
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1762:Videotape
1680:Sparklies
1665:Dot crawl
1658:Artifacts
1598:Path loss
1593:Null fill
1568:Beam tilt
1309:Safe area
988:Kinescope
918:AVC-Intra
885:CamCutter
868:DVCPRO HD
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584:Videodisc
521:Sony HDVS
220:Videotape
171:Southtree
1670:Ghosting
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