Investigation of High Definition Television for Application to Teleconferencing

Abstract

In recent years, there has been considerable activity in the development of technology and standards related to High Definition Television (HDTV). According to Advanced Television Systems Committee (ASTC), 'the term HDTV refers to television systems with approximately twice the horizontal and vertical emitted resolution of standard NTSC. HDTV systems are wide aspect ratio systems and may include improvements from IDTV (Improved Definition Television) and EDTV (Extended Definition Television'. The purpose of this task was to investigate HDTV to determine its potential applicability to teleconferencing within the Government community. Work on this project was divided into four tasks: (1) HDTV standards activity, (2) communication considerations, (3) TV compression technology, and (4) system analysis.... High Definition Television (HDTV), Video teleconferencing

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 01, 1992
Accession Number
ADA268636

Entities

People

  • Dennis Bodson
  • Gary Rekstad

Organizations

  • Delta Information Systems (United States)

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Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Biomedical
  • C4I
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Coding
  • Command And Control
  • Communication Channels
  • Communication Systems
  • Computer Programming
  • Computers
  • Data Compression
  • Data Transmission
  • Digital Communications
  • High Definition Television
  • Information Systems
  • Multiplexing
  • Organizational Structure
  • Teleconferencing
  • Television Systems
  • Video Teleconferencing
  • Videotelephony

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  • International Journalism and Media Studies.
  • Marine Propulsion Engineering and Naval Architecture
  • Systems Analysis and Design