- From: Harald Tveit Alvestrand <Harald@Alvestrand.no>
- Date: Wed, 01 Sep 1999 00:32:40 +0200
- To: "Michael A. Dolan" <miked@tbt.com>, www-tv@w3.org (WWW TV List)
At 08:07 31.08.99 -0700, Michael A. Dolan wrote:
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>Same instructions as before - comment and add (ones that we're likely
>to use here).
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>NTSC - National Television System Committee [US analog broadcast
>format]
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>PAL - Phase Alternate Line [European analog broadcast format]
While we're naming analog broadcast systems:
SECAM - French version of PAL
>ATSC - Advanced Television Systems Committee [both a political body
>and the digital (US and other places) broadcast format]
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>DVB - Digital Video Broadcast [the digital (European and other
>places) broadcast format]
Do we need to go into MPEG (various layers), HMAC and D2MAC too?
Or the format(s) used by DVD video players? (I hope not...)
>EBU - European Broadcast Union [the European political body]
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>EPG - Electronic Program Guide
What are the other standards organizations playing in this field?
(is DAVIC active? ITU? ISO?)
Again - I think this is great. Will you put the "stuff-so-far" up on a
Website where we can bookmark it for reference during discussions, or what?
Harald
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Harald Tveit Alvestrand, Maxware, Norway
Harald.Alvestrand@maxware.no
Received on Tuesday, 31 August 1999 18:32:27 UTC