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SMPTE Journal ( Volume: 93, Issue: 8, August 1984)
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Psychophysics and the Improvement of Television Image Quality

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Publisher
SMPTE — White Plains, NY, USA
Doc Type
Journal Article
Content Type
Original Research
Abbreviated Title
J SMPTE
Volume
93, No. 8, pp. 717–725
Abstract
Worthwhile improvement in television image quality is obtainable by signal processing at the receiver. However, improvement to the level demonstrated by NHK requires a large bandwidth expansion if only straightforward means are used, such as increasing the line and frame rates. This paper discusses a number of methods for obtaining maximum quality for a given bandwidth. Some of these methods take advantage of visual psychophysics, which is reviewed. Others deal with the special characteristics of TV cameras, displays, and scanning patterns. Quite complicated signal processing, expected to become practical in the next few years, is proposed to improve system performance.
Publication Date
1984-08-01
DOI
10.5594/J03501
ISSN
Print: 0036-1682
Link
https://doi.org/10.5594/J03501
Author(s)
William F. SchreiberMassachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA.
Copyright
© 1984 Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers, Inc.

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