The B.B.C. Television Standards Converter

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Publisher: SMPTE
Doc Type: Journal Article
Article Type: research-article
Abstract: After outlining the background of the standards conversion problem in European TV, the design and performance of the British Broadcasting Corp. standards converter are described. This converter comprises a high-quality display of the incoming (625- or 819-line) picture which is presented to a TV camera using a 4-in. image-orthicon pickup tube (P812) on the British standard of 405 lines.
Publication Date: 1959-03-01
DOI: 10.5594/J14437
Link: https://doi.org/10.5594/J14437
Author(s): T. Worswick

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