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ITU-EBU Specifications

ITU-R_BT.601.5

Parameters

525-line, 60 field/s
systems

625-line, 50 field/s
systems

1.   Coded signals: Y, CR, CB

These signals are obtained from gamma pre-corrected signals

2.   Number of samples per total line:
      – luminance signal (Y)

      – each colour-difference signal
   (CR, CB)

                              858

429


864

432

3.   Sampling structure

Orthogonal, line, field and frame repetitive. CR and CB samples co-sited with odd (1st, 3rd, 5th, etc.) Y samples in each line

4.   Sampling frequency:
– luminance signal

      – each colour-difference signal


13.5 MHz

6.75 MHz

The tolerance for the sampling frequencies should coincide with the tolerance for the line frequency of the relevant colour television standard

5.   Form of coding

Uniformly quantized PCM, 8 (optionally 10) bits per sample, for the luminance signal and each colour-difference signal

6.   Number of samples per digital active line:
– luminance signal

      – each colour-difference signal



720

360

7.   Analogue-to-digital horizontal timing relationship:
– from end of digital active line
   to OH



16 luminance clock periods



12 luminance clock periods

8.   Correspondence between video signal levels and quantization levels:
– scale

    – luminance signal


    – each colour-difference signal

(Values are decimal)

0 to 255

220 quantization levels with the black level corresponding to level 16 and the peak white level corresponding to level 235. The signal level may occasionally excurse beyond level 235

225 quantization levels in the centre part of the quantization scale with zero signal corresponding to level 128

9.   Code-word usage

Code words corresponding to quantization levels 0 and 255 are used exclusively for synchronization. Levels 1 to 254 are available for video

HDTV
CONVENTIONAL  TV
16:9/4:3 coding


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