Path: utzoo!censor!geac!alias!mherman
From: mherman@alias.UUCP (Michael Herman)
Newsgroups: comp.graphics
Subject: How many bits are needed for NTSC? [was Re: Workstations that can record/play]
Message-ID: <630@alias.UUCP>
Date: 18 Nov 89 12:31:56 GMT
References: <1593@ndmath.UUCP> <46900048@uxe.cso.uiuc.edu>
Reply-To: mherman@alias.UUCP (Michael Herman)
Organization: Alias Research Inc., Toronto, Canada
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In article <46900048@uxe.cso.uiuc.edu> mcdonald@uxe.cso.uiuc.edu writes:
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>>Well, not quite.  A standard NTSC image does not contain the digital
>>equivalent of 24 bits per pixel.  

What is a reasonable number of bits to use?

Some people claim they are producing *NTSC-quality* video with 16-bit
video ouput boards.  They are configured as 6-6-4 or 5-6-5 bits/component.

What do people think?