N3-04: POSITIVE COLOR MIXING IN COLOR TV

PURPOSE: Show how color TV produces colors.

DESCRIPTION: A color band test pattern is played onto a color monitor which is viewed by a minicam in the microzoom mode with its picture displayed on a second color monitor. Viewing the various color bands as seen in th photographs below shows how the color TV colors are produced and mixed. Can you identify the colors?

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REFERENCES: (PIRA unknown.)

EQUIPMENT: Videocassette deck with color bar video and video monitor, goose neck video camera and additional color monitor (rear projection TV used in lecture halls).

SETUP TIME: 10 min.


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