• DocumentCode
    1384488
  • Title

    The measurement of signal to noise ratio of a television broadcast picture

  • Author

    Rensburg, C. D Janse Van ; Jager, G. De ; Curle, Al

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Electr. & Electron. Eng., Cape Town Univ., Rondebosch, South Africa
  • Volume
    37
  • Issue
    2
  • fYear
    1991
  • fDate
    6/1/1991 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    35
  • Lastpage
    43
  • Abstract
    The authors present a method by which an estimate of the signal-to-noise ratio of a television broadcast picture can be made using excursions from the mean signal level in both the horizontal and vertical directions. The method depends on a determination of the two-dimensional spectral components of the noise and can yield nonintrusive measurements during normal broadcasts. In addition, the method can be used on pictures with no areas of constant luminance. The results obtained are consistent with those produced by an industry standard instrument
  • Keywords
    television broadcasting; television interference; nonintrusive measurements; signal to noise ratio; television broadcast picture; two-dimensional spectral components; Area measurement; Blanking; Cameras; Electric variables measurement; Frequency; Instruments; Noise level; Noise measurement; Signal to noise ratio; TV broadcasting;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Broadcasting, IEEE Transactions on
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0018-9316
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/11.86960
  • Filename
    86960