Title :
PALplus: a prototype codec
Author :
Brockhurst, David ; Gardiner, Paul
Author_Institution :
Adv. Products Div., NTL, Winchester, UK
Abstract :
PALplus has been developed to provide widescreen 16:9 television via a PAL terrestrial channel whilst continuing to serve the existing audience of viewers with 4:3 format TV sets. The equipment was first demonstrated in London in May 1993. This paper looks at the implementation of the PALplus specification on this prototype hardware
Keywords :
codecs; television equipment; PALplus; codec; prototype hardware; specification; widescreen 16:9 television;
Conference_Titel :
PALPLUS, IEE Colloquium on
Conference_Location :
London
