625 lines explained
625-line (or CCIR 625/50) is a late 1940s European analog standard-definition television resolution standard.[1] [2] It consists of a 625-line raster, with 576 lines carrying the visible image at 25 interlaced frames per second. It was eventually adopted by countries using 50 Hz utility frequency as regular TV broadcasts resumed after World War II.[3] With the introduction of color television in the 1960s,[4] it became associated with the PAL and SECAM analog color systems.
A similar 525-line system was adopted by countries using 60 Hz utility frequency (like the US). Other systems, like 375-line, 405-line, 441-line, 455-line and 819-line existed, but became outdated or had limited adoption.
The modern standard-definition digital video resolution 576i is equivalent and can be used to digitize an analogue 625-line TV signal, or to generate a 625-line compatible analog signal.[5]
History
At the CCIR Stockholm Conference in July 1948 a first 625-line system with a 8 MHz channel bandwidth was proposed by the Soviet Union, based on 1946-48 studies by Mark Krivosheev.[6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] [13] This was initially known as the I.B.T.O. 625-line system.
At a CCIR Geneva meeting in July 1950, Dr. Gerber (a Swiss engineer), proposed a modified 625-line system using a 7 MHz channel bandwidth - informally known as the "Gerber Standard". The system was based on work by Telefunken and Walter Bruch, and was supported by Belgium, Denmark, Italy, Netherlands, Sweden and Switzerland.
At a CCIR Geneva meeting in May 1951, the existing VHF broadcast standards were standardized. The older 405-line system was designated CCIR System A, the Gerber Standard was designated System B, the Belgian variant System C and the I.B.T.O. standard System D.
In the 1960s, with the introduction of UHF broadcasts, new 625-line standards were adopted, again with slightly different broadcast parameters, leading to the creation of Systems G, H, I, K and L.
Analog broadcast 625-line television standards
The following International Telecommunication Union standards use 625-lines:
World analog 625-line television systems[14] | ITU System Letter Designation | B
[15] [16] [17] [18] | C
[19] [20] [21] | D
[22] [23] [24] | G
[25] | H
| I
[26] | K
[27] | K1 | L
[28] | N
[29] [30] |
|---|
| Previous designation | Gerber Standard
| Belgian 625-line system
| I.B.T.O. 625-line system
| | | | | | | |
|---|
| Band | VHF | VHF | VHF | UHF | UHF | UHF | UHF | VHF/UHF | VHF/UHF | VHF/UHF |
|---|
| Introduced | 1950 | 1953 | 1948 | 1961 | 1961 | 1962 | 1961 | 1964 | 1961 | 1951 |
|---|
| Channel bandwidth (MHz) | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 |
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| Video bandwidth (MHz) | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5.5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4.2 |
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| Vision sound carrier separation (MHz) | +5.5 | +5.5 | +6.5 | +5.5 | +5.5 | +5.9996 | +6.5 | +6.5 | -6.5 | +4.5 |
|---|
| Vestigial sideband (MHz) | 0.75 | 0.75 | 0.75 | 0.75 | 1.25 | 1.25 | 0.75 | 1.25 | 1.25 | 0.75 |
|---|
| Vision modulation (+, -) | - | + | - | - | - | - | - | - | + | - |
|---|
| Sound modulation (AM, FM) | FM | AM | FM | FM | FM | FM | FM | FM | AM | FM |
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| Frequency of chrominance subcarrier (MHz) | 4.43 | none | 4.43 | 4.43 | 4.43 | 4.43 | 4.43 | 4.43 | 4.43 | 3.58 |
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| Vision/sound power ratio | | | | 5:1 | 5:1 | 5:1 | 5:1 | | 8:1 | |
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| Usual color | PAL/SECAM | none | SECAM/PAL | PAL/SECAM | PAL | PAL | SECAM/PAL | SECAM | SECAM | PAL |
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| Assumed display device gamma[31] | 2.8 | 2.0 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 2.8 | |
|---|
Analog color 625-line television systems
The following analog television color systems were used in conjunction with the previous standards (identified by a letter after the colour system indication):
- PAL analog color television system (ex: PAL-B, PAL-D, etc.)
- SECAM analog color television system (ex: SECAM-D, SECAM-L, etc.)
Digital video
625-lines is sometimes mentioned when digitizing analog video, or when outputting digital video in a standard-definition analog compatible format.
- 576i, a standard-definition television digital video mode.
- PAL region, a common term regarding video games, meaning regions where the 625-lines PAL standard was traditionally used.
- PAL/SECAM DVD
- PAL/SECAM Video CD
- Rec. 601, a 1982 standard for encoding interlaced analog video signals in digital video form.
- D-1, a 1986 SMPTE component digital recording video standard.
- D-2, a 1988 SMPTE composite digital recording video standard.
See also
Notes and References
- Web site: Where did 625-line TV come from? . Reflective . Observer . December 23, 2021.
- Web site: Televisionen - Das Fernsehen in der UdSSR / TV in the USSR Die Geschichte des Fernsehens in Russland . www.scheida.at.
- Web site: Piet's Home-built Television . Maximus R&D.
- Web site: Television broadcasting 1960-70: BBC 625-line services and the introduction of colour.
- Web site: What means 576i? . Afterdawn.com.
- Web site: "M.I. Krivosheev: participation in the development of mass TV broadcasting" - an exhibition at Ostankino TV Center . eng.rscc.ru.
- Web site: Mark Iosifovich Krivosheev (1922-2018) . ITU.
- http://625.625-net.ru/files/587/511/h_665921be9883776271895912fb8bb262 On the beginning of broadcast in 625-lines 60 year s ago, 625 magazine (in Russian).
- https://web.archive.org/web/20041230091501/http://www.ebu.ch/en/technical/trev/trev_255-portrait.pdf . 2004-12-30 . dead . M.I. Krivocheev - an engineer's engineer . EBU Technical Review . Spring 1993 . 2728.
- Web site: https://web.archive.org/web/20070221210300/http://cra.ir/FTD/Static/RRC/RRCFile10.pdf . In the vanguard of television broadcasting - Professor Mark Krivocheev . 2007-02-21 . cra.ir .
- Web site: Observer . Reflective . 2021-12-23 . Where did 625-line TV come from? . 2021-12-31 . Medium . en.
- Web site: 625-Line Television System Origins - UK Vintage Radio Repair and Restoration Discussion Forum . 2021-12-31 . www.vintage-radio.net.
- Web site: Leader Electronics Corporation . Leader Electronics Corporation.
- Book: Suzuki . N. . Fukinuki . T. . Kageyama . M. . Ishikura . K. . Yoshigi . H. . International Broadcasting Convention - IBC '94 . January 1, 1994 . Multiplexing scheme of helper signals on bars in EDTV-II . 1994 . https://digital-library.theiet.org/content/conferences/10.1049/cp_19940723 . 32–36 . 10.1049/cp:19940723 . digital-library.theiet.org.
- Web site: 625-Line Television Broadcast Standards - UK Vintage Radio Repair and Restoration Discussion Forum . www.vintage-radio.net.
- Web site: 405 Alive - FAQ - 405-Line Television in History . www.bvws.org.uk.
- Web site: The CCIR, the standards and the TV sets' market in France (1948-1985) .
- Book: Magnetic Recording Handbook . December 6, 2012 . Springer Science & Business Media . 9789401094689 . Google Books.
- Web site: Documents of the XIth Plenary Assembly - Oslo, 1966 . International Telecommunication Union . Volume V.
- Web site: August 30, 2012 . World Analogue Television Standards and Waveforms . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120830232230/http://www.pembers.freeserve.co.uk/World-TV-Standards/Transmission-Systems.html#BCF . 30 August 2012.
- Web site: August 30, 2012 . World Analogue Television Standards and Waveforms . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120830232230/http://www.pembers.freeserve.co.uk/World-TV-Standards/Transmission-Systems.html#CCIR . 30 August 2012.
- Web site: Section 11A: Characteristics of systems for monochrome and colour television . itu.int . Reportt 624-4.
- Web site: "M.I. Krivosheev: Participation in the development of mass TV broadcasting" - an exhibition at Ostankino TV Center .
- Web site: Mark Iosifovich Krivosheev (1922-2018) .
- Reference Data for Radio Engineers, ITT Howard W.Sams Co., New York, 1977, section 30
- Web site: Specification of Television Standards for 625-Line System I Transmissions in the United Kingdom .
- Web site: World Analogue Television Standards and Waveforms . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120830232230/http://www.pembers.freeserve.co.uk/World-TV-Standards/Transmission-Systems.html#GHIKK1L . 30 August 2012 . 12 January 2022 . www.pembers.freeserve.co.uk.
- Book: Documents of the Xlth Plenary Assembly - Oslo, 1966 - Volume V - Sound Broacasting Television . International Telecommunication Union . 1967.
- Web site: Help Guide | On TV color systems . www.sony-asia.com.
- Web site: Tecnologica . Centro de Informacion . January 19, 1999 . Informacion Tecnologica . Centro de Informacion Tecnologica . Google Books.
- Web site: C.C.I.R. Report 624-4 Characteristics of television systems, 1990 .
