"Andy Hall" wrote in message
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On Tue, 12 Jul 2005 08:33:25 +0100, Matt
wrote:

Jim Michaels wrote:


In US video production the "Video Engineer" "paints" or "shades" the
cameras to produce the desired colors and tonal range.

Ahh so that explains the appalling colour quality on NTSC then, the
bloody cameras look nice in their shiny paint but the Video Engineer
does sod all to ensure the image resembles reality.
;-)


Which explains why NTSC stands for Never Twice the Same Color.

It doesn't. It stands for: National Television System Committee