Canon XL1 3CCD manual Video Paths, Audio Paths

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Video Paths

There are various video pathways which determine the quality of the signal. Generally the better the cable that is used, the better the picture will be. So if a bad cable is used there’ll be more crawl and noise, whereas a more advanced cable can help to produce a cleaner picture.

1. Composite Æ Analogue

This is just video and produces pretty crappy, noisy, slow picture.

2. Component Æ Analogue

More advanced and produces a better, more professional picture

3. Remote Cable Æ Control cable

Audio Paths

There are various audio pathways which determine the sound:

1. XLR

Identification: This is the male to female cable, which has three prongs on one side and three holes on the other.

Usage: It operates on three channels, which are common, left and right.

Features: Therefore, this cable can take stereo.

2.Jack (also get mini‐jack and mini‐mini‐jack)

Identification: This is a jack and has the jack‐looking silver prong attached to a cable.

Usage: The females are plugs and receptacles for male jacks, connecting and creating a pathway.

Features: A black ring around the base of the silver point indicates a stereo jack.

General

*Plugs Æ Plugs are referred to mainly in two ways:

1.3‐prong 15 amp plug – goes to a 15 amp circuit breaker

2.2‐prong 13 amp plug – goes to a 13 amp circuit breaker

* Adapters Æ These can be used to change the plug sex.

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Contents Features How it worksCool stuff to play with and use Page Tips & Terminology Depth of Field Focus Composition Tip Hardware Video Audio ControlRCA XLR Video Paths Audio PathsSound Rifle MicShure Mixer Making the Mic StereoXL1 Audio Guide Digital Audio RecordingDigital Features Digital audio modes on the XL1Procedure Lighting Page NEW Terms Tips Compression Video CompressionFeatures of Compression DVD FormatsFundamentals Internet FormatsMobile Devices Human SensesHOW Compression Works Types of CompressionFrame Types and Compression Colour ModesColour Depths Colour Sampling Audio Compression Sample Used Sufficient forDVD, DAT BIT DepthChannels Page Page Signal Formats and Cables Page ANALOG‐TO‐DV Converters Digital formats Choosing the right capture codec Exporting video Understanding preprocessing Deinterlacing video Scaling Encoding Page Adjusting the frame rate Negotiating Frame Dropping Choosing a compression format Windows media players Windows media audio Wma codecs RealMedia Video Codecs PNG IMA Extras