Drop frame mode

SMPTE time code runs at 30 frames/second, while the NTSC color television system runs at about 29.97 frames/second. This means that a length of 1 hour as indicated by time code is longer than the actual clock time of 1 hour by 108 frames, or about 3.6 seconds. Drop frame mode adjusts the running of time code to eliminate this discrepancy by dropping two frames from the time code value at the beginning of each minute except every tenth minute. In contrast, non-drop frame mode does not adjust the discrepancy between time code value and actual time.

EBU

European Broadcasting Union. Established by broadcasting and related organizations in Europe.

E-E mode

Electric-to-Electric mode. When you operate a VTR in E-E mode, input video and/or audio signals pass through electric circuits only and then

come out from the output connectors, without passing throughA electromagnetic conversion circuits such as recording heads. You can

use E-E mode to directly check and monitor the input signals without recording them on tape.

EFP

Electronic Field Production. The use of electronic equipment such as portable video cameras, VTRs, and sound equipment for television production outside studios.

ENG

Electronic News Gathering. The use of electronic equipment such as portable video cameras, VTRs, and sound equipment for the production of daily news stories and short documentaries.

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