Glossary entry

English term or phrase:

chrominance

French translation:

Chrominance

Mar 16, 2009 21:54
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English term

chrominance

GBK English to French Tech/Engineering IT (Information Technology)
Definition from CNET Reviews:
Technical name for the TV signal that carries the color information (red, green, and blue) needed to produce a color picture; often called chroma.
Example sentences:
The method is fast so it can be conveniently used "on the fly," permitting the user to interactively get the desired results promptly after providing a reduced set of chrominance scribbles. (Fast Image and Video Colorization using Chrominance Blending)
The connection between the chrominance saturation control knob in a television receiver and the chrominance saturation control circuit can be achieved through wiring which transmits only DC voltage. (MANUAL CHROMINANCE SATURATION CONTROL CIRCUIT )
In color images, detail perception is obtained from the luminance component of each pixel almost exclusively, because the human vision system is not well suited to detect structures defined by varying chrominance values. (pixinsight.com)
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Chrominance

Definition from own experience or research:
A term used to describe the general value of a color - or the measure of color purity or color intensity
Example sentences:
Chroma, also known as chrominance, is a composite of hue and saturation. Black, gray and white contain no chroma (Termium)
Peer comment(s):

disagree David Latapie : This is not translated. The text above is still in English (even though the term is the same in French in English, examples shall be translated)
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There is no other translation ! :O
agree Nadia Bacal-Mainville : Yes
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agree Paul Mercier : Oui, chrominance a le même sens en anglais qu'en français
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agree Jean-Christophe Duc
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agree Carnot Doundze : La chrominance désigne la partie de l'image vidéo correspondant à l'information de couleur.
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disagree Yolaine : Je suis d'accord avec David Latapie, ce n'est pas une traduction.
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agree Louis Sirois : élément d'information représentant la teinte et le degré de saturation de chaque point d'une image de télévision en couleurs (Termium)
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Chrominance

My first translation! That was an easy one, but do not hesitate to give any feedback.
Definition from Wikipedia:
La chrominance désigne la partie de l’image vidéo correspondant à l’information de couleur.
Example sentences:
Ça peut venir des circuits de chrominance. (321auto.com)
Sens humains : vision — luminance (l’intensité de la couleur), chrominance (quelle couleur) (wiki.itin.fr)
Je pensais aux réglages de réduction du bruit de DPP (le logiciel de dérawtisation de Canon). On peut régler séparément la réduction de bruit de luminance et celle de chrominance. (Photographyleforum.com)
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chrominance

Également dans le Petit Robert 2008: signal de chrominance: signal contenant les informations de couleur
Definition from own experience or research:
On désigne par chrominance le signal contenant les informations de couleur
Example sentences:
La chrominance désigne la partie de l'image vidéo correspondant à l'information de couleur (Wikipedia)
Note from asker:
FYI If this connecting rod was in a car engine then the position would be top or bottom dead centre.
Hi, thank you. took me a while to discover the English part of the document. Turn-back point would appear to be the accepted term.
Well, I also think that the most appropriate term matching here is exactly 'turn-back points ".
Would you like to put this as an answer? Thanks, Chris.
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Chrominance

Definition from Le grand Robert en ligne:
Représentation des informations relatives à la couleur d’une image de télévision. | Signal de chrominance.
Example sentences:
Y/C ou vidéo à composantes séparées (souvent remplacé à tort par le terme commercial S-Vidéo voire par les termes techniques vidéo en composantes ou YCbCr) est un acronyme désignant un signal vidéo analogique dont la luminance et la chrominance sont véhiculées séparément. (Wikipedia)
TDA2151 [numéro de pièce] : Amplificateur de luminance et de chrominance pour la couleur TV (DatasheetCatalog.com)
Un signal essentiel pour les téléviseurs couleurs est le signal de chrominance. (TPE : La télévision)
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