takes up about three-quarters of the available space
on a videotape.
TRUCK— In television, a secondary camera movement
wherein the camera is moved horizontally on its
pedestal.
TWO-SHOT— In television, a shot that includes two
talents.
TYPEFACE— The characteristic design of type. The
following are the six main classes of type: Roman,
Gothic, Text, Italics, Script and Contemporary
TYPE FAMILIES— Typefaces that are similar, though
not exactly alike in design.
TYPE FONT— A complete assortment of type of one
size and style.
TYPE SERIES— The weight, width and angle of type.
When a series carries only the family name, with no
adjectives indicating variations in width, weight or
angle, it maybe assumed that the type is normal.
TYPOGRAPHY— The art of printing with type,
involving the style, arrangement and appearance of
the printed page.
UNIT COUNT SYSTEM (flit-j)— A method used to
calculate the lengths of headlines by assigning
numeric values to letters, numeric characters and
punctuation characters.
UNITED PRESS INTERNATIONAL— A news
service that serves newspapers, magazines and
radio and television stations and sells its services to
subscribing news organizations.
VCR— Videocassette recorder.
VIDEO NOISE— An effect that occurs when the video
signals produced by the pickup tube of a camera are
not strong enough to override the electronic
interference the system usually generates.
VIDEOCASSETTE— A plastic container in which a
videotape moves from a supply reel to a take-up
reel.
VIDEOTAPE— A form of magnetic tape for recording
pictures and sound that can be played back
immediately without processing.
VIDEOTAPE, 8mm (Hi8)— A videotape format that is
8mm (approximately l/3-inch) wide and housed in
a plastic cassette.
VIDEOTAPE, 1/2-INCH BETA— A videotape format
that is l/2-inch wide and housed in a plastic cassette.
The Beta format is not compatible with VHS (the
other l/2-inch videotape format).
VIDEOTAPE, l/2-INCH VHS— A videotape format
that is l/2-inch wide and housed in a plastic cassette.
The VHS format is not compatible with Beta (the
other l/2-inch videotape format).
VIDEOTAPE, 3/4-INCH U-MATIC— A videotape
format that is 3/4-inch wide and housed in a plastic
cassette.
VIEWFINDER— A miniature black-and-white tele-
vision screen through which the camera operator
views the scene being photographed.
VISUAL— In television, a device, such as a graphic or
photographic technique, used to enhance a
television production.
VU METER— Volume units meter. In radio and
television, a device used on playback units and
recorders to gauge soft and loud graduations of
amplitude. Correct VU meter readings are achieved
when average music and voice peaks fall between
80 and 100 percent.
WASH— The process of using water to remove soluble
chemicals from photographic layers, especially the
removal of fixer to avoid subsequent fading or
discoloration of the silver image.
WAVEFORM MONITOR— In television, a type of
oscilloscope used to display a video signal
graphically. Television technicians use the
waveform monitor to setup and test studio television
cameras.
WEBSTER’S NEW WORLD DICTIONARY,
THIRD COLLEGE EDITION— The dictionary
of first reference when spelling, style and usage
questions are not covered in The Associated Press
Stylebook and Libel Manual.
WELCOME ABOARD BOOKLET— A public
affairs office publication that familiarizes visitors
and guests with a ship or station. It normally
contains a photograph of the ship (or the main gate
of a shore command), CO’s welcome letter, mission
statement, brief history of the command and
unclassified statistics and facts.
WETTING AGENT— A chemical added to water to
reduce surface tension, thereby improving wetting
characteristics and reducing the formation of water
drops.
WIDE SHOT— See LONG SHOT.
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