And another question: If a black video will enter AC coupling capactior - will it go up or down (along the Y scale)? I mean after the AC couple - what will I see in the scope? and what about white video? Roy On Mon, Feb 7, 2011 at 1:42 PM, Roy M <roymesi@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > * If you set the high-pass cut-off frequency too high, you will see a > shift in the reference luminance level across the upper left to lower right > diagonal of each frame.* > > Why is that? > > On Mon, Feb 7, 2011 at 1:01 PM, steve weir <weirsi@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > >> Analog NTSC video is encoded into 59.94Hz frames. If you set the >> high-pass cut-off frequency too high, you will see a shift in the reference >> luminance level across the upper left to lower right diagonal of each frame. >> >> The coupling capacitor value is determined by the transmission line >> impedance for long cables, or the receiver load impedance for localized >> circuits. There are video line drivers that use feedback to correct for a >> certain amount of DC drift, allowing smaller than normal capacitor values to >> be used. >> >> Steve. >> Roy M wrote: >> >>> Hi, >>> How do I know which is the correct value for AC coupling in video >>> interfaces >>> (i mean the cap value)? >>> I saw some circuits using 10uF while others use much less... both worked, >>> by >>> the way... >>> is there some kind of rule of thumb for that issue? >>> Regards, >>> Roy >>> >>> ------------------------------------------------------------------ >>> To unsubscribe from si-list: >>> si-list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'unsubscribe' in the Subject field >>> >>> or to administer your membership from a web page, go to: >>> //www.freelists.org/webpage/si-list >>> >>> For help: >>> si-list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'help' in the Subject field >>> >>> >>> List technical documents are available at: >>> http://www.si-list.net >>> >>> List archives are viewable at: >>> //www.freelists.org/archives/si-list >>> Old (prior to June 6, 2001) list archives are viewable at: >>> http://www.qsl.net/wb6tpu >>> >>> >>> >>> >> >> >> -- >> Steve Weir >> IPBLOX, LLC 150 N. Center St. #211 >> Reno, NV 89501 www.ipblox.com >> >> (775) 299-4236 Business >> (866) 675-4630 Toll-free >> (707) 780-1951 Fax >> >> >> > ------------------------------------------------------------------ To unsubscribe from si-list: si-list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'unsubscribe' in the Subject field or to administer your membership from a web page, go to: //www.freelists.org/webpage/si-list For help: si-list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'help' in the Subject field List technical documents are available at: http://www.si-list.net List archives are viewable at: //www.freelists.org/archives/si-list Old (prior to June 6, 2001) list archives are viewable at: http://www.qsl.net/wb6tpu