Atlantic Mole. The AC078 ATLANTIC Project

Atlantic Mole

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Atlantic Mole
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Atlantic Mole. The AC078 ATLANTIC Project : To maintain the Technical Quality of future TV production required the ability to handle and process the video and audio signals in compressed form. This ATLANTIC MOLE project developed the technology to enable the signal to be kept in compressed MPEG format throughout the complete broadcast chain. Comprising 4 units, MPEG 2 Decoder, MPEG motion estimator, MPEG Video encoder, MPEG 2 Decoder made by Snell & Wilcox (to British Broadcasting Corporation Design)

Details

Category:
Television
Collection:
BBC Heritage Collection
Object Number:
2012-5118/592
Measurements:
overall: 460 mm x 1005 mm x 535 mm, 121.5 kg
type:
atlantic mole