<table border="0" cellpadding="20px" cellspacing="0" width="100%"><tr><td><div class="breadcrumbs"><a href="1_13_15_0.html" title="O">Previous</a> | <a href="1_13_17_0.html" title="Q">Next</a> | <a href="1_13_0_0.html">Glossary</a></div><h3 class="head1">P</h3><hr /><ol><p class="run-inhead">PAL</p><p class="paragraph">Abbreviation for Phase Alternation by Line. The television standard used in most European and South American countries. PAL based DV-camcorders capture video at a frame size of 720 x 576 and a frame rate of 25 frames per second.</p><p class="run-inhead">PCI slot</p><p class="paragraph">A connection slot for expansion cards found in most computers. Most video capture cards require a PCI slot. </p><p class="run-inhead">pixel</p><p class="paragraph">Contraction for <span class="Emphasis">picture element</span>, the smallest display element on a computer monitor--a point with a specific color and intensity level. Graphics programs use square pixels. However, NTSC and PAL video pixels are rectangular, so computer graphics displayed on a TV screen will be distorted (for example, a circle will display as an oval) unless the aspect ratio of the graphics is adjusted for video. (See <a href="1_5_11_4.html">Setting pixel aspect ratio</a>.)</p><p class="run-inhead">plug-in</p><p class="paragraph">A software module that can extend the features of a software application. In Adobe Premiere Elements, for example, you can use VST plug-ins to add audio effects. </p><p class="run-inhead">printing to tape</p><p class="paragraph">Recording a digital video file onto a videotape. </p></ol><hr /><div class="breadcrumbs"><a href="1_13_15_0.html" title="O">Previous</a> | <a href="1_13_17_0.html" title="Q">Next</a> | <a href="#top">Top</a> | <a href="1_13_0_0.html">Glossary</a></div></td></tr></table>
