High-definition
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High-definition refers to an increase in display or visual resolution such as in:
- High-definition televisionHigh-definition televisionHigh-definition television is video that has resolution substantially higher than that of traditional television systems . HDTV has one or two million pixels per frame, roughly five times that of SD...
(HDTV), television formats that have a higher resolution than their contemporary counterparts - High-definition videoHigh-definition videoHigh-definition video or HD video refers to any video system of higher resolution than standard-definition video, and most commonly involves display resolutions of 1,280×720 pixels or 1,920×1,080 pixels...
, used in HDTV broadcasting, as well as digital film and computer HD video file formats - High-Definition Multimedia InterfaceHigh-Definition Multimedia InterfaceHDMI is a compact audio/video interface for transmitting uncompressed digital data. It is a digital alternative to consumer analog standards, such as radio frequency coaxial cable, composite video, S-Video, SCART, component video, D-Terminal, or VGA...
(HDMI), all-digital audio/video interface capable of transmitting uncompressed streams - HDVHDVHDV is a format for recording of high-definition video on DV cassette tape. The format was originally developed by JVC and supported by Sony, Canon and Sharp...
, format for recording high-definition video onto magnetic tape - HD DVDHD DVDHD DVD is a discontinued high-density optical disc format for storing data and high-definition video.Supported principally by Toshiba, HD DVD was envisioned to be the successor to the standard DVD format...
, discontinued optical disc format - Blu-ray DiscBlu-ray DiscBlu-ray Disc is an optical disc storage medium designed to supersede the DVD format. The plastic disc is 120 mm in diameter and 1.2 mm thick, the same size as DVDs and CDs. Blu-ray Discs contain 25 GB per layer, with dual layer discs being the norm for feature-length video discs...
, a high resolution video optical disc format - High definition sound effectHigh definition sound effectHigh Definition Sound Effects or High Definition Audio are artificially created or enhanced sound effects that are recorded at 24-bit/48 kHz or above, used to emphasize artistic or other content of films, television shows, live performance, animation, video games, music, or other media...
s are artificially created or enhanced sound effects that are recorded at 24-bit/48kHz or above - Intel High Definition AudioIntel High Definition AudioIntel High Definition Audio refers to the specification released by Intel in 2004 for delivering high-definition audio that is capable of playing back more channels at higher quality than previous integrated audio codecs like AC'97...
(HD Audio), device driver interface (DDI) for audio and modem drivers developed by Intel - DVD-AudioDVD-AudioDVD-Audio is a digital format for delivering high-fidelity audio content on a DVD. DVD-Audio is not intended to be a video delivery format and is not the same as video DVDs containing concert films or music videos....
, optical DVD standard that focuses on high-definition and surround audio, published by the DVD Forum - HiDefHiDefHiDef , also called 24p, is a 24 frames-per-second digital video format for high-resolution capture of motion pictures. The 24 refers to the frame rate and the p stands for progressive scanning...
, 24 frames-per-second digital video format
Music
- "Hi-Definition", 2008 single from Lupe Fiasco's The CoolLupe Fiasco's The CoolLupe Fiasco's The Cool, commonly referred to as simply The Cool, is the second studio album by Chicago hip hop artist Lupe Fiasco, released on December 18, 2007 in the United States. The Cool is a loose concept album, based on a song and its titular character from his debut album Food & Liquor...
- High Definition (Shootyz Groove album), 1999
- High Definition (Vitalij Kurprij album)High Definition (Vitalij Kurprij album)High Definition is the first studio album by keyboardist Vitalij Kuprij, released in 1997 through Shrapnel Records. All the songs were written and composed by Vitalij Kuprij except track 5 by Mozart and track 6 by Paganini...
, 1997
See also
- HD RadioHD RadioHD Radio, which originally stood for "Hybrid Digital", is the trademark for iBiquity's in-band on-channel digital radio technology used by AM and FM radio stations to transmit audio and data via a digital signal in conjunction with their analog signals...
, name for iBiquity's "hybrid digital" radio system - JPEG XR, image file format formerly known as Windows Media Photo and HD Photo
- High Definition (radio program)High Definition (radio program)High Definition was a Canadian radio program, which debuted on February 4, 2006 on the CBC Radio One network.The series, an eight-episode short run series hosted by Don McKellar, examined and analyzed television's role in modern popular culture. It aired in a time slot previously occupied by...
, a 2006 Canadian radio program