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Colour TV in Australia, Part 2
Television archivist Bronwyn Barnett continues her look at the arrival of colour TV in Australia 40 years ago, on 1 March 1975.
Article
Colour TV in Australia, Part 1
The colour TV revolution hit Australia 40 years ago, on 1 March 1975. Television archivist Bronwyn Barnett explains what was involved in reaching this milestone - and why it took so long.
Glossary
Saturation
  Light Describes colour brilliance or purity of colour film images. When these images are projected at the proper brightness and without interference from stray light within the theatre, colours...
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SECAM
  SECAM (Sequential Couleur avec Memoire or SEquentail Colour with Memory) is one of three main television standards throughout the world. It was introduced in the early 1960s and implemented in...
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Secondary colours
  Cyan, magenta and yellow are called secondary colours. Red, green and blue are called primary colours. Both sets of colours can be called complementary colours. For example, cyan is minus red, so...
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Processing
  Sequence of chemical reactions that render an exposed image visible and permanent. 1 Black and white negative – positive processing Basic steps: Developer: The image is produced in the development...
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