Composite Video Signal

COMPOSITE VIDEO SIGNAL

Composite video signal consists of a camera signal corresponding to the desired picture information, blanking pulses to make the retrace invisible, and synchronizing pulses to synchronize the transmitter and receiver scanning.

A horizontal synchronizing (sync) pulse is needed at the end of each active line period whereas a vertical sync pulse is required after each field is scanned. The amplitude of both horizontal and vertical sync pulses is kept the same to obtain higher efficiency of picture signal transmission but their duration (width) is chosen to be different for separating them at the receiver.

Since sync pulses are needed consecutively and not simultaneously with the picture signal, these are sent on a time division basis and thus form a part of the composite video signal.