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land and, in the United States, from the National
Technical Information Service (see the earlier subsec-
tion “International Sound-Recording Standards” for
the address).
The work of the CCIR is organized into the following
groups and committees:
Study Group 10-Broadcasting Service (Sound)
Study Group 10A-1, Amplitude-modulation sound
Study Group 10A-2, Sound broadcasting in the
Study Group 10B, Frequency-modulation sound
Study Group 1 OC, Audio-frequency characteristics
broadcasting
tropical zone
broadcasting
of sound broadcasting signals
Study Group
I I
-Broadcasting Service (Television)
monochrome and colour television
Study Group 11A, Characteristics
of
systems for
Study Group 1 1 B
,
Ancillary television services
Study Group llC, Control, measurement and inter-
national exchange of television programmes
Study Group 11D, Picture quality and parameters
affecting
it
Study Group 1 lE, Planning of television networks,
protection ratios, television receivers and anten-
nas
Study Group 1 lF, Digital methods
of
transmitting
television information.
Joint Working Group IOllIF, Exchange
of
recorded
Joint Working Group IOIllG, Exchange of recorded
Joint Working Group 10/11H, Use of film in television
Joint Working Group lOl111, Utilization and synchroni-
sound programmes
television programmes
zation of different programme supports
Selected
CCI
R
Recommendations
Listed below are some of the more important Recom-
mendations (“Rec”) issued by the CCIR in the broad-
casting, recording, and transmission fields.
Rec 265-6, Standards for the international exchange
of programmes on film for television use
Rec 407-4, International exchange of sound pro-
grammes recorded in analogue form
Rec 408-5, Standards of sound recording on magnet-
ic tape for the international exchange of pro-
grammes
Rec 450-1, Transmission standards for FM sound
broadcasting at VHF
Rec 469-5, Analogue television tape recording. Stan-
dards for the international exchange
of
television
programmes on magnetic tape
Rec 470-2, Television systems
Rec 500-4, Method for the subjective assessment of
Rec 501-2, Appraisal of programmes on colour film
the quality of television pictures
intended for television use
Rec 562-3, Subjective assessment of sound quality
Rec 60 1-2, Encoding parameters of digital television
Rec 602-1, Exchange of television recordings for
Rec 642-1, Limiters for high-quality sound-
Rec 646, Source encoding for digital sound signals in
Rec 647-1, A digital audio interface for broadcasting
Rec 648, Digital recording
of
audio signals
Rec 649, Measuring methods for analog audio disk
and tape recordings
Rec 653-3, Teletext systems
Rec 656, Interfaces for digital component video
signals in 525-line and 625-line television sys-
tems
Rec 657-1, Digital television tape recording. Stan-
dards for the international exchange
of
television
programmes on magnetic tape
Rec
709,
Basic parameter values for the HDTV
standard for the studio and for international
programme exchange
Rec 710, Subjective assessment methods for image
quality in high definition television
Rec 71 1, Synchronizing reference signals for the
component digital studio
Rec 713, Recording of HDTV images on
film.
Rec 714, International exchange of programmes
electronically produced by means of high defini-
tion television
Rec 7 15, International exchange of ENG recordings
for studios
programme evaluation
programme signals
broadcasting studios
studios
IEC
Publications
The International Electrotechnical Commission
(IEC) publishes standards on a wide range
of
electrical
and electronic subjects. IEC publications may be pur-
chased through ANSI in New York. The headquarters
address of the IEC is:
International Electrotechnical Commission
3, rue de VarembC
PO
Box
131
-
1211 Geneva 20
Switzerland
TELEFAX
(3-41
22) 7333843
Important to this chapter are the IEC publications
produced by Technical Committee
60,
Recording.
Some of these are listed below:
Pub. 94, Magnetic tape sound recording and repro-
Pub. 347, Transverse track video recorders
Pub. 386, Method of measurement of speed fluctua-
tions in sound recording and reproducing equip-
ment
Pub. 461, Time and Control code for video tape
recorders
ducing systems