noun
- the color information in a video or television signal, separate from the brightness information
Usage: technical; television and video technology
Examples
- The video engineer adjusted the chrominance levels to improve color accuracy.
- Modern televisions process luminance and chrominance signals separately.
- Poor chrominance can result in washed-out or oversaturated colors on screen.
- The broadcast standard defines how chrominance data is encoded in the signal.
- Digital video formats store chrominance information at different resolutions.
- Color bleeding occurs when chrominance signals interfere with each other.