What is S-Video?
S-Video or Separate Video (also referred to as Y/S and erroneously as ‘super video’) is an analog video signal that transmits video data in two separate and distinct signals – one for color and the other for brightness. This procedure is a departure from the composite video concept where the entire set of information is transferred as a composite (all in one) package. S-Video works in 576i and 480i resolution.
(to top) Short for Super Video, S-Video is one of the high quality methods of transmitting a television signal from a device such as a TV, VCR or Camcorder. It separates the color information (Chrominance) from the brightness (Luminance), which prevents nasty things like color bleeding and dot crawl, and helps increase clarity and sharpness. You can greatly improve the image quality of the image by simply converting to S-Video.
S-video is the abbreviation for ‘Separate Video’. The s-video cables transmit analog video signals. These cables can transmit the video data through two separate signals. These two separate signals send in the brightness and colour data separately. The s-video has a very high capacity of transmitting 480i or 576i video. These days the s-video cables are connected by the use of a 4 pin mini-DIN connecters. These connecters use 75ohm execution impendence. The S-video cable has 4 numbers inscribed on it, these numbers respectively stand for. Pin no 1. GND [Floor or ground (Y)] Pin no 2. GND [Ground (C)] Pin no 3. Y [Intensity (Luminance)] Pin no 4. C [Color (Chrominance)] S-Video cables are used for connecting DVDs or VCRs to the TV. They are also used by high end gaming machines. The s-video cables with the mini-DIN connecters are also used in some computers. However the only drawback of the mini-DIN cables is that they are very weak and sometimes bend over, which results in bad picture
