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1080i

Definition:

The "1080" part of 1080i describes the number of vertical lines that make up a television or video signal. Most television or video signals are rated at 480, 720 or 1080. The more vertical lines that make up the picture, the crisper or higher definition the picture. The "i" following 1080 indicates that the video display is constructed using an interlaced method.

Some television stations broadcast their high definition signals in a 1080i format.

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PNG

PNG stands for Portable Network Graphics and represents a file format used to store graphics and images. PNG is a successor to the GIF image format in that it is not limited to 256 colors. However, images stored in the PNG format can not be animated as they can with the GIF format.