Noise (signal processing)In signal processing, noise is a general term for unwanted (and, in general, unknown) modifications that a signal may suffer during capture, storage, transmission, processing, or conversion. Sometimes the word is also used to mean signals that are random (unpredictable) and carry no useful information; even if they are not interfering with other signals or may have been introduced intentionally, as in comfort noise. Noise reduction, the recovery of the original signal from the noise-corrupted one, is a very common goal in the design of signal processing systems, especially filters.
Audio bit depthIn digital audio using pulse-code modulation (PCM), bit depth is the number of bits of information in each sample, and it directly corresponds to the resolution of each sample. Examples of bit depth include Compact Disc Digital Audio, which uses 16 bits per sample, and DVD-Audio and Blu-ray Disc which can support up to 24 bits per sample. In basic implementations, variations in bit depth primarily affect the noise level from quantization error—thus the signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) and dynamic range.
Gamme dynamiqueLa gamme dynamique, ou plage dynamique ou simplement dynamique est le rapport de la plus grande à la plus petite valeur d'une grandeur. Cette grandeur peut caractériser l'intensité d'un son ou d'une lumière. Elle est mesurée par une valeur logarithmique en base 10 (décibels) ou en base 2 (bits ou « diaphs »). En photographie, le terme décrit le rapport entre l'intensité lumineuse la plus élevée et l'intensité la plus faible qu'un appareil photographique peut capturer.
