This page primarily discusses the SECAM colour encoding system. SECAM remained a major standard into the 2000s. It was one of three major analog color television standards, the others being PAL and NTSC.Īll the countries using SECAM are currently in the process of conversion, or have already converted to Digital Video Broadcasting (DVB), the new pan-European standard for digital television. SECAM, also written SÉCAM ( French pronunciation: , système électronique couleur avec mémoire, French for Electronic system color with memory), is an analog color television system first used in France. ( Learn how and when to remove this template message) Please consider expanding the lead to provide an accessible overview of all important aspects of the article.
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