common intermediate format

from The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (8 July 2008)

Common Intermediate Format

   <communications, standard> (CIF) A {video} format used in
   {videoconferencing} systems, which supports both {NTSC} and
   {PAL} signals, with a {data rate} of 30 {frames per second}
   (fps), with each {frame} containing 288 lines and 352
   {luminance} {pixels} per line.  CIF is part of the {ITU}
   {H.261} videoconferencing standard.

   CIF is also known as Full CIF (FCIF) to distinguish it from
   {Quarter CIF} (QCIF), a related video format standard that
   transfers one fourth as much data as CIF.

   (2007-05-14)