Graphic arts
Terms
undefined, object
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- collection
- a container for organized clips
- capture device
- hardware that transfers audio and video from an external source such as a VCR or camcorder, to a computer
- frame
- one of many sequential images that make up a video
- depth of field
- the measurement of the area in front of and behind the subject that is in focus.
- capture
- to record audio or still images as digital files
- header
- a part of a file structure that contains information required by an application to decompress and render the content
- audio files
- mp2, mp3, wav
- moire pattern
- video artifacts that occur when recording an object that has many thin parallel lines
- cross fade
- method of smoothly moving from one video clip or proto to another
- bandwidth
- capacity for transferring data in a given time
- digital video (DV)
- video images and sound that is stored in a digital format
- content
- audio, video, images, text, or any other info contained in a digital media file or stream
- compression
- a process for removing redundant data from a digital media file or stream to reduce its size
- clip
- small segments of a larger video file
- video files
- mp2, mp2v, mpv2
- picture files
- jpe, jpeg, jpg
- codec
- abbreviation for compressor, decompressor. software or hardware used to compress and decompress digital media
- direct memory access (DMA)
- memory access that does not involve toe microprocessor and is frequently used for data transfer directly between memory and peripheral devices, such as a disk drive
- bit rate
- the number of bits transferred per second
- project file
- the file that contains information about the files that have been imported into or captured in the current project
- frame rate
- the number of video frames displayed per second
- microphone noise
- unwanted sound that is captured when objects touch a microphone inadvertently
- download
- to transfer a file over a network in response to a request from the device that received the data file
- institue of electrical and electronics engineers (IEEE) 1394
- a high-speed bus standard that provides enhanced computer connectivity for a wide range of devices