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DC4 Unit 3
Terms for DC4 EOC Exam
Term | Definition |
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aspect ratio | the relationship between the width and height of an image; conventional video and TV is 4:3; widescreen 16:9 |
B-roll | (cut away) – supplemental or alternate footage intercut with the main shot in an interview or documentary |
burning | the process of transferring or recording data to an optical disk, i.e. DVD |
duration | the span between the in point and the out point of a video clip |
fading | one image slowly dissolves to display the next image or fades to black |
file compression | reducing the file size of video while maintaining acceptable quality |
frame rate | the number of frames recorded per second |
frame size | also referred to as resolution, expressed by the horizontal and vertical dimensions of a frame |
lower thirds | in the television industry, an element placed in the lower area of the screen, though not necessarily the entire lower third; example, sports scores or news highlights across the bottom of the screen |
nat sounds | natural sounds; the sounds that would naturally occur where video is being shot |
NTSC | broadcast standard used in North America; uses 4:3 aspect ratio with 29.97 fps; ;pp; |
PAL | broadcast standard used in most of Europe and the rest of the world; uses 4:3 ratio with 25fps |
render | to build a preview of a project from the source files such as video clips, audio clips, titles, graphics, transitions, etc. |
rolling credits | credits at the end of a video production that gradually roll up the screen in a continuous list |
scrubbing | a manual preview of a video project |
sound bite | short piece of an speech or interview used in video production |
superimpose | layering images or video |
templates | a format used to provide a consistent look and feel to a production; can be predefined by the software or created by the developer |
timeline | an editing interface that lays out a video project in a linear fashion |
title overlay | superimposing text on an image or video |
transition | special effects set to occur between the frames in a video production |
video capture | the process of transferring video from a camera to the computer |
voice-over | the recorded voice narrating the story |