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Multimedia Vocab
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Aspect Ratio | Ratio of width to height in the dimensions of a frame; i.e., frame aspect ratio of NTSC video is 4:3, some motion-picture frame sizes use a more elongated aspect ratio of 16:9. |
| Chroma Key | Process where by overlay cards display video on the screen and one of the colors becomes transparent any place the transparent color appears, you see the video input. |
| Codec | Compression/decompression programs used to reduce the size of files. |
| Cuts | Two adjacent video clips with no transition; one clip is immediately replaced with another. |
| Duration | Setting length of clip/image. |
| Fading | A dissolve to or from a back ground color(often black). |
| Frame | A single still image in a video or animation. |
| Frame Rate | The speed at which frames appear on a display, measured by frames per second. |
| Frame Size | Also referred to as resolution, expressed by the horizontal and vertical dimensions, in pixels, of a frame; i.e., 640 by 480 pixels. |
| FPS | How many frames(or individual pictures) display in one second. |
| Import | To bring information into a computer or computer program. |
| Linear Editing | Editing in a sequential order; i.e., VHS, cassette tape. |
| NTSC | The standard broadcast system used in the U.S. and Japan. |
| Nonlinear Editing | Not editing in a sequential order; i.e., CD, DVD. |
| PAL | The standard broadcast system used in Europe and Australia. |
| Production | Creating and editing video. |
| RCA Cable | Cable that usually has a yellow, a red, and a white plug that is used to connect a camcorder to a VCR, DVD, or capture card on a computer. |
| Render | To build a preview or project. |
| Scrubbing | Manual preview. |
| Superimpose | Layering images or video. |
| Timeline | Part of a video editing window that displays tracks. |
| Title | Adding words to video. |
| Transition | Special effects, such as fade in and fade out, that can be set to occur between frames in an animation. |
| Video Capture | The process of transferring video to the computer. |
| Video Editing | Making changes to taped footage. |
| VHS | A strip of magnetic media-usually consisting of a plastic/Mylar base, a layer of metallic particles, and a bonding agent-onto which video and audio signals can be recorded. |
| Voice Overlay | A voice track over music or video. |