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Video Formats 1
Unit 1: Intro to Video
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| ASF (Advanced streaming format) | open file format for streaming multimedia files containing text, graphics, sound, video, and animation for windows platform. |
| AVI ( Audio video interleave) | video file format originally designed for windows, Can be compressed or uncompressed, depending on the codec used. |
| Chroma Key | a technique for superimposing one video image onto another, most common chroma key colors are blue and green. |
| DVD authoring | the process of creating a DVD that will play in a DVD player. |
| Firewire | high speed interface that connects external devices, commonly know as IEEE 1394 |
| FLV (flash video) | video format used to deliver video over the internet using adobe flash player |
| MP4 | a compressed file format that can be used for audio or video, appropriate for streaming. |
| MPEG (motion pictures expert group) | Standard for compressing digital video, universal standard for digital video. |
| MOV (movie) | common multimedia format used for video commonly played in quicktime. |
| Pre-production | the process of preparing all the elements of a video production, including planning, story boarding, script writing, scheduling, props, camera angles and locations. |
| Production | the process of recording video |
| Post-production | all phases of production following recording of video, i.e. capturing, editing, tilting, exporting, etc |
| Tripod dolly | a mobile tripod or a moving platform for the camera, allows for smooth camera movement and tracking shots. |
| USB (universal serial bus) | standard hardware interface for attaching peripherals to a computer. |
| Video conversion software | software that will convert a video file from one format to another. |
| Video editing software | programs used to capture, edit, and manipulate video images, add effects, titles and music to create studio-quality video. |
| VOB (video object) | movie data file from a DVD disc |
| WMV (windows media video) | compressed video format designed for windows but also viewable on Macs. |