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Vocabulary for video
Video formats
| 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 known as IEEE1394; 1394A for PCs; 1394B for Macs |
| FLV flash video | video format used to deliver video over the Internet using Adobe Flash Player |
| MP4 mpeg 4 | a compressed file format that can be used for audio or video; appropriate for streaming |
| MPEG moving 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, storyboarding, 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, titling, 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 |