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 |
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 |
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 for 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 |