| A | B |
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| Aspect Ratio | Height x Width - proportions of graphics. |
| Authoring Software | Programs used to create documents utilizing point and click features. Examples Frontpage & Macromedia Director. |
| AVI | Windows format for saving video with sound. |
| Bitmap | Windows format for storing simple graphics. |
| CODEC | Program/device that compresses and decompresses digital video. |
| Color Palette | Available color selections, ranging from 16 colors to 16.7 million. |
| Digital/Digitalization/Digitized | Process of converting video or audio signals normally in wave form. |
| FPS | The number of picture images displayed persecond, giving digital video the illusion of motion. |
| Frame | A single picture in a computerized movie. |
| GIF | A graphic file format usable for web pages and some multimedia software. |
| JPEG | A graphic format capable of representing up to up to 16.7 millions colors this is ideal for photographs, realistic artwork, paintings. |
| MIDI File | A file containing musical data encoded. |
| MPEG Video | A format for the compression of digitized videos and animations. |
| MPEG-1 | Postage stamp resolution 352X240. |
| MPEG-2 | Broadcast quality resolution 720x480 with CE quality sound. |
| MPEG-3 | High Definition Television. |
| Quick Time | A cross-platform realtime video and multimedia data format developed by Apple Computer. |
