| A | B |
|---|
| A form of compressed movie | AVI (Audio Visual Interleave) |
| A colored backdrop used to create transparency using color key or chroma effects. | Blue/Green screen |
| The transition similar to a dissolve, expcept that one clip loses focus while the next clip sharpens. | Blur |
| Special key effects that use color for the background | Chroma keying |
| A gradual transition from shot to shot, where the two images overlap | Dissolve |
| To save a file generated in one applicaton into a format that is readable in another. | Export |
| The gradual appearance or disappearance of a picture to or from black | Fade in/out |
| To bring a file generatedin one applicaton into another application | Import |
| Video editing which requires fast forwarding and rewinding to specific spots in the video; sequential editing | Linear |
| A powerful lossy compression routine that records very little change from one frame toanother, the new standard for digital video | Moving Pictures Expert Group (MPEG) |
| A process that allows quick access to a specific point in a video file; random editing | Non-lineear |
| Converting edited clips and effects into a movie format | Render |
| A scene where the objects apear to be moving more slowly than normal | slow motion |
| A term used to describe the viewing of video via the Internet in real time | Streaming media |
| Editing window where clips are arranged and sequenced. | Timeline |
| The change from one video clip to another; includes cuts, dissolves blurs, wipes, zoom, and more | Transitions |
| Trimming unwanted parts of video | Video cropping |
| The process of enlarging or reducing parts of a video frame for clear viewing. | Zoom |
