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| Digital Video | made up of 1’s and 0’s, binary format, that represent the video image which computers can read. |
| Analog Video | uses a continuous electrical signal to capture footage on a magnetic tape. Examples would include VHS, 8mm. |
| Capture | To record audio, video, or still images as digital data in a file. |
| Frame | a single picture or still shot, that is one of many sequential images that make up video. |
| Frame Rate | : The number of video frames displayed per second (FPS). Higher frame rates generally produce smoother movement in the picture. |
| NTSC Television | 24 fps (23.976). Worldwide standard for movie theater projectors and television. |
| Display Resolution | the number of pixels that can be displayed on a digital screen, usually quoted as width x height. |
| Preproduction | The events that take place prior to the actual shooting of the video. |
| Script Writing | The written text for your movie. |
| Storyboarding | A sequence of drawings, with directions and sometimes dialog, that represents planned shots for a movie. |
| Casting | finding appropriate people to play the roles of the video |
| Production | The actual shooting/recording of the video. |
| Post production | All events between production and creating the final version of the video. |
| Capturing Video | importing video from the original recording device. |
| Clips | Small segments of a larger video |
| Trim | To hide parts of a file or clip without deleting them from the original source. |
| Sequence | A variety of wide, medium, and tight video shots edited together to compress time, add interest, and help the viewer movie efficiently through a story. |
| Timeline | Shows the components of the movie such as photos, video, audio clips and titles in the order and timing that they will appear in movie. |
| Rolling credits | Include cast and credits for sources |
| Soundtracks/sound effects | Additional audio added as background or to enhance specific points in the video. |
| Transitions | The visual movements as one picture, video clip, or title changes to another. Transitions are not applied directly to the clips, but are used to move from one to another |
| Video Effects | Enable you to add special effects to your movie. An example would be adding a Film Age video effect to make your movie clip to look like that of an old time movie or making the video black and white. |
| avi/Audio Video Interleave | Created by Microsoft; Uses less compression than MOV or MPEG; Supported by almost all computers using Windows |
| .mov/Apple Movie | Developed by Apple Computer; Cross-Platform; Opens with Apple QuickTime |
| .mp4/MPEG-4 | Developed by Moving Pictures Expert Group; Compresses well; Commonly used for the Internet |
| .flv/Flash Video | Developed by Adobe Systems; Commonly used to deliver video over the Internet by using Flash Player; Used by YouTube, Hulu, VEVO, etc… |
