| A | B |
| Sound Wave | An audible vibration that travels through air or water. |
| Frequency | Number of sound waves to pass a point in one second. |
| Amplitude | Distance from rest to crest to rest to trough. |
| Crest | Point that exhibits maximum amount of upward displacement from the rest position. |
| Trough | Point that exhibits maximum amount of downward displacement from the rest position. |
| Pitch | The quality of the sound determined by the rate of vibration. |
| Sampling | Process used to convert analog sound waves into digital data to be used by computers. |
| Sample rate | The number of samples taken per second, often measured in Kilohertz (kHz). |
| Bit Rate | The number of computer bits processed per unit of time. |
| Sample Size | The number of bits used to save one sample. |
| Mono | One channel. |
| Stereo | Two channels. |
| Audio File Size | Determined by the sample rate, sample size, and number of channels used. |
| MP3 | MPEG-1 Audio Layer 3 file format |
| WAV | Waveform file format |
| OGG | Ogg Vorbis file format |
| AIFF | Audio Interchange File Format |
| Analog Video | Video uses a continuous electrical signal to capture footage on a magnetic tape. |
| Digital Video | Videos that are made up to 1's and 0's, binary format, that represent the video image which computers can read. |
| Capture | To record audio, video, or still images as digital data in a file. |
| Frame | A single picture of still shot in a video. |
| Frame Rate | The number of video frames played per second. |
| Resolution | The number of pixels that can be displayed on a screen. |
| Preproduction | Tasks undertaken before production begins. |
| Brainstorming | Producing ideas through spontaneous group discussion. |
| 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 | Filming the video. |
| Field of View | The extend of what can be seen in a still or video shot. |
| Shot Types | Wide, Medium, Tight. |
| Panning | Sweeping movement of a camera horizontally across a scene. |
| Zooming | Gradually changing from a longer to shorter shot or vice versa. |
| Framing | The process of creating composition in your shots. |
| Capturing Video | Importing video from the original recording device. |
| Clips | Small segments of a large 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 editing together. |
| 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 the movie. |
| Rolling Credits | Include cast and credits for sources. |
| Soundtracks | A musical recording that accompanies and is frequently synchronized with a video. |
| Sound Effects | Artificially created or enhanced sounds to emphasize content or enhance a creative point in a video. |
| Narration | Audio of one or more people that has been recording to enhance or assist in telling the story for your video. |
| Transitions | The visual movements as one picture, video clip, or title changes to another. |
| Video Effects | Enable you to add special effects to your movie, such as a vintage look or changing a video to black and white. |
| AVI | Audio Video Interleave file format |
| MOV | Movie file format |
| MPEG | Moving Picture Experts Group file format |
| FLV | Flash file format |