Tuesday, January 5, 2010

Digital Video Principles

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Video Standards ------------------------------------------








Progressive vs. Interlaced ------------------------------------------

computers use progressive displays; TV uses interlaced displays






Frame Rates ------------------------------------------








Video Formats ------------------------------------------





Image Size ------------------------------------------















What is Aspect Ratio? ------------------------------------------








Video Outputs ------------------------------------------





Tape Formats ------------------------------------------












Data Rates ------------------------------------------








Storage Requirements ------------------------------------------










Color Sampling ------------------------------------------















Image Compression ------------------------------------------









Working with Timecode ------------------------------------------









For more info about "Timecode Break" and "Drop Frame & Non-Drop Frame," please watch the online training video.

Chapter 3: 24 fps Video

Shooting 24 fps ------------------------------------------




Popular 24 fps Formats ------------------------------------------


Capturing 24 fps Video ------------------------------------------


Converting 24 fps Video ------------------------------------------



Chapter 4: Color and Video

Color Spaces ------------------------------------------


How to Read Scopes ------------------------------------------


Color Bars ------------------------------------------
I didn't understand it fully.


Chapter 5: Computer Graphics vs. Video Graphics

Full-screen, Action Safe, and Title Safe ------------------------------------------



Fixed Resolution - Default is 72 dpi ------------------------------------------



Progressive vs. Interlaced ------------------------------------------



Color Spaces - RGB vs. YUV ------------------------------------------




White vs. Superwhite ------------------------------------------





Square vs. Non-Square Pixels (NTSC vs. PAL) ------------------------------------------





Chapter 6: Digital Audio