Digital Video

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Digital Video
Whats It All About?
By Angelo Athanasopoulos Dorchester High School
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Camera Stuff
Computer Stuff
Software Stuff
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Camera Stuff
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Digital Video Glossary

• Digital video Video stored in a digital file.
• Optical zoom Also called telephoto or true zoom,
  optical zoom is produced by the optical lens
  itself, as with a traditional film-based camera,
  producing enlargement without degradation.
• Digital zoom The process by which a camera takes
  a small portion of the original captured frame
  and zooms it digitally with interpolation--similar
  to zooming in on an image in an image editor.
  Generally causes image degradation above 2X to 3X
  zoom ratios.

http//www.cnet.com/software/0-3227896-8-20157113-
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Digital Video Glossary

• Optical image stabilization Image stabilization
  compensates for slight movements of the hand
  during shooting.
• Lux rating which determines the ability to shoot
  in low-light settings, such as in museums or at
  parties. The higher the lux rating, the lower the
  camera's ability to capture high-quality images
  in low-light settings.

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Digital Camcorder or Camera?
If you really want to capture stills with your
camcorder, you should also look for a USB
terminal, a flash memory slot, and a pop-up
flash--but be warned The stills you get from a
camcorder will never equal the quality of those
from a good dedicated still camera.
http//www.cnet.com/software/0-3227896-8-20157113-
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Computer Stuff
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Digital Video Glossary

• FireWire Apple brand name for the IEEE 1394
  standard (also known as i.Link), which enables
  the transfer of DV video between camera and
  computer.
• Graphics Card
• RAM
• Large Display

http//www.cnet.com/software/0-3227896-8-20157113-
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Software Stuff
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Adobe Premiere
Adobe makes the standard mid-range video editing
application called Premiere.  Premiere has been
around for quite a while, and with each new
release, a significant set of features is given
to the Desktop Video enthusiast.  If you are new
to video editing, or an old pro, you will find
Adobe Premiere meets your needs and then
surpasses them.
http//desktopvideo.about.com/library/weekly/aafpr
110102.htm?oncetrue
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Adobe Premiere
iLife The Digital Hub
See what happens when you take four best-of-breed
multimedia applications iTunes for managing
music, iPhoto for digital photography, iMovie for
editing digital video and iDVD for creating your
own DVDs and integrate them so that they work
together seamlessly.
http//www.apple.com/ilife/
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Fin