Unit 2: Cameras and Codecs 3

Focus & Lenses

100

Each depth of field has differing levels of acceptable focus. What are the 2 things that are included in this?

The sharpest point & the acceptable focus that surround this point

200

Lenses have markings that are a ______ ______ of focus and the depth of field (not all lenses have this)

visual representation

300

Wider angles gives you _______ depth of field and range of acceptable focus increases

greater

400

What does the symbol with a circle and line through it indicate?

the film plane marker where the camera's sensor is located & where to measure from when setting focus

500

There are 3 tools to use to get your focus. What one uses highlight indicators on your screen showing the sharpest parts of the image?

Focus Peaking

Shooting

100

I'm shooting a moving subject, what may be the best focus tool to use in that situation?

auto focus

200

Each lens is different, so its important to know which way my lens focus ring turns to get far or close focus. Why would that matter? Explain.

It is important to understand which way your lens focus if your subject moves towards or away from your camera you can correctly focus on them.

300

TRUE or FALSE: Its good to have your main subject centered in your focus area most of the time.

FALSE

400

Run-n-Gun shooting is where you don't have control over what?

Lighting and set

500

TRUE or FALSE: You must shoot RAW to get the best images.

FALSE

CODECS

100

This is untampered with sensor date directly from the camera.

RAW

200

With RAW everything added to the image is:

done in post production

300

Some 'RAW' formats apply some settings in camera for: 

faster playback

400

RAW is only ever a '_______' codec?

Capture - Raw sensor data

500

This word is a combo of compressor & decompressor

Codec

CODECS TYPES

100

A Codec compresses video into more manageable

files sizes and/or types

200

a Code decompresses the file for

viewing, transferring, saving, etc.

300

These are usually the least compressed and high quality, have higher bit depth and better color, and take up more space on media

Capture Codecs

400

These contain intra-frame and inter-frame compression 

Edit Codecs

500

Use these to make your edit go faster since they are smaller lower quality versions, and you can reconnect them later for a high quality export.

Edit Proxies

Codec Types 2

100

When delivering your final video the name of the game is highest ______ at the ______ size.

highest, smallest

200

This determines the quality and size of your video. Often used in streaming.

Bit-Rate

300

Websites like Youtube, Facebook, and Vimeo will do to this: _______________

So it's important to always use a higher quality video when uploading.

Re-Compress

400

Name the 3 types of Codec

Capture Codecs

Edit Codecs

Delivery Codecs

500

Currently the most used delivery codec is:

.MP4