movie; Common multimedia format used for video commonly played in Quicktime.
What is MOV
100
High speed interface that connects external devices; commonly known as IEEE1394; 1394A for PCs; 1394B for Macs.
What is Firewire
100
Flash video; Video format used to deliver video over the internet using Adobe Flash Player.
What is FLV
100
MPEG4; A uncompressed files format that can be used for audio or video; appropriate for streaming.
What is MP4
100
The ability of a camera to compensate in case where a subject with a large amount of background light would otherwise be obscured.
What is Backlight Compensation
200
The process of creating a DVD that will play in a DVD player.
What is DVD Authoring
200
A technique for superimposing one video image onto another; most common chroma key colors are Blue and Green.
What is Chroma Key
200
Programs used to capture, edit, and manipulate video images,add effects, titles and music to create studio-quality video.
What is Video Editing Software
200
The process of preparing all the elements of a video production, including planning, storyboarding, script writing, scheduling, props, camera angles, and location.
What is Pre-production
200
A scene shot from directly above the action.
What is Bird's Eye View
300
Universal serial bus; Standard hardware interface for attaching peripherals to a computer.
What is USB
300
Windows media video; Compressed video format designed for Windows but also viewable on Macs.
What is WMV
300
Software that will convert a video file format to another.
What is Video Conversion Software
300
All phases of production following recorded of video; .e. capturing, editing, titling, exporting, etc.
What is Prost-Production
300
A camera movement that scans a scene vertically.
What is Tilting
400
The process of recording video
What is Production
400
Video object; movie data file from a DVD disc.
What is VOB
400
A mobile tripod or moving platform for the camera; allows for smooth camera movements and tracking shots.
What is Tripod Dolly
400
A camera angle that shows the subject from above; camera is angled down towards the subject; not as extreme as bird's eye view
What is High Angle
400
Person recording with a video camera
What is Videographer
500
Moving pictures expert group; Standard for compressing digital video; universal standard for digital video.
What is MPEG
500
Advanced streaming format; open file format for streaming multimedia files containing text, graphics, sound, video and animation for windows platform.
What is ASF
500
Audio interleave; video files format originally designed for Windows; can be compressed or uncompressed, depending on the code used
What is AVI
500
Video that is not custom shot for use in a specific film (archive footage)
What is Stock Footage
500
A camera movement that scans a scene horizontally.