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Video Preparation and Capture | |
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Video Basics | |
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Frame Rate | |
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Flicker | |
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Television Video Versus Film | |
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Interlaced and Progressive Video Tradeoffs | |
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Film-to-Video Conversion | |
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Film-to-Video-to-Film Conversion | |
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Frame Shape (Aspect Ratio) | |
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Analog Versus Digital | |
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Analog-to-Digital (A/D) Conversion | |
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Resolution | |
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Scan Lines (Vertical Resolution) | |
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Lines of Horizontal Resolution | |
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Higher and Lower Resolution Sources | |
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Color Resolution | |
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Connectors and Image Quality | |
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Rectangular Pixels and Non-Square Projection | |
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Television | |
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Film | |
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Broadcast Standards | |
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Video Basics Summary | |
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Capturing Video | |
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Digital Tape Formats | |
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Digital Video Cameras | |
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Film Formats | |
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Analog Tape Formats and Cameras | |
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Analog Capture | |
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Computer Graphics | |
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Creating New Internet Video Content | |
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Audience Internet Connection | |
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Shooting | |
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Editing | |
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Summary | |
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Video Compression | |
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Compression: How Much Is Bad? What Codec Should I Use? The Decision-Making Process | |
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Delivery Method | |
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Bandwidth Target | |
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Player Choice | |
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Codec/Format | |
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Encoding Systems | |
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Basic Settings | |
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Balancing Audio and Video Bit Rates | |
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Codecs | |
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Frame Rate | |
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Video Size | |
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Quality | |
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Advanced Settings | |
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Quality-Based Versus Bit Rate-Based Compression | |
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Constant Bit Rate (CBR) | |
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Variable Bit Rate (VBR) | |
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1-Pass and 2-Pass Encoding | |
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Key Frames | |
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Frame Dropping | |
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Bandwidth Scalability | |
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A Brief History of Internet Codecs | |
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Early 1980s: DAT and CD Audio | |
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1984: Macintosh Audio | |
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Mid-1980s: GIF | |
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Mid-1980s: Amiga MOD and MIDI | |
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Late 1980s: Videoconferencing and H.261 | |
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Early 1990s: JPEG | |
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Early 1990s: QuickTime | |
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Early 1990s: Cinepak | |
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1991: MPEG-1 | |
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1995: H.263 and MPEG-2 | |
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1996: Sorenson | |
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1996 to the Present: MP3 | |
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1997 to the Present: Commercial Efforts | |
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1997 to the Present: Macromedia Flash | |
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1998: Quake | |
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2000: Scalable Codecs | |
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Present: MPEG-4 | |
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Video Compression: Under the Hood | |
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Spatial Compression: JPEG | |
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Step 1: Color Space Transform | |
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Step 2: Downsampling | |
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Step 3: Frequency Transform | |
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Step 4: Quantization | |
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Step 5: Output | |
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Temporal Compression: MPEG | |
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Recommending a Codec for Your Content | |
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Summary | |
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Video Storage File Formats | |
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An Ideal File Format for Video Storage | |
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Requirements of Internet Video File Formats | |
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Store Compressed Audio/Video | |
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Efficient Playback | |
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Efficient Scrubbing | |
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Efficient Seeking | |
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Defining Codecs | |
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Other Header Information: Metadata | |
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Non-Video Content | |
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Multiple Bit Rates | |
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Protecting Files Against Unauthorized Use | |
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Video Editing | |
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Checking File Integrity | |
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Packetization | |
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Common Internet File Formats | |
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Internet Video Container File Formats | |
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Simple Raw or Stream Video Formats | |
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Internet Playlist, Index, and Scripting Formats | |
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File Formats Versus Codecs: How Do I Play Back an AVI? A Brief History of File Formats | |
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Apples QuickTime: MOV Files (.MOV) | |
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Audio-Video Interleaved: AVI Files (.AVI) | |
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MPEG-1 and MPEG-2 (.MPG, .MPEG, .DAT, and .VOB) | |
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Progressive Networks: Real Audio and RealVideo (.RA, .RM, and .RAM) | |
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Advanced Streaming Format and Windows Media Format (.WMV, .WMA, .WMX, .ASF) | |
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DivX: A De Facto Standard | |
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Shockwave/Flash (.SWF, .FLA, .FLV) | |
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Simple Multimedia Integration Language: SMIL (.SML, .SMIL) | |
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MPEG-4 (.MPG, .MP4) | |
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Common Fe | |