(Video) Digital video format established by the SMPTE that allows for unsurpassed broadcast quality video record/playback. Differential gain of less than 2% and differential phase of less than 1% is expected. Uses component Y, R-Y, B-Y signal. Sampling frequency of y:13.5 MHz and R-Y/B-Y:6.75 MHz. Video signal to noise ratio of 54db is typical. Digital video and 4 digital audio tracks. Analog cue, control and time code tracks are also a part of the standard. #
(Video) Digital video format established by the SMPTE that allows for extremely high quality video record/playback. Differential gain of less than 2% and differential phase of less than 1% is expected. Video signal to noise ratio of 56db is typical. One composite digital video track and 4 digital audio tracks. Analog cue, control and time code tracks are also a part of the standard.#
More than one device connected in series to the same cable. Each device must have a unique identifier if it is to perform uniquely. Technologies using daisy chain connections include SCSI and VISCA.#
See digital to analog conversion.#
Any information in the form of text, sound, numbers or images that can be processed by a computer. #
Slang term applied to CD-ROM titles that are composed primarily of text or numeric information with little complimentary audio, video, graphics or animation.#
The process of inputting information in a data management system. #
A file that contains information useful to or generated by a computer program.. #
A collection of related pieces of information about a subject that can later be organized into a useful form such as a report. #
One of the most important measures of system performance in multimedia, data transfer rate is the amount of data that can be read from a disk or written to a disk in one second. Devices may have different values for maximum or burst rates versus average or sustained rates. The sustained data transfer rate is usually the most relevant measure.#
A Windows 95 accessory program that displays the date in calendar form, time of day, and time zone. It can be adjusted by the user. #
Display Control Interface. A Windows standard that allows superior playback performance from graphics cards designed to utilize DCI. Playback of digital video and other graphics functions are enhanced.#
(Editing) An audio/video component used for playback and/or recording.#
1. (Video) A device which converts composite video to component video.
2. A device that transforms NTSC or PAL analog signals to NTSC or PAL digital signals. The resulting digital video may be displayed on some computer displays or processed through for genlock/overlay of computer graphics.#
The process of decoding data so that a user with the proper hardware or software may access it.#
The initial value assigned for any of a variety of program or operating system settings when the system or application is first used. #
A process in which files stored in non-contiguous locations on a hard disk are reallocated to new areas where the entire file is stored in a contiguous space. This greatly enhances speed and performance by eliminating unnecessary access time during playback or read operations.#
To remove a file or folder from its current location to the recycle bin in Windows 95 or to remove a file already in the recycle bin permanently. #
The hardware configuration used to present the interactive software to the target audience, such as a computer, keyboard, mouse, CD-ROM drive, monitor, etc.#
(Video, Editing) Sony trademark for 1" tape decks well suited to frame-by-frame recording requirements. Quick accurate pre-roll and step mode recording.#
A QuickTime movie containing segments copied from other movie files is said to have dependencies. The original files must be present for the movie to play. #
(Modeling) The process of reducing the apparent brightness of an object the further away it is from the viewer. This often enhances the perception of depth. #
In a graphical user interface such as Windows, a representation of the items found on an actual desk displayed on the computer screen. #
The location in which data that has been moved or copied will reside, usually a record, file, document or disk. #
Any hardware component capable of sending or receiving data such as a modem, CD-ROM drive, sound card, etc. #
A software program that provides the operating system with the information needed to work with a specific device such as a modem or printer. #
The use of a personal computer to produce inexpensive typeset-quality page layouts. #
Programs that test computer hardware and software to make sure they work properly. #
An on-screen message area in Windows that conveys or requests information from the user. #
Windows device independent bitmap file format capable of storing monochrome or color images.#
(Modeling) Light that is reflected equally in all directions from a point on the surface of an object. It does not, therefore, depend on the observer's position relative to the surface point. This can be thought of as the "not-shiny" property of a surface. Tissue paper is an example of an object with primarily diffuse lighting.#
Information that is stored on, for example, a computer disk, as discrete binary information. This allows information integrity to be accurately maintained in processing and storage. #
Process used to convert computer recordings (of sound or video) into continuously variable, or analog, electrical signals (sound or video). Applications of DAC technology other than sound or video are rarely used in multimedia. See transducer.#
1. The storage and playback of television on a computer disk.
2. Any of several tape formats that store digitally.#
To convert signals from an analog source, such as video or audio, into digital information, which can be stored and processed by a computer.#
1. (Computer Graphics) A tablet across which a pen (stylus) or cursor (puck) is moved to act as a pointing device. Unlike a mouse, a digitizer may be used as an absolute reference grid for tracing. Advanced digitizers measure proximity and pressure.
2. (Computer Graphics) A video board that accepts analog video input and transforms it into a stream of digital information. See Frame Grabber.#
A means of organizing and displaying files on a portion of a disk. In Windows it is graphically represented as a folder. #
A graphical way of displaying the branching structure of directories and subdirectories. #
Any flat, circular, rotating medium that can store and retrieve data. The optical variety is usually referred to as a Optical while the magnetic version is referred to as a Magnito Optical disk.#
This Windows 95 program is designed to rewrite all the files on a hard disk so that all parts of each file are written to contiguous sectors. This is especially important to do when working with digital video files, in order to avoid interruption of the video stream. #
Since 1982, the low-level master control program for IBM PC and compatible computers that manages files and internal functions while providing a means of controlling computer operations. While previous versions of Windows still relied on DOS as an operating system, Windows 95 replaces it entirely, maintaining only a shell for compatibility reasons. See DOS.#
Windows 95 control panel that allows the user to control the appearance of their display by adjusting things like Pattern and Wallpaper settings. #
Windows 95 control panel item that allows the user to either select a design or edit a pre-made design for the background of their desktop. #
Windows 95 control panel item that allows the user to adjust the color and font used to differentiate between active windows, inactive windows, and message boxes. #
Windows 95 control panel item that allows the user to choose the Color Palette, Desktop size (in pixels), and Display type for their screen. These may need to be adjusted for certain programs and software requirements. #
Remote education via video satellite communications, telecommunications, computer networking, on-line, cable or closed-circuit TV and other related technologies.#
(Computer Graphics) Technique used when a limited color palette is available to create an impression of smooth color gradations or to represent a color not on the palette. The technique involves the mixing of different colors of pixels in patterns that take on the appearance of the desired color or blend.#
In Windows, an executable software application that can be called by another. A file containing a collection of functions within DLL╒s are called (invoked) as necessary by applications to perform the desired operations.#
Direct Memory Addresses are used by adapters such as sound cards and SCSI interfaces to provide access to memory for these peripherals to function without the need for the CPU to transfer data.#
(Dynamic Motion Control, or Dynamic Tracking) (Video, Editing) Allows stable jitter free display of video at high speed rewinds or fast forwards.#
In Windows 95, the Start Menu pull across menu that includes a list of your 15 most recently accessed data files. #
(Modeling) Animation or camera movement that moves the point of view forward in actual position (as opposed to zooming the lens of a stationary camera).#
See Disk Operating System.#
The basic interface offered by DOS to the user consisting of a letter followed by a greater-than symbol that represents the current disk drive in MS-DOS. #
The distance of one phosphor dot or stripe to the nearest phosphor dot or stripe of the same color. .24 mm dot pitch is considered excellent while .28 mm is average.#
1. (Computer Graphics) The use of two separate frame buffers. While one frame buffer is being displayed, the other is being updated. When the update is complete, the display switches to the new frame buffer. See Frame Buffer. 2. (Data Transfer) I/O method of efficiently transferring information to and from a smart hard drive controller card with DMA.#
To press and release a mouse button twice in rapid succession. #
CD-ROM drive rating for data transfer rate of 300 kbytes per second. This is twice the speed of the original CD-ROM drives which transferred data at 150 kbytes per second.#
To copy or transfer a file from a distant computer using a modem or other data communication link. #
A measure of resolution for printed output, scans, bitmaps and displays.#
A way to perform operations by dragging an object with the mouse to another location. Certain files may be dragged to a parent application and dropped over the application icon in order to open the file and application for use together. #
A secondary storage device such as a floppy disk or hard drive. #
The area inside your computer where hard disk, floppy discs and CD-ROM drives can be installed.#
A graphical representation of a disk drive or directory in Windows Explorer or File Manager. #
In Windows 3.1, the control panel used to adjust the way multimedia hardware interacts with the system. #
A letter that represents a disk drive in DOS or Windows 95, such as C:, D:, etc. #
This Windows 95 accessory program allows the user to create a compressed drive. This is not a real drive, however. Its contents are stored in a single file called a compressed volume file (CVF). The computer assigns a different drive letter, then compresses the drive into a file and saves it under this new drive letter, thus creating more room on a hard drive. #
A menu in a graphical user interface that pops open to allow the user to select an item from a list of choices. #
(Computer Graphics) Refers to a text/graphic aesthetic that offsets a shaded duplicate of the characters/graphics onto the background.#
MIDI device designed to provide percussion and other rhythm sounds.#
See Desktop Publishing. #
Digital Video Interactive. A hardware-assisted codec based on chip technologies by Intel.#
(Modeling, Computer Graphics) File interchange format developed by Autodesk for AutoCAD and other CAD and modeling software.#
A channel in Windows through which data and commands can be exchanged between two or more Microsoft programs. #
The range of values between the largest and smallest magnitude of a signal.#
