Digital Video Editing

- What is the defenition of Digital Video Editing?
The capturing and manipulation of video in a digital format.

- Where are the different TV systems used? There are three different types:
NTSC, PAL, and SECAM. NTSC stands for National Television System Committee, it is used in the United States. PAL stands for Phase Alternating Line, it is used in Spain. SECAM stands for Sequential Color with Memory and it is used in France.

- What are the main differences between them?
NTSC delivers 525 lines of resolution at 60 half-frames per second. PAL delivers 625 lines of resolution at 50 half-frames per second. SECAM uses the same resolution as PAL.

- What is the most common video format?
The most common video format is AVI, producers use this format because it allows them to sell their products to the largest base of users.

- What is the video format you use and why?
The one I most use is AVI, the one used for windows. I use this one mostly because most movie and audio files com in this format.

- What can I do if I want to convert one video format into another?
If you want to convert a video format into a different video format you need to download a video converter. There are many video converters, I myself use Videora Ipod Converter which lets me convert videos in AVI into other formats so that I can put my videos in my Ipod or PSP.

- What is the best quality video format?
Best quality of video format is MPEG-4, based on MPEG-1, MPEG-2, and Apple QuickTime technology.

- Which is the fastest data transfer connection?
The fastest data transfer connectio is Firewire. It can transfer data at rates of 400Mbps (in 1394a) and 800Mbps (in 1394b)

- What is the meaning of fps?
fps stands for frames per second, the speed at which a reproductor generates fotograms or frames.

- What is the meaning of footage?
Footage is the material produced by the camera, before it has been edited to create a movie or video clip. Footage can also refer to all sequences used in film and video editing. Footage in spanish is Metraje.

- What is the difference between script and storyboard?
Scrip is a blueprint for producing a motion picture. The storyboard is a large section of the film produced beforehead to help film directors.

- What is the advantage of video streaming over video downloading?
In streaming you don't need to dowload the file which it would make you lose a lot of time and most people don't have fast enough acces to download large multimedia files.