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5.1

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Surround sound system with 3 speakers in the front and 2 in the rear w/subwoofer

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Analog

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Wave of magnetic patterns that are interpreted as video and audio to be transferred to magnetic tape

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AVI

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Audio Video Interleave - common format for a/v data on the PC

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Aperture

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Opening in the lens that controls the amount of light entering the camcorder

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Aspect Ratio

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Ratio of the width of the picture to the height

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Green Screen

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Special effect where a subject is filmed in front of a green screen and the background and be changed

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Chroma Key

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The process of removing the green background from the green screen

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Compression

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Reducing the amount of data associated with a single frame of video information. Can reduce a 1MB file to 10kb

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Capture Device

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A component that converts analog to digital

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Cross-fade

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A method of smoothly moving from 1 video clip to another

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Dissolve

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A video transition where one shot gradually fades out while a second shot fades in

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Dolby Digital

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Audio that allows the user to use lower data rates with a minimum of degraded sound quality.

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FPS

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frames per second on a screen

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FireWire

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standard high-speed transfer between the camcorder and a PC

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MiniDV

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popular camcorder format, cassettes hold 60-90 minutes and can be transferred to a PC with a firewire

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Monitor

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Video display

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PIP

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Picture in Picture where 2 video images are combined with 1 fitting inside of the larger image

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QuickTime

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A video player on Macs and PC’s

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Rendering

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Process of creating a special effect, animation or editing task

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Shutter Speed

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The amount of time that light passes through the lens. Higher speed is much clearer

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Storyboard

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View of the workspace or sketches of scenes to be shot before production takes place

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Streaming

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Video that can be played in portions over a network, before the entire file is delivered

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Surround Sound

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Audio system that provides both front and rear sound sources

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S-Video

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Provides better color separation and a much cleaner signal

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Timeline

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A view of the workspace that focuses on the timing of your clips

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Transition

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The method of smoothly moving from one video clip to another

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Trimming

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The process of removing parts of a clip that you don’t want in your project

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USB

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Latest capture device connected to the PC

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Widescreen

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Wider aspect ratio than standard TV (4:3)

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Zoom

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Lens on a camera moves closer to the subject. Anywhere from 10X-22X is common

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