Digital video has largely replaced analog video. It offers higher quality and easier editing. This document provides an introduction to digital video, including:
- Digital video uses numeric codes rather than continuous voltages, allowing perfect reproduction without quality loss.
- Formats include standard and high definition. Frame rates are typically 24fps for film and 30fps for video. Interlaced scanning displays half the lines at a time.
- Non-linear editing on computers made video editing easier by allowing random access like word processing. Formats can be converted between using techniques like pulldown.
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200 profesionales / 35 ponentes / mesas redondas / ponencias / workshops / Webradio
Presentación en primicia del estudio ‘Twitter y los periodistas radiofónicos’
• Co-organizado por ActuOnda, AdsRadios y Fundación Once
• Con el soporte institucional de : AERO, AERC, Forta, Instituto RTVE, Academia de la Radio, AIMC, IAB Spain, MMA Spain, Ocendi, RAIN Summit Europe, URTI
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This document summarizes the specifications of three camera models in the C-83 Series: the XC-830, XC-832, and XC-835. All three cameras have 1/3" SONY Color Super HAD CCD sensors, varifocal lenses, anti-grip brackets, and are waterproof to IP66 standards. The key differences between the models are the number of pixels and effective pixels, resolution, minimum illumination, and IR distance, with the XC-835 having the best specifications of the three.
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The document discusses various techniques for organizing, editing, and managing digital video assets in Adobe Premiere Pro. It describes how the Project panel can be used to organize assets into bins and preview clips. It also explains different types of edits that can be performed in the Timeline such as ripple edits, rolling edits, and changing clip speed or duration. Finally, it provides an overview of common file formats like AAF and MXF that allow exchange of video content and metadata between applications.
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- SDI is a professional digital video connection format that transfers at 270 Mbps over coaxial cable.
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The document discusses hardware requirements for digital video editing. It recommends a CPU powerful enough to handle real-time previews and transcoding. At least 1GB of RAM is suggested, with 4GB preferred for professional work. Uncompressed HD video requires a data transfer rate of 180 MBps. Storage needs depend on video format and length, but as a baseline, 2 hours of standard definition DV footage would require around 85GB of storage. Larger storage subsystems like RAID arrays may be needed for professional work.
The document discusses color space issues when converting between video formats. Specifically, significant color detail is lost when converting from DV25 (4:1:1 color sampling) to DVD (4:2:0 color sampling) due to the reduction in color resolution. To avoid loss, sources destined for DVD should use 4:2:2 or 4:2:0 color spaces. The document also discusses video compression methods like intraframe compression and interframe compression using I, P and B frames.
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The document discusses audio editing and mixing for video. It describes how Adobe Premiere Pro can be used to perform basic audio sweetening by adding audio tracks, fading clips, panning stereo clips, and adding effects. For more advanced audio editing, the project can be opened in Adobe Audition, which is designed for professional audio production and allows mixing on multiple tracks. The document also touches on techniques like keying and compositing video clips.
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Digital technology converts analog signals into binary numeric codes made up of 1s and 0s. It uses bits (binary digits) grouped into bytes to store and transmit digital data. CDs and DVDs store digital data in the form of microscopic pits and bumps on the disc's surface that are read by lasers and interpreted as 1s and 0s. Digital cameras capture light using image sensors composed of photosensitive cells that convert light into electrons and record images as pixel values that are assembled into digital photographs represented as strings of binary code.
1. The document discusses the differences between analog and digital technologies, explaining that analog translates signals into electronic pulses while digital breaks signals down into binary 1s and 0s.
2. It notes that while analog has been around longer and is cheaper, digital can carry more data in the same space and offers better clarity through error correction.
3. The document then provides details on the evolution of television, including early mechanical systems using Nipkow disks and the transition to fully electronic scanning using the Iconoscope camera, enabling the start of regular TV broadcasts.
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Analog video uses continuous electrical signals to represent images and sounds, but is prone to distortion and noise. Digital video represents images using binary digits, allowing for exact copies without quality degradation. Major video standards include NTSC, PAL, and SECAM which specify resolutions and frame rates for analog broadcast television.
This document provides an overview of fundamental concepts in video and multimedia technology. It discusses the differences between analog and digital video, including how analog video uses continuous electric signals while digital video represents images as binary digits. It also covers topics like interlaced vs progressive scanning, component vs composite video signals, common video file formats, and standards for analog TV broadcasting like NTSC, PAL, and SECAM. Key video concepts like frame rate, color resolution, spatial resolution, and image quality that apply to digital video are also defined.
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This document summarizes the specifications of three camera models in the C-83 Series: the XC-830, XC-832, and XC-835. All three cameras have 1/3" SONY Color Super HAD CCD sensors, varifocal lenses, anti-grip brackets, and are waterproof to IP66 standards. The key differences between the models are the number of pixels and effective pixels, resolution, minimum illumination, and IR distance, with the XC-835 having the best specifications of the three.
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The document discusses various techniques for organizing, editing, and managing digital video assets in Adobe Premiere Pro. It describes how the Project panel can be used to organize assets into bins and preview clips. It also explains different types of edits that can be performed in the Timeline such as ripple edits, rolling edits, and changing clip speed or duration. Finally, it provides an overview of common file formats like AAF and MXF that allow exchange of video content and metadata between applications.
This document defines various video and audio editing terms:
- Scrubbing is moving forward or backward through audio/video using a mouse, keyboard, or other device.
- SECAM is an analog broadcast television standard used in parts of Europe and Africa, similar to PAL but at 25 fps.
- SDI is a professional digital video connection format that transfers at 270 Mbps over coaxial cable.
- A storyboard outlines material to be shot on film/video or indicates a sequence of clips to be edited.
The document discusses hardware requirements for digital video editing. It recommends a CPU powerful enough to handle real-time previews and transcoding. At least 1GB of RAM is suggested, with 4GB preferred for professional work. Uncompressed HD video requires a data transfer rate of 180 MBps. Storage needs depend on video format and length, but as a baseline, 2 hours of standard definition DV footage would require around 85GB of storage. Larger storage subsystems like RAID arrays may be needed for professional work.
The document discusses color space issues when converting between video formats. Specifically, significant color detail is lost when converting from DV25 (4:1:1 color sampling) to DVD (4:2:0 color sampling) due to the reduction in color resolution. To avoid loss, sources destined for DVD should use 4:2:2 or 4:2:0 color spaces. The document also discusses video compression methods like intraframe compression and interframe compression using I, P and B frames.
This document contains definitions of common digital video and audio terms. It includes explanations of technical terms like codecs, bit rates, frame rates, and video file formats. Compression methods and video hardware are also defined, such as capture cards, character generators, and video connectors. Basic editing terms are listed, such as clips, dissolves, and timecode. The glossary provides concise descriptions of over 100 important concepts in digital video technology.
The document discusses audio editing and mixing for video. It describes how Adobe Premiere Pro can be used to perform basic audio sweetening by adding audio tracks, fading clips, panning stereo clips, and adding effects. For more advanced audio editing, the project can be opened in Adobe Audition, which is designed for professional audio production and allows mixing on multiple tracks. The document also touches on techniques like keying and compositing video clips.
After Effects includes effects like Turbulent Displace and Magnify for distortions, and delivers comprehensive audio effects. Expressions can be used to link complex animations between layers. Graphics experience can be leveraged into motion graphics by animating layered Photoshop and Illustrator files in After Effects. After Effects integrates well with other Adobe applications like Photoshop, Illustrator, Premiere Pro, and Encore DVD. Videos can be exported in various formats for different mediums like web, DVD, and tape.
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Digital technology converts analog signals into binary numeric codes made up of 1s and 0s. It uses bits (binary digits) grouped into bytes to store and transmit digital data. CDs and DVDs store digital data in the form of microscopic pits and bumps on the disc's surface that are read by lasers and interpreted as 1s and 0s. Digital cameras capture light using image sensors composed of photosensitive cells that convert light into electrons and record images as pixel values that are assembled into digital photographs represented as strings of binary code.
1. The document discusses the differences between analog and digital technologies, explaining that analog translates signals into electronic pulses while digital breaks signals down into binary 1s and 0s.
2. It notes that while analog has been around longer and is cheaper, digital can carry more data in the same space and offers better clarity through error correction.
3. The document then provides details on the evolution of television, including early mechanical systems using Nipkow disks and the transition to fully electronic scanning using the Iconoscope camera, enabling the start of regular TV broadcasts.
This document discusses fundamental concepts in analog and digital video, including:
- Analog video uses continuous electrical signals to represent images, while digital video uses discrete 1s and 0s. Analog video is susceptible to quality loss but digital video maintains perfect quality.
- There are different types of color video signals like composite, S-video, and component, with component providing the best quality but requiring more bandwidth.
- Common video broadcasting standards are NTSC, PAL, and SECAM, which specify resolutions and frame rates and differ in color encoding schemes.
This document provides an overview of fundamental concepts in video, including analog video, digital video, color video signals, and video broadcasting standards. It discusses the following key points in 3 sentences:
Analog video uses continuous electrical signals to represent images and sounds, but is prone to distortion and noise. Digital video represents images using binary digits, allowing for exact copies without quality degradation. Major video standards include NTSC, PAL, and SECAM which specify resolutions and frame rates for analog broadcast television.
This document provides an overview of fundamental concepts in video and multimedia technology. It discusses the differences between analog and digital video, including how analog video uses continuous electric signals while digital video represents images as binary digits. It also covers topics like interlaced vs progressive scanning, component vs composite video signals, common video file formats, and standards for analog TV broadcasting like NTSC, PAL, and SECAM. Key video concepts like frame rate, color resolution, spatial resolution, and image quality that apply to digital video are also defined.
DC 7 is audio processing software that uses digital signal processing algorithms to enhance audio signals in real time or from recordings. It has over 800 preset filters that can remove noise like clicks, pops, and static to improve intelligibility of difficult to hear signals. The software bridges the analog and digital worlds by processing digital audio and outputting analog sound. It has applications for restoring old recordings as well as improving real-time reception of shortwave radio, ham radio, and other weak audio signals impaired by noise or fading.
1. The document discusses image acquisition, which involves using cameras and sensors to capture images and convert them to digital data through frame grabber cards and digitalization. CCD and CMOS sensors are mentioned.
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Digital technology uses binary numbers represented as strings of 1s and 0s. Bits are grouped into bytes to store digital information. Analog signals are converted to digital by sampling the signal amplitude at regular intervals and assigning it a numeric value. Compact discs store digital audio data in the form of pits and lands on the disc's surface that are read by a laser beam and interpreted as 1s and 0s. Precise sampling rates and quantization levels are needed to accurately represent analog signals digitally with minimal information loss.
This document summarizes a student's final project for their CEIS101 course. The project involved creating a home security system that used a motion sensor and could control lights and sounds. It progressed from blinking an LED to adding a buzzer and motion detection, and ultimately connecting it to WiFi control of an LED. The student learned programming, electronics, and cloud computing skills through completing this project.
1. Analog-to-digital conversion (ADC) allows computers to interact with analog signals by sampling and quantizing analog signals from devices like CD players.
2. During recording, an ADC converts an analog audio signal into a digital format by repeatedly measuring and assigning a binary number to the signal's amplitude at set intervals defined by the sample rate.
3. During playback, a digital-to-analog converter (DAC) reconverts the digital numbers back into an analog signal by combining the amplitude information from each sample to rebuild the original wave.
The document provides information about the Sagarika K-15 missile, India's nuclear-capable submarine-launched ballistic missile. Development of the missile began in the late 1990s with the goal of arming India's Arihant-class nuclear submarines. Yesterday, India successfully conducted the 12th and final developmental trial of the missile, launching it from a pontoon off Visakhapatnam and impacting the target at its full range of 700 km. With developmental trials complete, integration of the K-15 missile onto INS Arihant submarines will now begin.
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primer
A Digital Video Primer:
An Introduction to DV Production,
Post-Production, and Delivery
TABLE OF CONTENTS Introduction
1 Introduction
The world of digital video (DV) encompasses a large amount of technology. There are
1 Video basics entire industries focused on the nuances of professional video, including cameras, storage,
12 Digital video formats and camcorders and transmission. But you don’t need to feel intimidated. As DV technology has evolved,
16 Configuring your system it has become increasingly easier to produce high-quality work with a minimum of
19 The creative process: an overview
underlying technical know-how.
of movie-making
This primer is for anyone getting started in DV production. The first part of the primer
21 Acquiring source material provides the basics of DV technology; and the second part, starting with the sec-
24 Nonlinear editing tion titled “The creative process,” shows you how DV technology and the applications
31 Correcting the color contained in Adobe® Production Studio, a member of the Adobe Creative Suite family,
33 Digital audio for video come together to help you produce great video.
36 Visual effects and motion graphics
42 Getting video out of your computer
44 Conclusion
Video basics
One of the first things you should understand when talking about video or audio is the
44 How to purchase Adobe software products difference between analog and digital.
44 For more information
An analog signal is a continuously varying voltage that appears as a waveform when
50 Glossary
plotted over time. Each vertical line in Figures 1a and 1b, for example, could represent
1/10,000 of a second. If the minimum voltage in the waveform is 0 and the maximum is
1, point A would be about .25 volts (Figure 1a).
A digital signal, on the other hand, is a numerical representation of an analog signal. A
digital signal is really a stream of bits (a long list of binary numbers). Each number in
the list is a snapshot, or sample, of the analog signal at a point in time (Figure 1b). The
sample rate of a digital stream is the number of snapshots per second. For example, if 0
volts is represented by the numerical value 0 and 1 volt by the value 256, point A would
be represented by the number 64, which in binary form is a string of ones and zeros like
this: 1000000
Digital has a number of advantages over analog. One of the most important is the very
high fidelity of the content. An analog device, like a cassette recorder or television set,
simply renders the variations in voltage as sound or pictures, and has no way of distin-
guishing between a voltage variation that comes from the original signal and one that
comes from electrical interference caused by a power line, for example (Figure 2a).
Electrical interference or noise can come from an external source or from the tape, or
components in a recorder or the television itself. When you duplicate a tape, noise
recorded on the original tape is added to the new tape. If you were to then duplicate the
new tape, noise from the two previous tapes would be added to the third tape and so on.
Each copy of the tape adds to the generation loss, or loss in fidelity, from the original.
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Figure 1a: Analog signal Figure 2a: Analog signal with noise from
systems electronics or recording tape
Figure 1b: Digital signal Figure 2b: Digital (binary) signal with noise
With digital, the signal recorded on a tape or sent through the air consists of nothing more than
a string of one and zeroes that a digital player converts to numbers and then to sounds or pic-
tures. Because a digital player only reads one and zeroes, it can more easily discriminate between
the original signal and noise (Figure 2b). So a digital signal can be transmitted and duplicated as
often as you want with no (or very little) loss in fidelity.
Digital audio basics
Analog audio is an electrical representation of sound. A microphone or some other transducer
converts rapid changes in air pressure to variations in voltage. Electronic devices amplify and
process the audio signal. Digital audio is a digital representation of analog audio: An analog-to-
digital converter samples the variations in voltage at set intervals, generates a list of binary num-
bers, and then saves the bit stream to a computer hard disk, records it on tape, or streams it over
a network. The quality of digitized audio and the size of the audio file depend on the sample rate
(the number of samples per second) and the bit depth (the number of bits per sample). Higher
sample rates and bit depths produce higher-quality sound, but with correspondingly larger file
sizes.
Digital video has come of age
Video has made the transition from analog to digital. This transition has happened at every level
of the industry. At home and at work, viewers watch crystal-clear video delivered via DVDs, digi-
tal cable, and digital satellite. In broadcasting, standards have been set and stations are moving
towards programming only digital television (DTV). In time, we will all be watching DTV.
The full transition to digital, however, won’t happen overnight. And although there is much
digital content available now, TV programming is, for the most part, still engineered for analog
production. Nonetheless, the U.S. Government has mandated a full conversion of U.S. television
broadcasting to DTV in order to make better use of the available frequency spectrum.
There are two types of digital television: standard definition (SDTV) and high definition (HDTV).
SDTV offers resolution roughly equivalent to a conventional analog signal, with image display
ratios or aspect ratios of 4:3 or 16:9. The ATSC HDTV format used in the U.S. offers the poten-
tial for approximately twice the horizontal and vertical resolution of current analog television,
which can result in about five times as much visual information. It also takes approximately five
times the bandwidth to broadcast as SDTV. HDTV has a 16:9 aspect ratio.
Not all digital TV sets on the market support HDTV, even the sets with 16:9 widescreens. But
virtually all new sets today are, at least, SDTV-ready, meaning that they are equipped to accept
a digital signal. You can connect DV camcorders, digital VCRs, and DVD players to new digital
TV sets through an IEEE 1394 or DVI connector to achieve a pristine, noiseless picture.
Even high-end filmmaking is transitioning to digital. Today, viable HD digital video formats
deliver magnificent quality for both high-end motion pictures and broadcast TV. Many major
motion pictures contain footage that was digitally generated or enhanced. A number of films are com-
pletely digital: shot, edited, and finished using digital cameras and computers. For those who prefer
the look of film, digital effects can be used to add the texture of film to the impeccably clean images.
In fact, producers have a virtually limitless choice of grain and textures they can add.
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While the continuous-tone contrast range of film is still greater than even the highest defini-
tion video, there are many compelling arguments for shooting digitally, not the least of which is
cost. Many independent filmmakers used to have to scavenge leftover film remnants to complete
a project; today the lower cost of digital video is making it possible for more indies than ever
before to be produced and distributed. In consumer electronics, an ever-growing selection of
digital video camcorders offers impressive quality at an affordable price.
Video post-production has moved from analog tape-to-tape editing to the world of digital non-
linear editing (NLE).
The advantages of using a computer for video production activities such as nonlinear editing
are enormous. Traditional tape-to-tape editing follows a linear path, like writing a letter with
a typewriter. If you want to insert new video at the beginning or middle of a finished project,
you have to reedit everything after that point. Desktop video, however, enables you to work with
moving images in much the same way you write with a word processor. Your movie document
can quickly and easily be edited and reedited, including adding music, titles, and special effects.
Frame rates and fields
When a series of sequential pictures is shown in rapid succession, an amazing thing happens.
Instead of seeing each image separately, we perceive a smoothly moving animation. This is the Before nonlinear editing systems and graphical
Interfaces, projects were edited linearly with
basis for film and video. The number of pictures shown per second is called the frame rate.
multiple videotape recorders using timecode.
It takes a minimum frame rate of about 10 frames per second (fps) for the viewer to perceive
smooth motion. Below that speed, a person can perceive the individual still images and motion
appears jerky. To avoid that flicker between frames, you need a frame rate of between 30 and 45
fps. Film has a frame rate of 24 fps. Television has a frame rate of approximately 30 fps (29.97
fps) in the U.S. and other countries that use the National Television Systems Committee (NTSC)
standard, and roughly 25 fps in countries that use the Phase-Alternating Line (PAL) and Sequen-
tiel Couleur Avec Memoire (SECAM) standards.
There are two ways that a frame can be presented to a viewer: progressively or with interlaced
scanning. With film, the shutter in a projector displays each frame in its entirety, and then
displays the next frame. This progressive method of displaying complete frames is similar to the
manner in which a computer display is refreshed. A whole new image is scanned about 60 times
a second. Digital television sets are also capable of progressive display.
Interlaced scanning was developed in the early days of television to accommodate the old
cathode ray tube (CRT). Inside the tube, an electron beam scans across the inside of the screen,
which contains a light-emitting phosphor coating. Unlike the phosphors used in today’s com-
puter monitors, those used when televisions were first invented had a very short persistence. That
means the amount of time they could remain illuminated was short. In the time it took the elec-
tron beam to scan to the bottom of the screen, the phosphors at the top were already going dark.
To solve this problem, the early television engineers designed an interlaced system for scanning
the electron beam. With an interlaced system, the beam only scans the odd-numbered lines the
first time, and then returns to the top and scans the even-numbered lines. These two alternating
sets of lines are known as the upper (or odd) and lower (or even) fields in the television signal.
A television that displays 30 frames per second is really displaying 60 fields per second—two
interlaced images per frame.
Why is the frame/field issue of importance? Imagine that you are watching a video of a ball flying
across the screen. In the first 1/60th of a second, the TV scans all of the odd lines in the screen
and shows the ball in position at that instant. Because the ball continues to move, the even lines
that are scanned in the next 1/60th of a second show the ball in a slightly different position.
With progressive scan, all lines of a frame show an image that occurs at one point in time; with
interlaced scan, even lines occur 1/60th of a second later than the odd lines. Because of this dif-
ference, you need to consider fields and frames when you want to display an interlaced image on
a progressive-scanned monitor. This situation most often occurs when you edit interlaced video
on a computer. If the video is destined for computer playback, you can convert or deinterlace the
video using your editing program or capture device. However, if the final video will be played on
a standard television, through a DVD or tape, you need to maintain interlacing while you edit.
In either case, if you are using Adobe® Premiere® Pro software for video editing or Adobe After
Effects® software for creating motion graphics and visual effects, you can easily work with either
scanning method.
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Converting film THE PROMISE OF 24P
The term telecine refers to the combination of processes, equipment, and software used to per- Frame rate differences and video interlacing com-
plicate the process of converting film to video when
form film-to-video conversion. Pulldown techniques are used in the telecine process to convert
motion pictures are to be shown on TV. It’s even more
the 24 fps rate of film to the approximately 30 fps rate of NTSC video and to handle the conver- complicated when converting from video to film.
sion from progressive frames to interlaced fields. Standards conversion (converting from one format
to another) often causes motion artifacts and softens
Pulldown performs its magic without speeding the film up by inserting redundant fields as the crisp images.
film is being transferred. Here’s how it works:
The advent of digital television has underscored the
need for a better way to move between formats. In
1. Film frame 1 transfers to the first two fields of video frame 1.
the U.S., the digital television mandate by the FCC
2. Film frame 2 transfers to the two fields of video frame 2 as well as the first field of video frame 3. allows broadcasters to choose from among 18 differ-
ent SD and HD formats. These formats are specified
3. Film frame 3 transfers to the second field of video frame 3 and the first of video frame 4. with a number indicating the lines of vertical resolu-
tion, and a letter indicating whether the display is
4. Film frame 4 transfers to the second field of video frame 4 and the two fields of video frame 5 interlaced (i) or progressive (p). CBS and NBC have
chosen 1080i; ABC prefers 720p; and FOX works with
and the process repeats.
480p, 480i, and 720p. It sounds like the commence-
By inserting two extra fields every 1/6th of a second, four film frames fill five video frames, and ment of chaos, doesn’t it? Imagine the poor producer
who must be prepared to deliver in one or more
24 frames fill 30.
formats.
The benefits to the film industry of having a suitable
digital production format are enormous. Savings on
the cost of traditional film and film processing, not to
mention the time required for film processing is huge.
When digital effects are incorporated into footage,
film must be digitized anyway, so being able to begin
with digital material makes sense.
The solution may be the 24P format—a 24 fps, pro-
gressive scanned HD image with 1080 lines of vertical
resolution. 24P digital cameras are delivering major
motion picture quality content, such as Star Wars: Epi-
sode Ill. Film is easily converted to 24P video, because
film is 24 fps and compatible with progressive scan-
ning. Because it’s digital, you can make a single digital
master from which multiple formats can be produced
with virtually no generation loss: from NTSC or PAL, to
any of the HD formats, even film.
3-2 or 2-3 pulldown is used to match the frame rate of film (24 fps) to that of video (29.97 fps) for transferring.
The term cadence refers to the allocation of frames to fields. With a 2-3 cadence, the first film
frame is transferred to 2 fields, the second frame to 3 fields; with a 3-2 cadence, the first frame is
transferred to 3 fields, the second frame to 2.
For PAL telecine, 2-2 pulldown is used, which allocates each film frame to two video fields, yield-
ing the required 50 fields per second. The film runs through the telecine machine at 25 fps, 4%
faster than normal speed, to compensate for the frame rate difference.
Pulldown is also used to convert 24P video to 30p and 60i formats.
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Resolution
The quality of the images you see in film and video is not only dependent upon frame rate. The
amount of information in each frame, or image resolution, is also a factor. All other things being
equal, a higher resolution results in a better quality image.
The resolution of analog video is represented by the number of scan lines per image, or, the num-
ber of lines the electron beam draws across the screen or vertical resolution.
• NTSC is based on 525 vertical lines of resolution, displayed as two interlaced fields. However,
some of these lines are used for synchronization and blanking, so only 486 lines are actually
visible in the active picture area. The blanking part of a television signal can be seen as the
black bars above and below the active area.
• PAL is based on 625 vertical lines of resolution, displayed as two interlaced fields. As with
NTSC, some of these lines are used for synchronization and blanking, so only 576 lines are
actually visible in the active picture area.
Horizontal resolution in analog video refers to the number of black-to-white transitions or the
detail that can be displayed on each scan line. The horizontal resolution of video equipment is
usually described in lines of resolution to depict an equivalent resolution to the actual lines of
resolution in the vertical domain. Be careful when comparing the horizontal resolution of an
analog signal (NTSC or PAL) to a digital signal. With an analog signal, you are really looking at
bandwidth (or frequency response), which translates to the sharpness of an image or how much
detail can be seen. With digital video, the horizontal resolution is more easily measurable, because
there are a fixed number of pixels.
A section of a resolution chart expanded to show how resolution degrades with DV25 and MPEG-2 compression,
and after being transferred to VHS tape.
Analog signals have no limitation on horizontal resolution, and many high-end studio cameras
can produce images with very high horizontal resolution (greater than 720 lines). However, when
the signal is recorded on an analog tape, processed, or run through a broadcast transmitter, you
effectively reduce the horizontal resolution. In general, the horizontal resolution of VHS is con-
sidered to be ~250 lines, and SVHS is considered to be ~410 lines.
Resolution for digital images, on computer displays and digital television sets, for example, is
represented by a fixed number of individual picture elements (pixels) on the screen, and is often
expressed as a dimension: the number of horizontal pixels by the number of vertical pixels. For
example, 640 x 480 and 720 x 486 are full-frame SD resolutions, and 1920 x 1080 is a full-frame
HD resolution.
In the U.S., there is one FCC-approved standard for analog video and 18 standards for digital TV.
Currently, the three most commonly encountered digital resolutions are:
• 480p* or 480 lines of vertical resolution, scanned progressively
• 720p or 720 lines of vertical resolution, scanned progressively
• 1080i or 1080 lines of vertical resolution, interlaced
* Note that when the letter P is used to denote progressive in the 24P video format, it is capitalized; but when it
is used to refer to television display resolution, it is typically lower case, such as 720p.
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Another factor to be aware of regarding resolution on digital TVs is the physical size of the
screen. There are more dots placed horizontally across a 50-inch plasma screen than on a 27-inch
direct-view screen. Although a 1080i image may be fed to an HDTV display, that display may
not be able to reproduce all the dots in the image received. Digital TVs reprocess (upconvert or
downconvert) the image to conform to the number of dots actually available on the screen. A
1080i image created for HDTV with a resolution of 1920 x 1080 may be downconverted to fit
1366 x 768, 1280 x 960, 1024 x 768, or any other pixel field. As you may expect, downconversion
results in a loss of detail.
You may find yourself working with a wide variety of frame rates and resolutions. For example, if
you are producing a video that is going to be distributed on HDTV, DVD, and the web, then you
need to produce videos in three different resolutions and frame rates. Frame rate and resolution
are very important in digital video because they determine to a great extent how much data must
be stored and streamed to view your video. There are often trade-offs between the desire for great
quality video and the requirements imposed by storage and bandwidth limitations.
More data is required to produce higher-quality images and sound.
Aspect ratios
The width-to-height ratio of an image is called its aspect ratio. The 35mm still photography film
frames on which motion picture film was originally based have a 4:3 (width:height) ratio, which
is often expressed as 1.33:1 or 1.33 aspect ratio (multiplying the height by 1.33 yields the width).
From 1917 to 1952, the 4:3 aspect ratio was used almost exclusively to make movies and to
determine the shape of theater screens. When television was developed, existing camera lenses
all used the 4:3 format, so the same aspect ratio was chosen as the standard for the new broadcast
medium. This 4:3 format is now known as fullscreen TV.
4:3 aspect ratio of fullscreen TV
In the 1950s, the motion picture industry began to worry about losing audiences to broadcast
television. So the movie studios began to introduce a variety of enhancements to give audiences a
bigger, better, and more exciting experience than they could have in their own living rooms. One
of those enhancements was a wider screen. Studios produced widescreen films in a number of
scope formats, such as Cinemascope (the original), Warnerscope, Technicscope, and Panascope.
Widescreen became a hit with audiences, and eventually a standard aspect ratio of 1.85 was
adopted for the majority of films.
One problem with the widescreen format was that it did not translate well to television. For many
16:9 aspect ratio of widescreen TV
years, when widescreen films were shown on television, the sides of the image were lopped off to
accommodate the 4:3 ratio of TV. Eventually, letterboxing came into vogue, whereby black bars
were positioned above and below the widescreen image, in order fit the full width of the image on
the TV screen.
160 352 720 1280 1920
QCIF
176x128
22,528px CIF
120 352x288
101,376px
240
NTSC DV A comparison of the sizes, shapes, and resolutions of
720x480 standard frame dimensions: CIF (Common Intermedi-
345,600px ate Format), QCIF (Quarter CIF), NTSC DV, and two HD
483 standard.
720
1280x720
921,600px
720
1080
1920x1080
2,073,600px
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Today, as a result of the popularity of letterboxed films on DVD, broadcast TV, and HDTV, many
new televisions come with wider screens. The aspect ratio of widescreen TV is 16:9 (1.78), which
is well-suited for the most-popular film aspect ratio of 1.85. For movies with wider aspect ratios,
such as 2.35:1, the new TVs display narrow letterbox bars.
FoRmAt A sPeC t R AtIo HoRIzontAl VeR tIC Al Reso - FR Ame R Ate / BIt R Ate
ResolutIon lutIon (sC An InteRl ACeD oR (megABIts PeR
(PIxel s/lIne) lInes) PRogRessIVe seConD)
NTSC (USA, Canada, Japan, Korea, 4:3 330* 525 (480 visible) 30i N/A
Mexico)
PAL (Australia, China, most of Europe, 4:3 330* 625 (576 visible) 25i N/A
South America)
SECAM (France, Middle East, much 4:3 330* 625 (576 visible) 25i N/A
of Africa)
24P 18 Mbps
HDTV 16:9 1920 1080 30p 18 Mbps
30i 18 Mbps
24P 8 Mbps
HDTV 16:9 1280 720 30p 10 Mbps
60p 18 Mbps
24P 3 Mbps
SDTV 16:9 720 483 30p 30i 4 Mbps 4 Mbps
60p 8 Mbps
24P 3 Mbps
SDTV 4:3 720 486 30p 30i 4 Mbps 4 Mbps
60p 7 Mbps
24P 3 Mbps
SDTV 4:3 640 480 30p 30i 3 Mbps 3 Mbps
60p 7 Mbps
*330 lines of resolution assumes that the bandwidth of the analog video signal has been limited to 4.2MHz for transmission over the air.
Broadcast standards including the 18 DTV options authorized in the U.S. by the FCC.
Video color systems
Most of us are familiar with the concept of RGB color, referring to the red, green, and blue
components of a color. Each pixel we see is actually the product of the light coming from a red,
a green, and a blue phosphor. Because the phosphors are very small and placed close together,
our eyes blend the primary light colors into a single color. The three color components are often
referred to as the channels.
Computers typically store and transmit color with 8 bits of information for each of the red,
green, and blue components. With these 24 bits (2 24 ) of information, over 16 million different
variations of color can be represented for each pixel. In the computer world, this type of repre-
sentation is known as 24-bit color; in the video industry, it is referred to as 8-bit-per-channel
color.
While 8-bit-per-channel color is in common use, much of today’s high-end professional hardware
and software deliver even higher quality color with 10-bit-per-channel color. An 8-bit number
(2 8) has 256 possible values, while a 10-bit number (2 10 ) has 1024 possible values. Therefore,
10-bit-per-channel color has the potential for as much as four times the color resolution of 8-bit
color. If you are concerned with the very highest quality output, you can even work in 32-bit-per-
channel color in After Effects. When you work with high-resolution images that use a wide range
of colors, such as when you’re creating film effects or output for HDTV, the difference is easily
visible. Gradual transitions between colors are smoother with less visible banding, and more
detail is preserved, which is critical when applying filters and special effects.
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Like computer monitors, televisions also display video using red, green, and blue phosphors.
However, television signals are not transmitted or stored in RGB. Why not? When television was
first invented, the system was optimized to work in only black and white. The term black-and-
white is actually something of a misnomer because what you really see are the shades of gray
between black and white. With black-and-white television, the only information being transmit-
ted is brightness or luminance.
When color television was being developed, it was imperative that the new system be compatible
with the black and white system, so that millions of people didn’t have to throw out the sets they
already owned. Instead of transmitting RGB, the component signal is converted to something
called YUV. The Y component is the same old luminance signal that is used by black-and-white
televisions, and the U and V components contain the color information or chrominance. The
two color components determine the hue of a pixel, while the luminance component determines
its brightness. With a YUV signal, a color television can reproduce a color image, and a black-and-
white television can simply ignore the U and V components and display a black-and-white image.
YUV is typically associated with analog video, where YCrCb, is used in the digital realm.
Color sampling
When working with RGB images, the same number of bits is used to store the three color
components. When working with YCrCb video, on the other hand, a phenomenon of human
perception is used to reduce the amount of data required for each pixel. Because the eye is much
more sensitive to changes in the luminance of an image than to its chrominance, broadcast-quality
video uses only half as much color information as it does luminance information. Using less
color information helps save bandwidth for transmission, as well as storage space.
In technical terms, the NTSC broadcast specifications call for video to provide 8-bit samples at
13.5 MHz with a 4:2:2 sampling ratio. What does all this mean?
• 13.5 million times per second an 8-bit sample of the black-and-white or luminance (Y) compo-
nent is taken.
• 4:2:2 is the ratio between the luminance (Y), and the Cr and Cb color samples. It means that
for every four samples of the luminance (Y) component, two samples of each of the two color
components (Cr and Cb) are taken—360 samples per scan line.
YCrCb can be reduced even further to what is known as 4:1:1 color, in which for every four sam-
ples of the luminance (Y) component, one sample of each of the two color components (Cr and
Cb) is taken—180 samples per scan line. 4:1:1 color provides adequate quality for most consumer
or prosumer (nonbroadcast) needs. The reduced information in 4:1:1 color is not a problem in
most usages, but it can cause issues such as visual artifacts around composited images.
Figure 3 shows what happens when each pixel is sampled from right to left across each horizontal line. Figure : Color sampling
As you can see, in 4:4:4 color sampling, each pixel contains a Y, Cr, and Cb sample. With 4:2:2, How the Y, U, and V color components are sampled
to convert from 4:4:4 to 4:2:2, 4:1:1, and 4:2:0. Note
each group of four pixels contains four Y samples, two Cr samples, and two Cb samples. With
that 4:2:0 sampling converts odd and even lines
4:1:1, each group of four pixels contains four Y samples, one Cr sample, and one Cb sample—180.
differently.
You may also encounter 4:2:0 color. This notation does not mean that the second chrominance
(Cb) component is not sampled. In 4:2:0 color, the chrominance resolution is half the lumi-
nance resolution in the horizontal domain (like 4:2:2 color), but is also half the resolution in the
vertical domain. The original 4:2:0 color space is only used for progressively scanned images,
because reduced vertical resolution means that every other line has no chrominance component.
If 4:2:0 were used for interlaced video, then all the color would be removed from the second field.
Video codecs that use 4:2:0 (MPEG-2 and Microsoft’s VC1) get around this limitation by using a
modified 4:2:0 scheme, in which the locations of the chrominance pixels are shifted so that color
information is evenly divided between fields.
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