The document provides details about a wrestling intro video that uses various animation and visual effects techniques. It describes how the wrestler Triple H appears to have 3 wings on his back through animation on the big screen entrance. Advanced techniques like fading, blurring, spinning and changing opacity are used to enhance the intro effect. However, the video's low 240p resolution is noted as being much worse quality than HD standards like 720p. Key terms related to motion graphics, video compositing, and technical specifications are also defined.

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Use of text: Animated Caption
(Title, Credits, animated captions, stings,
indents, interactive menus, web banner)
Brief description: A Wrestling star is entering the stage with his signature music track and special effects such as
What do you see? lighting and fireworks to enhance the intro.
Techniques used: There is animation used on the big screen at the entrance of the ring with Triple H (the
Animation, Visual Effects, Colour Rendering, wrestler) appearing to have 3 wings on his back.
Graphics, Movement
Advanced techniques: There is a lot of fading in and out of frames on his intro video, all used to give a better effect.
Blur, Sharpen, Distortion, Rotation, Opacity The video also spins in a 360 degree motion once throughout.
Technical comments: The video is in 240p resolution which is a very low detail and is notably worse than something 1
Video Format, Screen Ratio, Resolution, of HD, like 720p.

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Frame rate, Compression
Motion Graphics and Video Compositing Unit 64
Glossary
Motion graphics - Graphics that use video footage and/or animation technology to create the illusion of motion or rotation, graphics are
usually combined with audio for use in multimedia projects.
Compositing video - When there are several different clips of video are layered over one another to create a single image.
Interactive Menus – DVD Interface or Interactive Menus on a web page
Ident– The ‘call sign’ of a channel or production company to identify themselves on screen, usually shown before a programme.
Animated Captions – Animated Graphics layered over an image / video
Web Banners – A form of web advertising that is embedded into a web page. They are used to attract a viewer to their website. A Web
Banner usually a mix of motion graphics and video
Video Format - 3 Main Formats HD, PAL, NTSC. HD is the highest resolution (720 or 1080 vertical lines in the image). PAL is the UK
Standard definition image (576 vertical lines). NTSC is the US Standard definition image (480 vertical lines). Now in the
digital age we now look at video format in terms of pixels (i.e. High definition 1080; 1920 x 1080 or 2,073,600 pixels)
Screen ratio – Standard TV ratio is 4:3; this means that for every 4 units wide it is 3 units high. It is likely that the screen ratio will be
Widescreen (16:9) in a cinematic sequence.
Resolution – The amount of detail in an image or signal, such as Standard TV Definition and High Definition. See Video Format.
Frame Rate - The number of video or film frames displayed each second (frames per second; fps). PAL frame (standard UK TV) is 25
fps, NTSC (standard US TV) is 30 fps, film is 24 fps. This means as NTSC updates more regularly there is less strobing
(jerkiness).
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Compression – The use of Codecs (WMV, DivX) to reduce the file size of a video by a variety of methods.This sometimes means a loss in
image quality (a “lossy”). Codecs are found in Video Cameras, DVD players / recorders, Editing Packages, Video upload
sites)
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