Video Technology and Editing Techniques

WHAT IS HIGH DEFINITION IN TV AND FILM?

• High definition is a standard of television broadcasting which gives a sharper, more detailed picture also with surround sound. Only people with HD ready TV's can used this.

WHAT ARE THE DIFFERENT ASPECT RATIOS FOR TV AND FILM? WHICH ONES ARE BETTER FOR TV PROGRAMMES AND FILMS?

• Ratios are numbers that tell you how the film was shot. For example, 4x3  means that for every unit of 1.33 you will need to go 1 high. So for ever 1.33 inches wide the shot is 1 inch tall. 4x3 is the standard full screen square TV size. 16x9 (1.78:1) is the standard size for HDTV programming.

WHAT ARE THE DIFFERENT TYPES OF AUDIO AND VIDEO SIGNALS?

• XLR, line-level, mic-level and ADAT are all types of audio signals. They are different signal formats that various cables can handle.
• RGB (Red, Green, Blue), component YUV, S-Video and Composite. These are the output of a video camera, DVD player, computer graphics card, etc..

WHAT WAS TERRESTRIAL TV? WHY WAS IT TURNED OFF?

• Terrestrial TV is a type of TV broadcasting that uses radio signals for transmission and uses antennas and tuners for reception. It was turned off due to the start of a five year switch over to digital broadcasting.

WHAT ARE THE DIFFERENT WAYS WE CAN RECORD TELEVISION?

• Most set top boxes such as Sky and Virgin Media have built in recording systems. You can also buy recording boxes. 

THREE EDITING SOFTWARES

• Final Cut Pro - Final Cut Pro is a non-linear video editing software developed by Macromedia Inc. and later Apple Inc.
• Sony Vegas Pro 13 - Sony Vegas Pro is a video editing software package for non-linear editing systems (NLE) originally published by Sonic Foundry, now owned and run by Sony Creative Software.
• Adobe Premier Elements 12 - Adobe Premiere Elements is a video editing app published by Adobe Systems. It is a scaled-down version of the Adobe Premiere Pro and is tailored to novice editors and consumers

http://www.pcpro.co.uk/reviews/software/388855/sony-vegas-pro-13
Sony vegas got the highest ratings so this one is the best out of the ones I have chosen.
http://www.pcpro.co.uk/reviews/software/385228/adobe-premiere-elements-12
Adobe was the second best, it only had one star less its ratings than Sony.
http://www.pcpro.co.uk/reviews/software/368551/apple-final-cut-pro-x
Final Cut Pro had the worst rating out of the three I chose but the rating still wasn't that bad.

WHY IS HIGH DEFINITION VIEWING BETTER THAN STANDARD VIEWING?

• HD is better because it gives a clearer picture, and sometimes sound. HD resolution is about 5 times the resolution of standard definition. It's sharper from using more pixels to make up the picture.