Glossary

Adobe Audition CS3 – This is used for advanced audio recording, editing and design.

Adobe CS3 Production Suite – This is the latest software bundle from Adobe, it is a full production package including programs such as:

Premier Pro CS3 (Video editing)
After Effects CS3 (Special effects)
Photoshop CS3 Extended (Image and video manipulation)
Illustrator CS3 (Image creation)
Flash CS3 (Web animation and applications)
Encore CS3 (DVD Authoring)

Blu -ray disc (BRD) – This is the next step from DVD, they can hold over 5 times more data than DVDs (a dual layer can handle 50gb of uncompressed video and audio) and are used for the distribution of 720p and 1080p HD video and games. Blu-ray is split into 3 regions, A, B and C. Region B is Europe and Africa. It was developed by Sony and has recently won the format war with Toshiba halting production of it's HD-DVD format.

DVD – Digital Versatile Disc, they are the standard media for the distribution of video and are either sIngle layer which can hold 4.7gb (approx.1.5hrs uncompressed video) or dual layer which has a capacity of 8.4gb (approx. 3hrs uncompressed video).In an attempt to crack down on piracy they are divided into 8 regions, Europe being region 2. 

DVD Authoring – Is the process by which material such as video and the construction of menus are burnt on to a Digital Versatile Disc so it can be played in DVD players.

DVD- ROM - This is a section on a DVD that contains files which can only be viewed on a computer. The user can open them directly from the DVD or copy them onto their own machine. The type of files are limitless and can include videos, images and documents.

Internet Video Compression – There are many different types of video compression, two of the most popular being wmv and Flash (flv). When using a video on the internet you need to lower the size of the file as much as possible whilst retaining as high quality as possible. This is best achieved by reducing the image size before compressing the video a process by which the encoder examines the video and disposes of any redundant data.

Matrox Capture Card – Capture card enabling us to capture and edit footage in Hi -Def. Well supported by Adobe and enhances the performance.

PAL/NTSC – PAL is a colour encoding system that is used for British broadcasting, it contains 25 frames per second and runs on a 625 line/50hz system. NTSC is used in the USA and contains 29.9 frames a second and runs on a 525 lines/60hz system.

STANDARD DEFINITION (SD) – This offers a smaller resolution (720x576) than HD, and is what TV is broadcast in.