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Digital Video! I Didn't Know You Could Do That…™ SYBEX Book Index Digital Video! I Didn't Know You Could Do That…™ Erica Sadun Index Copyright © 2001 SYBEX Inc., 1151 Marina Village Parkway, Alameda, CA 94501. World rights reserved. No part of this publication may be stored in a retrieval system, transmitted, or reproduced in any way, including but not limited to photocopy, photograph, magnetic or other record, without the prior agreement and written permission of the publisher. ISBN: 0-7821-2970-6 SYBEX and the SYBEX logo are either registered trademarks or trademarks of SYBEX Inc. in the USA and other countries. TRADEMARKS: Sybex has attempted throughout this book to distinguish proprietary trademarks from descriptive terms by following the capitalization style used by the manufacturer. Copyrights and trademarks of all products and services listed or described herein are property of their respective owners and companies. 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SYBEX Inc. 1151 Marina Village Pkwy. Alameda, CA 94501 USA Phone: 510-523-8233 www.sybex.com 2970index.qxd 08/08/01 3:09 PM Page 332 INDEX Note to the Reader: Throughout this index boldfaced page numbers indicate primary discussions of a topic. Italicized page numbers indicate illustrations. A selecting, 18 assembling video AC adapters, 298 in iMovie, 147 AC power interference, 57–58 in rough cuts, 117–118 accuracy in digital video, 86, 307 in VideoStudio, 196 “Action!” cue, 298 in VideoWave, 174, 174 ADCs (analog-to-digital converters), 4–5, 299 associating sound, 175–177, 176 in low-budget setup, 11 asymmetric codecs, 82 non-1394, 105–108 atmosphere in people filming, 50–51 Advanced Streaming Format (ASF), 277 audience considerations, 12 after images, 298 audio. See sound AIFF sound files, 148 audio cables, 100, 102 ambient sounds, 58–59 Audio palette, 141, 148 analog cameras and sources, 2–4, 2 Audio Studio, 174–177, 176 setup for, 9, 9 auto-focus mechanisms transferring video from, 98–99 defined, 299 camera preparation for, 103–104, 103 problems with, 19–20 connections for, 101, 104–105, 105 Automatically Start New Clip at Scene Break converter boxes for, 102 option, 144 with non-1394 digitizers, 105–108 autumn feeling, creating, 240 supplies for, 99–101, 100 available-light filming, 299 VCR preparation for, 104–105, 105 axis of action, 39–40, 39–40, 119, 299 analog data, 299 analog-to-digital converters (ADCs), 4–5, 299 in low-budget setup, 11 B non-1394, 105–108 B (bidirectional) frames, 84 anamorphic lenses, 299 baby spots, 300 Anandtech site, 95 Baby templates, 252 angle shots, 31–33, 31–33 backdrops, 64 animations, 214–215 background processes, dropped frames from, conversations, 217–220, 217, 220 110 love letter, 215–217, 216 background sounds antimony in CDs, 248 capturing, 58–59 aperture, 23, 299 noise, 127–129 appearance effect, 208 backgrounds archives, video for, 6 in iDVD, 265 artifacts, 299 simplifying, 44–45, 45 ASF (Advanced Streaming Format), 277 in Ulead, 253 aspect ratio backing, 300 defined, 299 backlight, 59–60, 60, 300 2970index.qxd 08/08/01 3:09 PM Page 333 BACKWARD TRANSITIONS — CLIPS 333 backward transitions, 152 controlling, 3 banding, 88, 300 digital vs. analog, 2–4, 2 bandwidth, 78, 300 exporting to scalable, 277 in iMovie, 158–159, 159 and storage space, 80 steps in, 290–291 in streaming video, 275, 278 standards for, 86–87 barn doors, 300 in video transfer barrel distortion, 300 analog, 103–104, 103 Batch Capture feature, 194 digital, 94–98, 94, 96–97 batteries, 7, 320 candles, self-igniting, 226–227, 226 bidirectional (B) frames, 84 canned music, 302 binary data, 300 capture mode, 108 bit rate, 78, 246, 301 capturing, 108–109, 302 bitmaps, 301 background sounds, 58–59 black background for titles, 156 in VideoStudio, 192–194, 192 blemishes, 52 in VideoWave, 168–169, 168 blooming, 301 CCDs (charge couple devices), 85–86, 303 blurring, 301 CD-insertion notification, dropped frames from, booms, 301 111 bounce light, 301 CD-R drives, 243 Box video, 236–239, 236 CD-R/RW drives, 243, 302 breakaways, 301 CD-ROM Movie, Medium option, 160 bricks in reversed video, 223–226, 223 CDs (compact discs), 89 brightness burning, 243–245, 269–270, 272 defined, 301 recording DVD movies to, 249–255, 250–255 in VideoWave, 178 thematic, 136 broad lights, 301 cDVD format, 246 broad spectrum cyclical noise, 128 centering in composition, 49, 50 brute lights, 301 CFF (critical fusion frequency), 79, 305 built-in microphones, 54–55 chapters for VCDs, 249 bullhorns, 301 charge couple devices (CCDs), 85–86, 303 burning CDs, 243–245, 269–270, 272 “Cheat the look” direction, 303 businesses, video for, 6 chimes, CDs for, 245 chokes, 58, 303 C chromaticity defined, 303 cables in TV, 73 for 1394, 95 clamp work lights, 64 for medium to high-end setup, 7 clapper boards, 303 for non-1394 digitizers, 107–108 clarity of built-in microphones, 54 for television connections, 75 clean entrances and exits, 37–38, 37, 303 for video transfer, 100–105, 105 cleaning sets, 66–67 call sheets, 302 clips camcorders. See cameras assembling, 117–118 camera angle, 302 in iMovie, 145–147 camera-left/camera-right directions, 302 length of, 120–121 camera moves, 40–43, 40–41 splitting, 114–116, 115 cameras, 85–86 trimming, 116 connections for, 107 2970index.qxd 08/08/01 3:09 PM Page 334 334 CLIPS PALETTE — CROSS-DISSOLVES in VideoStudio, 195–196, 195 connections in VideoWave, 172–174, 173–174 for non-1394 digitizers, 107–108 Clips palette, 141, 145 in streaming video, 275, 278 clogged camera heads, 88 for transferring video close-ups, 27, 27, 303 from analog sources, 101, 104–105, 105 clothing, 53 from digital sources, 96–97, 96–97 CMOS (complementary metal-oxide Content Scrambling System (CSS), 77 semiconductor) sensors, 304 context considerations, 12 CMYK color, 72 continuous tones, 305 coasters, CDs as, 245 contrast coaxial cable, 75 defined, 305 codecs, 81–82, 304 in VideoWave, 178 color control area in VideoStudio, 186, 187 banding, 300 convenience of analog cameras, 4 of CDs, 247–248 conversations, animated, 217–220, 217, 220 sampling methods for, 73–74, 74, 298, 304 converters and converter cards for streaming video, 278 for 1394 ports, 99 of titles in iMovie, 156 ADCs, 4–5, 299 in VideoWave, 178 for analog setup, 9 color space connections for, 107–108 defined, 304 exporting through, 291–293, 292 in television, 72–75, 74–75 for MPEG, 244 color temperature, 304 for transferring video, 99–102 comic-book dialog bubbles, 217–218 converting command buttons in VideoStudio, 186, 187 degradation from, 4 commercial CDs, copying, 130 streaming video, 280 compact discs (CDs), 89 video formats, 295 burning, 243–245, 269–270, 272 cookies, 305 recording DVD movies to, 249–255, 250–255 Cool Edit Pro plug-in, 128 thematic, 136 Cool templates, 252 compatibility copying of DVD players, 248 clips of MiniDVD, 247 in iMovie, 147 complementary metal-oxide semiconductor in VideoStudio, 196 (CMOS) sensors, 304 commercial CDs, 130 component video, 74, 75, 304 transitions, 182 composite video, 75, 75, 304 cordless tie-clip microphones, 57 composition. See video composition tips cost of analog cameras, 4 compression, 80–81, 81, 305 costuming, 53 codecs for, 81–82 country systems, television, 75–77 MPEG, 83–84, 84–85, 90, 243 courses temporal, 83, 327 creating, 6 types of, 82–83 streaming video for, 274 compression artifacts, 80 covering, 305 computers crawl effect, 88, 308 in low-budget setup, 11 critical fusion frequency (CFF), 79, 305 for medium to high-end setup, 8 cropping clips, 146 cone lights, 305 cross-dissolves, 211, 213, 305 2970index.qxd 08/08/01 3:09 PM Page 335 CROSS LIGHTS — DULLING SPRAY 335 cross lights, 305 digital TV (DTV), 309 crossing the line, 305 Digital Versatile Discs. See DVDs (Digital CSS (Content Scrambling System), 77 Versatile Discs) cue cards, 65, 306 digital video (DV) cue light, 306 defined, 308 curriculum and courses drawbacks in, 88 creating, 6 standards for, 86–87 streaming video for, 274 digital videotape “Cut!” direction, 306 defined, 308 “Cut and hold...!” direction, 306 standards for, 87 cutaways, 35–36, 35, 120–121, 120–121, 306 digital zoom, 308 cutbacks, 306 Digital8 systems, 8, 87, 307 cuts, 306 digitization, 308 cutting on the action, 38–39, 39, 306 digitizers, 4–5 Cutting Room function, 172–173 in low-budget setup, 11 cyanine dye, 248 non-1394, 105–108 cyclical background noise, 128 DINR plug-ins, 128 Direct-X plug-ins, 127 D direction of titles, 156 Director’s Cut converter, 99, 256, 291–292, 292 D1 codec, 306 disappearing effect, 206–208, 207 dark pictures, 63 disassociating sound Dark Room effects, 178–179, 179 in iMovie, 150 data capture, 109 in VideoWave, 177 data rates, 307 dissolves, 308 dating sites, 274 distance drop-off in microphones, 54 day for night technique, 307 distance in video composition, 49, 49 declick and dehiss plug-in, 128 distribution, 12–13 decluttering sets, 66–67 divine ratio, 43 defragmenting hard drives, 111 DNoise plug-in, 128 Deinterlacer utility, 72 dollies, 41, 308 deleting.
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