Frame rate, resolution, and codec, get any of them wrong and playback breaks
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Today's Word Bank
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codec
H.264
interlaced
progressive
ProRes
How today works: we'll look at one blank at a time. Study the example, make your best guess, then we'll reveal the answer together. Fill in your notes as we go, don't skip ahead!
1GUIDED NOTES
Two fields or one full frame?
______ scan transmits a frame as two alternating half-frames of lines. ______ scan draws every line of a frame at once, the modern standard.
GUIDED NOTES #1
INTERLACED / PROGRESSIVE
Progressive scan is the modern standard, interlaced was a broadcast-era workaround.
2GUIDED NOTES
What compresses video?
A ______ is software that compresses video for storage and decompresses it again for playback or editing.
GUIDED NOTES #2
CODEC
Short for coder/decoder, determines file size and editing performance.
3GUIDED NOTES
Lossy or lossless?
______ is a lossy codec used for about 90% of video delivered today. Apple ______ is a lossless, professional codec.
GUIDED NOTES #3
H.264 / PRORES
H.264: small, universal, lossy. ProRes: larger files, but far better suited to editing and color work.
NOW DISCUSS
Turn & Talk
You receive footage shot at 24fps but your sequence is set to 30fps. What actually happens on export if you don't fix that mismatch first?
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