Technical Aspects Of Editing

Q1. What do the numbers 16:9 refer to?

The 16 is the width and the 9 is the height. This is the aspect Ratio.

Q2. What is the frame size of a 1080p video file?

1920 is the frame size 1920 x 1080p - HDTV

Q3. If you have a video file which is 720:50p what is the frame rate and what does the p stand for?

50 frames per second (fps) is the frame rate and the p stands for progressive.

Q4. What is the difference between p and i?

P is progressive which shows one frame after the other. I is interlace and shows half a frame at any moment.

Q5. What frame rate is real film shot at?

24 fps

Q6. What might be the advantage of shooting at a higher frame rate?

An advantage is that is can shoot slow motion clips with no jump cuts and it runs smoother.
  
Q7. What defines a lossy file?

A lossy is a file type which are highly compressed and keeps the file types down.

Q8. Name three file types commonly used in video editing.

 MOV, AVCHD, MPEG

Q9. What is the difference between a video file type and a codec?

A codec stands for decode and is how a video/ audio is compressed to get inside it. A file type is something that is compressed to make them smaller.

Q10. What is bitrate?

Bitrate is a rate at which a file processes information.