Glossary
- 16-bit
A standard bit depth for digital audio recording and playback.
- 16 × 9
The standard display aspect ratio of a high definition television set.
- 32-bit
A four-channel image with each channel 8 bits deep. Typically, a CGI image with red, green, blue, and alpha channels.
- 4 × 3
The standard display aspect ratio of a standard video home television set.
- 8-bit
For video, a bit depth at which color is sampled. 8-bit color is common with DV and other standard definition digital formats. Some high definition acquisition formats can also record in 8-bit, but usually record in 10-bit.
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- action safe
The area inside a border that is 5 percent smaller than the overall size of the video frame. Most of the time, anything in your video image that’s outside this ...
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