Glossary
2-pass encoding: A process by which the encoder analyzes the entire audio or video source file before encoding a streaming file.
3G wireless network: Third-generation wireless network with high-bandwidth data transmission capabilities.
3rd Generation Partnership Project (3GPP): A standards body for 3G wireless technology.
3-point lighting: The standard method of lighting a video subject, using a key light, a fill light, and a back light.
ActiveX: A Microsoft technology for developing Web browser plug-ins.
Advanced Audio Coding (AAC): The default audio codec for QuickTime 7.
Analog: Describes data flowing in a continuously variable manner, as opposed to digital data, which is a series of discrete measurements.
Artifacts: Lines, distortion, ...
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