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DV Audio/Video data can be stored as raw DV data stream file (data is written to a file as the data is received over FireWire, file extensions are .dv and .dif) or the DV data can be packed into container files (ex: Microsoft AVI, Apple MOV). The DV meta-information is preserved in both file types being Sub-timecode and Start/Stop date times ...
1080p (1920 × 1080 progressively displayed pixels; also known as Full HD or FHD, and BT.709) is a set of HDTV high-definition video modes characterized by 1,920 pixels displayed across the screen horizontally and 1,080 pixels down the screen vertically; [1] the p stands for progressive scan, i.e. non-interlaced.
In October 1999, DeCSS was released. This program enables anyone to remove the CSS encryption on a DVD. Although its authors only intended the software to be used for playback purposes, [2] it also meant that one could decode the content perfectly for ripping; combined with the DivX 3.11 Alpha codec released shortly after, the new codec increased video quality from near VHS to almost DVD ...
The basis for digital video cameras is metal–oxide–semiconductor (MOS) image sensors. [1] The first practical semiconductor image sensor was the charge-coupled device (CCD), invented in 1969 [2] by Willard S. Boyle, who won a Nobel Prize for his work in physics. [3]
HD DVD-RW is the rewritable disc variant of HD DVD with equal storage capacity to an HD DVD-R. The primary advantage of HD DVD-RW over HD DVD-R is the ability to erase and rewrite to an HD DVD-RW disc, up to about 1,000 times before needing replacement, making them comparable with the CD-RW and DVD-RW standards.
DV: Intra-frame: February 1995 Proprietary: VCM [d] DVCPRO HD DV 25 Yes Yes Yes [74] [VI] No No M-JPEG: Intra-frame: May 1994 Expired patents [75] VCM [d] Yes Yes Yes Yes No No No MJ2: Intra-frame: December 2003 Patent encumbered [76] No Yes No No Not standard Yes No No Apple ProRes: Intra-frame: April 2007 Proprietary: No No Yes [77] No No Yes ...
Well, they're chock full of 'em. Take Monty Python's "The Holy Grail," for instance. Pretty much every funny movie quote from the 1975 film is still as hilarious as it was back in 1975. Maybe more ...
An argot (English: / ˈ ɑːr ɡ oʊ /; from French argot 'slang') is a language used by various groups to prevent outsiders from understanding their conversations. The term argot is also used to refer to the informal specialized vocabulary from a particular field of study, occupation, or hobby, in which sense it overlaps with jargon.