Appendix . Glossary
- 1:37:1
Aspect ratio of 35mm film, commonly referred to as Academy ratio.
- 1:85:1
Widescreen version of the Academy aspect ratio.
- 2:35:1
Aspect ratio common to widescreen, theatrical release motion pictures.
- 3:2
Aspect ratio common to digital video (DV) and DVD.
- 3:2 pulldown
A process for converting film footage frame rates to video-footage frame rates. Also referred to as a 2:3 pulldown.
- 4:3
Aspect ratio of a standard definition NTSC television set.
- 16:9
Aspect ratio of a television set and HD video formats. Also referred to as 1:78:1.
- 16-bit
A standard bit depth for digital audio recording and playback.
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- alpha channel
A channel that exists in some file formats along with the color channels. Used to store transparency information for compositing ...
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