Chapter 11
An Introduction to Video: Concepts and Optimization
In this chapter, we will give you the foundational knowledge that you will need to understand how digital video works, as well as to be able to work competently with digital video inside your Android applications.
This chapter includes a number of advanced concepts that will build on top of all the knowledge regarding digital imaging concepts and techniques that you learned about back in Chapters 7 and 8.
This new media asset is more difficult to understand and optimize because digital video is essentially a moving collection of static digital images. Because digital video is always moving, it introduces the fourth dimension, or time, into the equation. This, along with the complexities ...
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