Video Images Mike McIntire University of New Hampshire

Containers and Codecs Container format (digital) A container or wrapper format is a meta-file format whose specification describes how different data elements and metadata coexist in a computer file.metafile formatmetadatacomputer file Among the earliest cross-platform container formats were Distinguished Encoding Rules and the 1985 Interchange File Format. Containers are frequently used in multimedia applications.cross-platformDistinguished Encoding RulesInterchange File Formatmultimedia Codec (digital) A codec is a device or computer program capable of encoding and/or decoding a digital data stream or signal. [1][2][3][4] The word codec is a portmanteau of 'compressor-decompressor' or, more commonly, 'coder-decoder'. A codec (the program) should not be confused with a coding or compression format or standard – a format is a document (the standard), a way of storing data, while a codec is a program (an implementation) which can read or write such files. In practice "codec" is sometimes used loosely to refer to formats, however.computer programencodingdecodingdigitaldata streamsignal [1][2][3][4]portmanteau -wikipedia Pitfalls

Containers and Codecs Container files like files saved in an avi format can be encoded in different ways such as dvix, xvid, etc. Pitfalls

Very Common File Types 3g2, 3gp – Commonly from Cellphones avi, mov, mp4, mpg, wmv – Variety of programs & devices flv, swf – Flash video file Pitfalls

Common Codecs divx xvid h264 avc Pitfalls

Copyright Pitfalls Copyright & IP Fair Use In class versus streaming How much can you use, if any?

“Fix it in post” Pitfalls Bad Audio Shaking Camera Bad angles Forgetting shots etc

Assigning Rich Media Planning Course objectives for the assignment? Outline what students will learn? Will they work in groups? How will you evaluate? What resources are there for your students? How will you collect the assignment?

Creating Rich Media Planning Outline Story board Shots and Media needed Gather & Capture Edit Export Caption

Captioning Sharing Closed – Closed captioning is the process of displaying text on a television, video screen or other visual display to provide additional or interpretive information to individuals who wish to access it. Closed captions typically show a transcription of the audio portion of a program as it occurs (either verbatim or in edited form), sometimes including non-speech elements.

Captioning Sharing Open – Open Captions are Captions that are permanently displayed and are not an optional feature like Closed Captions. Captions are textual representations of audio. It suits the hearing impaired by not just displaying dialog but also describing other sounds to be heard from the audio.

Captioning Sharing Open – Open Captions are Captions that are permanently displayed and are not an optional feature like Closed Captions. Captions are textual representations of audio. It suits the hearing impaired by not just displaying dialog but also describing other sounds to be heard from the audio.

Delivery Sharing Streaming – On a server, viewed anywhere online DVD – Viewable on DVD player or computer File – On thumb drive, data DVD or CD, portable drive, etc

Create a 2’ 15” video Video will follow general format described in handout Project is due at Friday 9 a.m. On Thursday…

A packet with instructions Recording equipment A cohort leader Your imagination Resources:

Planning and Story Board 10:30 – 11:30 Capture 11:30 – 3:30* Edit & Export 3:30 – 5:30 Timeline: *12:15 – 1:45 lunch & speaker

Have your camera ready! Put in your SD cards. Make sure they’re charged. Use them at the water park! Homework: