Technical aspects of Video Editing

      

1.       What do the numbers 16:9 refer to?

It's the aspect ratio of the screen

2.       What is the frame size of a 1080p video file?

            
             1920x1080p 1080 in height and 1920 in width

3.       If you have a video file which is 720:50p what is the frame rate and what does the p stand for? 

      The frame rate is 50fps and p stands for progressive  

4.       What is the difference between p and i?

       P stands for Progressive
       I stands for Interlaced

5.       What frame rate is real film shot at?
       
       24

6.       What might be the advantage of shooting at a higher frame rate?
      
       The video doesn't blur or strobe 

7.       What defines a lossy file?

       This is used to reduce the amount of data that would otherwise be needed to store the content  content.

8.       Name three file types commonly used in video editing.

      AVCHD
      AVI
      WMV

9.       What is the difference between a video file type and a codec?

       A video file type is for storing information and a codec is for encoding or decoding a file

10.   What is bitrate?  

       Its how many bits can be processed in a certain amount of time.