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.
4:3 Aspect ratio of a standard-definition NTSC television set.
16:9 Aspect ratio of a high-definition 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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