Computer graphics allow you to create complex effects simply.
Computer Graphics for Video
Originating Computer Graphics
As you have already learned, digital video is really a series of 0s and 1s representing distinct voltages; the numbers are converted back to distinct voltages to form analog video. So, if you could sit down at a computer terminal and enter a long series of 0s and 1s, you would have just created a frame of video information. Needless to say, this would take a high degree of technical training and knowledge, as well as being a very time-consuming and tedious way to do things. What is needed is a method of creating digital video images that would be as simple as typing at a computer or drawing with a pencil and paper.
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