Physical Test: Thu 4th
You will be asked to connect a computer system to a projector for playback of a video file.
You will need to optimise the projector’s image quality and keystoning if need be.
For playback – you must bring a video file rendered using video software of your choice.
The video file should have these exact characteristics:
Duration : 1 minute
Codec : Photojpeg
Frame Rate: 25 Frames per second.
Aspect Ratio: Square Pixels
Picture Aspect Ratio: 16:9
Resolution: 1280 x 720 Pixels (720P)
Written Test, 500 Words. Due Mon 8th
“We .. like to think of video exclusively as data in our computer memory or hard disks. We often try to ignore the fact that video is also transmitted as an electrical (analog or digital) signal over wires, and stored on .. videotape. It turns out that if we take a moment to understand the bigger picture of video.. —how it is transmitted electrically, how it is displayed by TVs and monitors, and how video geeks think of it—then suddenly it becomes tremendously easier to understand where these videosynracies come from.”
– Chris Pirazzi, from http://lurkertech.com/lg/video-systems
What have you learnt about the bigger picture of video this semester?
How will this influence how you approach video at venues – to analyse problems, or optimise image quality?
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