Video

Video (from Latin, "I see") is the technology of processing electronic signals for representing moving pictures.

Description

The term "video" commonly refers to related types of carrier formats — which can either be digital (DVD, Quicktime, MPEG-4) or analog videotape (VHS, Betamax). Video can be created with mechanical cameras (capture on celluloid film), video cameras (capture electric signal in PAL or NTSC formats) or digital cameras (commonly capture in digital MPEG-4 or DV formats).

Related Topics:
Digital - DVD - Quicktime - MPEG-4 - Analog - Videotape - VHS - Betamax - Mechanical cameras - Video cameras - PAL - NTSC - Digital cameras - DV

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Quality of video commonly essentially depend on capturing and storing type.

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The last type of video - digital television (DTV) has a higher quality and now the become a mass standard (See List of digital television deployments by country)

Related Topics:
DTV - List of digital television deployments by country

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New next generation of video was appearing at the end of 20 Century is 3D-video - digital video really in three dimensions. Such type of video was appearing with first cameras with realtime depth measurement. Six or eight such cameras can capture 3D-video stream. Format of this type of video was fixed in MPEG-4 Part 16 Animation Framework eXtension (AFX).

Related Topics:
Three dimensions - MPEG-4

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In the UK, the term 'video' is often used informally to refer to both video recorders and video cassettes; the meaning is normally clear from the context.

Related Topics:
UK - Video recorders - Video cassettes

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