A set of contiguous frames beginning and ending at designated points. Historically codecs have been implemented with specialised hardware. Software codecs are now more prominent because desktop computers are now fast enough to support video processing. A light detection device used in professional and consumer camcorders to capture images for video. A video signal produced from a combination of electronic signals.
Composite video is the standard television signal.
A computer software module used to process and modify digital video for editing special effects to a programme. It is commonly found in DV camcorders as a data transfer interface and in DV editing workstations. One complete still image of video media. Video media is made up of a series of frames. Each video frame has two interlaced fields.