110 likes | 195 Views
eDoc Video Artifacts. Mike Wilson Production Supervisor, IT Services. Reasons For Video. Show Motion Show Time Show Change. Problems With Video. Large File Sizes Time Required to Create Availability of Tools Understanding of the Medium Files Must Be Downloaded to View. Video Formats.
E N D
eDoc Video Artifacts Mike Wilson Production Supervisor, IT Services
Reasons For Video • Show Motion • Show Time • Show Change
Problems With Video • Large File Sizes • Time Required to Create • Availability of Tools • Understanding of the Medium • Files Must Be Downloaded to View
Video Formats • RealMedia • Windows Media (wmv/avi) • QuickTime • Mpeg
RealMedia • Advantages • Small File Size • Cross-Platform • Disadvantages • Final Format Only • Usually Converted From Other Formats
Windows Media • Advantages • Readily Available Free Tools • Native to 90% of Computers • Disadvantages • Not Easily Playable on Mac/Linux • Bewildering Array of Compression Schemes
Quicktime • Advantages • High Quality Video (Basis for iPod) • Easily Played on Windows • Disadvantages • Doesn’t Work As Well on Linux • Harder to Create for Most People
MPEG • Advantages • Cross-Platform • Industry Standard • Disadvantages • Usually Harder to Create • Bewildering Number of Options
File Size Comparisons • wmv – 60 MB • avi – 107 MB • mpeg1 – 34 MB • mp4 – 25 MB • rm – 9 MB
Observations • There is No One “Right” Format • RealMedia May Be the Closest • Students Will Need Guidance On: • Choosing a Production Format • Finding Tools • Understanding the Medium • Audio is Not a Problem • Mp3 has Become an Industry Standard
Recommendations • RealMedia is the Desired Final Format • Final Size is Approximately 320x240 • Student Guides Created For: • How and When To Use Video • Finding Tools • Converting to Real