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Important video terms and concepts

Important video terms and concepts

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Important video terms and concepts

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- Now that you have a basic understanding of process, let's talk about some basic video terms that will be useful to know. First up, I wanna talk about video resolution. The resolution of video is represented by the number of horizontal lines contained within the video frame. There's 720 HD, which has a resolution of 1280 by 720, and 1080 HD with a resolution of 1920 by 1080. With more lines of information comes more detail, a crisper image, and better variation in light and color values. Recording at higher resolutions also gives you the ability to use so many more parts of the frame so you can punch into a closeup in post-production, rather than needing to shoot something again in order to obtain that closer image. Smartphones have been capable of recording higher and higher resolutions lately. In the most recent iPhone, you can record at 720p, 1080p, or 4K in the native camera app, and even many more resolutions with apps like FiLMiC Pro, which is what we'll be using for most of…

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