Digital vs Analog Whats the difference Analog is

Digital vs. Analog • What’s the difference? • Analog is VHS/NTSC • Digital is DV/HDTV

Digital vs. Analog Price Size Video Quality Purity & Scaling Noise Copy Quality VHS Analog $1/120 min. Large Fairly Good Full, rich audio & video Electrical Hum, crackle, dropout Degrades Quickly DV Digtial $3/60 min. Small Good Digital loses some richness, pixelates Almost none, signal is either good or gone Infinite

Linear vs. NLE • Linear = assembly editing, like putting together a train, one car at a time • NLE = drag and drop, computer allows it to all be moved around

NON LINEAR EDITING (NLE) • What is NLE?

NLE • NLE - is any computer based editing system where video can be easily moved around.

NLE Consumer Level • i. Movie (Mac) • • • -To install i. Movie HD 6 you need: Macintosh computer with a Power. PC G 4, Power. PC G 5, or Intel Core processor 512 MB RAM recommended Mac OS X v 10. 4. 4 recommended Quick. Time v 7. 0. 4 or later Price: Free with OS Windows Movie Maker • -To install Movie Maker 2. 1 you need: • Windows SP 2 for XP Home, Pro or x 64 Pro • 1. 5 GHz Processor • 256 MB RAM recommended • Price: Often bundled free with OS

NLE Professional Level Avid Xpress Adobe Premiere Pro Final Cut Studio 2 RAM 1 GB RAM 2 GB RAM 1 GB Windows/Mac Mac $800 $790 $1, 400