Digital vs. Analog

• What’s the difference?

• Analog is VHS/NTSC

• Digital is DV/HDTV

Digital vs. AnalogPrice Size Video

QualityPurity &Scaling

Noise Copy Quality

VHSAnalog

$1/120 min.

Large Fairly Good

Full, rich audio & video

Electrical Hum, crackle, dropout

Degrades Quickly

DVDigtial

$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

• iMovie (Mac)• -To install iMovie HD 6 you need:• Macintosh computer with a PowerPC

G4, PowerPC G5, or Intel Core processor

• 512 MB RAM recommended• Mac OS X v10.4.4 recommended• QuickTime v7.0.4 or later • Price: Free with OS

Windows Movie Maker •-To install Movie Maker 2.1 you need:•Windows SP2 for XP Home, Pro or x64 Pro •1.5 GHz Processor•256 MB RAM recommended• Price: Often bundled free with OS

NLE Professional LevelAvidXpress

AdobePremiere Pro

Final CutStudio 2

RAM 1 GB RAM 2 GB RAM 1 GB

Windows/Mac Windows/Mac Mac

$800 $790 $1,400