Some Digital Video Concepts

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Some Digital Video Concepts

• Windows XP users can easily try it free
• Windows Movie Maker www.microsoft.com/moviemaker
  
• Google digital video for lots of information
• www.shortcourses.com/video/news.htm
• Connect the camcorder to the PC
• Usually requires IEEE 1394, or Firewire interface
• PC may need a new card (IEEE 1394 or Firewire)
• Some Sony camcorders record to DVD (30 minutes
  max)
• Digital video storage requires lots of disk space
• 0.2 GB per minute of video (uncompressed)
• Complex digital video editing takes lots of PC
  power
• No other applications running, reboot often

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.avi Files (PC)
.dv Files (Mac)
DVD VHS
Nassau Bay Television equipment
Time Warner Cable
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DVD VHS
.avi Files (PC)
.dv Files (Mac)
Time Warner Cable
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Nassau Bay Television (NBTV)

• Serve the citizens of Nassau Bay
• Public Access Channel 16 available only to Time
  Warner customers
• NBTV is staffed with volunteers and all digital
• Processing required for all Nassau Bay Television
  video (consider ten minutes the average video)
  (John Neustadters job)
• "Capture" video in PC - 10 minutes, unless file
  is provided
• Check/trim beginning and end of video - 5 minutes
• Encode video to MPEG2 - 30 minutes
• Check encoded video - 10 minutes
• Transfer encoded video to TV machine - 3 minutes
• Add video to NBTV playlist 5 minutes

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Nassau Bay Television Segments

• 1. Inside Nassau Bay RAD from Diane Neustadter
• 2. Trail Ride to NASA from Diane Neustadter
• 3. Inside Nassau Bay Ladies Funmobile Promo from
  Diane Neustadter
• 4. Pet Patrol (Complete) from Diane Neustadter
• 5. Hot Air Balloon Ride from Chuck Taylor
• 6. Clear Creek Clean-Up Promo from John Browning
  (Complete)
• 7. St. Thomas Episcopal School Talent Show from
  Mike Magnan
• 8. Wednesday Night Sailing Promo from John
  Browning (Complete)
• 9. International Space Station Monument
  Dedication from Mike Magnan
• 10. Inside Nassau Bay - Parade from Diane
  Neustadter
• 11. Public Service Announcement Gator Alert
  from Mike Magnan (Complete)