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Glossary
Last updated 10/4/2016
video format A standard that determines the way a video signal is recorded on videotape. Standards include DV, 8-
mm, Beta, and VHS.
VOB DVD Video Object. The VOB format is commonly used to distribute movies on DVDs; video, audio, title streams,
and menu contents are combined in a single file. The video stream is typically MPEG-2.
widescreen Any aspect ratio for film and video wider than the standard 4:3 format; previously used to refer to wide-
aspect film formats; now typically used to refer to the 16:9 format that has become standard widescreen for DVD,
because this is the aspect ratio specified for HDTV.
zooming Moving the focus of a camera either closer to or farther from a subject while shooting.