Operation Manual

Glossary 145
HDV
HDV is a format for recording and playback of high-definition video on a
DV cassette tape. Announced in 2003 as an affordable high definition
format, HDV video supports resolutions up to 1440 × 1080 and is
compressed with MPEG-2. HDV audio is compressed using MPEG-1 Layer
2.
HiColor
A 16-bit image data type that can contain up to 65,536 colors. The TGA
file format supports images of this type. Other file formats require prior
conversion of a HiColor image into True Color. For displays, HiColor
normally refers to 15-bit (5-5-5) display adapters that can display up to
32,768 colors.
IEEE-1394
Also known as Firewire, 1394 is standard that allows high-speed serial
connections between the computer and an HDV/DV camcorder, or other
high speed peripheral device. Devices conforming to recent updates to
this standard are capable of transmitting digital data at 400 megabits per
second.
Instant Playback
Allows you to view the entire project without rendering. It instantly plays
all the clips in the Preview Window without creating a temporary preview
file in your system. Playback quality is dependent on your hardware
configuration.
If Instant Playback results in drop frames, then use High Quality Playback
to preview a project.
Key frame
A specific frame in a clip that is flagged for special editing or other
activities in order to control the flow, playback or other characteristics of
the completed animation. For example, when applying a video filter,
assigning different effect levels on the beginning and end frames shows
a change in the appearance of the video from start to end of the video
clip. When creating a video, assigning key frames on parts where there