Multimedia Technology and Applications
7 - Digital Video and Animation
Author: Dave Hillman    ...     Delmar    ...   April, 1999
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8 - Product Design
9 - Authoring Tools
10 - Multimedia and the Internet
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12 - The Development Process

News

Digital Video Specifications and Standards

  • Video Interchange Standards - a resource for video technology and standards.

  • Codec Central - Your one-stop source of information on multimedia codecs and technologies - a commercial site, but very, very helpful.

Digital Video Technology Vendors

  • Quicktime - Version 3.0 --- The Apple Video Standard. The latest software and support tools.

Check out new features for QuickTime and Quicktime Pro (from the Apple, Quicktime web site):

Unleash the power and full-featured functionality of the QuickTime 3 version for professionals -- QuickTime 3 Pro. Here's what you can do with it:

  • Play back full-screen broadcast-quality video
  • View high-quality streaming media in leading Internet browsers
  • Access over 85 percent of the multimedia content on the web with one package
  • Play more than 30 different audio and video file formats -- on and off the Internet
  • Edit and manipulate both existing and newly-created movies and audio
  • Export movies using the best compression technology available
  • Save audio and movie files for later use through a convenient pop-up menu
  • View all the most popular Internet media formats with a single browser plug-in
  • Resize movies to a variety of window sizes
  • Copy and paste content from any supported format to create a new QuickTime movie
  • Prepare and compress content for streaming delivery from any Mac OS or Windows-based web server
  • View images from a wide variety of sources including JPEG, BMP and PNG formats
  • Enhance movies and still pictures with filters for sharpening, color tinting, embossing and more
  • Save into the exciting new DV camcorder format for high-quality consumer video
  • Create slide shows from any number of picture sources that play in any QuickTime application

--from the Apple Quicktime web site.

  • Microsoft - Check the Microsoft Web Site for the latest information on how to use video in the Windows 95/98 and NT environments.

  • VDOnet - Developing products for video on the Internet

  • Intel - Smart Video Recorder, digital imaging products

  • TrueVision - digital video capture technology

  • Hauppauge - TV and digital video hardware.  Some very inexpensive solutions for working with television on your computer.

Digital Video and Animation Resources