Understanding Digital Media

A set of vocabulary flashcards covering key terms and concepts related to digital media and compression techniques.

Lossy Compression

A method of data compression that reduces file size by discarding some data, leading to lower quality.

Codec

A program or device that compresses and decompresses digital data.

FFV1

A lossless intra frame video codec known for high-speed compression.

ProRes

An Apple-developed codec used primarily during video editing, maintaining higher quality.

MP4

A digital container format used for storing video, audio, subtitles, and images.

AVI

A multimedia container format introduced by Microsoft allowing synchronous audio and video playback.

WAV

Waveform Audio File format, an uncompressed audio codec that occupies a large storage space.

ALAC

Apple Lossless Audio Codec, developed by Apple for lossless audio playback on iTunes.

HTML

Hypertext Markup Language, a standardized system for defining and tagging text files on the Internet.

Virtual Reality (VR)

A simulated experience that can mimic or differ from the real world, often used for gaming and training.