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DVCPRO Format Explained: Video Resolution, Tape Speed and Compression Ratio

<p class&equals;”wp-block-paragraph”>The DVCPRO format is also known as <strong>D7 <&sol;strong>among video industry professionals&period; It was developed by Panasonic and Broadcast Television Systems &lpar;BTS&rpar;&sol;Philips&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p class&equals;”wp-block-paragraph”>The format was targeted towards the professional video and TV broadcast markets&period; It saw popular use in the electronic newsgathering &lpar;ENG&rpar;field&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p class&equals;”wp-block-paragraph”>It was released in 1995&comma; a year before Sony released the […]

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DVCAM Format Explained: Learn More About Sony’s Pro DV Format

<p class&equals;”wp-block-paragraph”>DVCAM stands for <strong>Digital Video Camera<&sol;strong>&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p class&equals;”wp-block-paragraph”>It is a variant of the DV format developed by Sony&period; Introduced in 1996&comma; many regard it as the pro version of DV&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p class&equals;”wp-block-paragraph”>DVCAM was meant as a competitor to <strong><a href&equals;”https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;freevideoworkshop&period;com&sol;dvcpro-format-explained&sol;amp&sol;” target&equals;”&lowbar;blank” rel&equals;”noreferrer noopener”>DVCPRO<&sol;a><&sol;strong>&comma; introduced by Panasonic a year before in <strong>1995<&sol;strong>&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p class&equals;”wp-block-paragraph”>The format proved popular&period; By […]

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What is the AC-3 (Dolby Digital) Audio Format? Where is it Used and How to Play it?

<p class&equals;”wp-block-paragraph”>AC-3 stands for <strong>Audio Codec -3<&sol;strong>&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p class&equals;”wp-block-paragraph”>The market name for AC-3 is <strong>Dolby Digital<&sol;strong> as it is a creation of Dolby Laboratories&period; The standard is laid down by the <strong>Advanced Television Systems Committee<&sol;strong> &lpar;ATSC&rpar; in ATSC Doc&period; A&sol;52A&period; It was released in <strong>1991<&sol;strong>&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p class&equals;”wp-block-paragraph”>It comes with the &nbsp&semi;<strong>&period;ac3<&sol;strong>&nbsp&semi;file extension&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p class&equals;”wp-block-paragraph”>As a <strong>lossy codec <&sol;strong>AC-3 […]

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How to Make a playlist on YouTube without an account

<p class&equals;”wp-block-paragraph”>If you&&num;8217&semi;re a YouTube channel owner you can easily <a href&equals;”https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;freevideoworkshop&period;com&sol;make-a-youtube-playlist-2&sol;amp&sol;”>create playlists from your videos<&sol;a>&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p class&equals;”wp-block-paragraph”>You can even<a href&equals;”https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;freevideoworkshop&period;com&sol;add-multiple-videos-to-a-youtube-playlist&sol;amp&sol;” target&equals;”&lowbar;blank” rel&equals;”noreferrer noopener”> add multiple videos to your playlists <&sol;a>automatically&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<h2 class&equals;”wp-block-heading”>No Need for an Active YouTube Channel<&sol;h2>&NewLine;<p class&equals;”wp-block-paragraph”>Also&comma; to create playlists on YouTube you don&&num;8217&semi;t have to be an active channel owner&period; In other words&comma; […]

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How to Add Multiple Videos to a YouTube Playlist Automatically

<p class&equals;”wp-block-paragraph”>You would have known the benefit of creating playlists for the videos in your channel&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p class&equals;”wp-block-paragraph”>If your channel has only a limited number of videos you can <a href&equals;”https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;freevideoworkshop&period;com&sol;make-a-youtube-playlist-2&sol;amp&sol;” target&equals;”&lowbar;blank” rel&equals;”noreferrer noopener”>manually add a video to a new playlist as you publish it<&sol;a>&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p class&equals;”wp-block-paragraph”>What if you&&num;8217&semi;ve already published hundreds of videos&period; Then as an […]

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How to Make a YouTube Playlist in Quick and Easy Steps

<p class&equals;”wp-block-paragraph”>There are many YouTubers with flourishing channels with hundreds of videos&period; These channels have random videos on different subjects&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p class&equals;”wp-block-paragraph”>More often than not&comma; viewers have to browse through the entire selection of videos to find related videos&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p class&equals;”wp-block-paragraph”>Most viewers would not take the trouble to do it&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p class&equals;”wp-block-paragraph”>The result is lost engagement in the […]

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What is the DivX format? How Do You Play and Convert It?

<p class&equals;”wp-block-paragraph”>DivX stands for <strong>Digital Video Express<&sol;strong>&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p class&equals;”wp-block-paragraph”>It is an efficient codec that compresses long videos&comma; especially movies into smaller file sizes without compromising on quality&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p class&equals;”wp-block-paragraph”>The DivX format can reduce MPEG-2 video &lpar;used for DVD video&rpar; to about 10&percnt; of its original size without noticeable quality loss&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p class&equals;”wp-block-paragraph”>In the old days&comma; a whole DVD […]

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What is the WAV Audio Format? Where is it Used?

<p class&equals;”wp-block-paragraph”>WAV is an abbreviation of Waveform Audio&period; It is also referred to as WAVE&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p class&equals;”wp-block-paragraph”>It&&num;8217&semi;s an audio format developed by Microsoft and IBM in the 1980s and comes with the &period;<strong>wav <&sol;strong>or sometimes<strong> &period;wave<&sol;strong> extension&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p class&equals;”wp-block-paragraph”>It is no surprise then to see &period;wav use extensively on Windows&period; <&sol;p>&NewLine;<p class&equals;”wp-block-paragraph”>All the error sounds your Windows […]

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What is a MultiMedia Compact Disc (MMCD)? How is it Different from a Standard CD?

<p class&equals;”wp-block-paragraph”>A Multimedia Compact Disc is a CD-ROM that has a storage space of 3&period;7GB on a single side&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p class&equals;”wp-block-paragraph”>It was a format backed by Sony and Philips&period; It was announced in December 1994 and was referred to as High-Density CD or HDCD&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p class&equals;”wp-block-paragraph”>It was later renamed MMCD&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p class&equals;”wp-block-paragraph”>A month later&comma; a similar high-density format […]

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What is Digital Audio Tape (DAT)? How is it Different from Audio Cassette?

<p class&equals;”wp-block-paragraph”>Digital Audio Tape &lpar;DAT&rpar; was introduced in 1987 by Sony&period; It looks similar to audio cassettes but it is smaller in size&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p class&equals;”wp-block-paragraph”>DAT which uses magnetic tape cassettes was intended as a replacement for the analog audio cassettes&period; Although not successful as a consumer format&comma; it found limited success when it came to audio […]

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