What is the 3GP Video Format?3GP, also known as 3GPP Multimedia, is a container format that enables the making, editing and viewing of AV content – video and audio – using a 3G-enabled mobile telephone.It can store video in the following codecs – 3GP, MPEG-4 or H263. On the audio side, it supports the AMR-ND […]
SVCD stands for Super Video CD . It can be considered a ‘superior’ version of VCD. The China Recording Standards Committee under the Chinese government first developed the format in 1998 together with the VCD consortium consisting of Sony, Philips, Matsushita and JVC.SVCD uses MPEG-2 encoding for video. For audio it use.s MPEG-1 or 2-Channel […]
VCDs were popular until DVD players made their entry into the home entertainment market about three years after their introduction. Though VCDs offered movie in a disc as an alternative to VHS, they didn’t catch on with the rest of the world except in Asia. What is the Meaning of VCD? VCD stands for Video […]
MPEG compression is a lossy compression that strives to reduce file size while maintaining the highest video and audio quality possible. The following are the popular MPEG compression that most digital video beginners need to understand.Mainly, we’ll look at the difference between MPEG-1 and MPEG-2. MPEG-1 Compression What does MPEG-1 mean? MPEG-1 stands for Motion […]
WMV (Windows Media Video) as the name suggests is proprietary to the Windows Platform. It is one of the earliest digital video formats when computer video made its entry. When was WMV created? WMV was first introduced in 1999 with the first version being WMV7 and was part of Microsoft’s implementation of MPEG-4 Part 2.It […]
DVR works like a VCR (Video Cassette Recorder – remember the VHS tape days?). The main difference is that the DVR records digital video.These days when we talk about DVR, we usually associate them with cable TV.But then DVD recorders could also be regarded as DVRs – those that come with hard disk storage.So, the […]
An MOV file is not one you come across often compared to MKV or AVI, for instance. But if you have to deal with it at some time or another, how do you play it if your video player doesn’t support it? What is an MOV file and What Does it Stand for? MOV stands […]
PAL vs NTSC – which is better? The question is briefly but comprehensively answered in this post.
Updated: 17.11.2022 What does mini-DV Mean? MiniDV is a variant of the DV format that includes DVCAM, and DVCPRO. It is a type of camcorder format that records digital video and audio.The digital AV signals are recorded on a mini-DV cassette tape.The word mini is attributed to the size of the cassette. From a technical […]
Cable TV used to be king. These days, however, it doesn’t seem to be ruling the roost. A cheaper version and more convenient is making its grand entrance.Experts expect IPTV (Internet Protocol TV) (aka take-your-tv-shows-anywhere) to dethrone cable TV in the near future. Still, IPTV has its limitations. Apart from requiring a high-speed Internet connection, […]