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Kumara Velu

Kumara has a background in electronic engineering and has been exploring video technology since 1996. He has been a multimedia trainer since 1999, while editing various trade and technical magazines before switching to web publishing in 2007.

What’s the Difference Between 4K Blu-ray and 4K Streaming : Which is Better?

<p>Are you looking to step up your TV viewing experience to 4K&quest; Maybe you want to experience 4K&&num;8217&semi;s HDR picture quality&period; <&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>If you&&num;8217&semi;ve a 4K TV&comma; you may be wondering whether you should get a 4K Blu-ray player or opt for 4K streaming since you&&num;8217&semi;ve a high-speed Internet connection&period; <&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>To help you decide let&&num;8217&semi;s take […]

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Blu-ray vs 4K Blu-ray : Difference Between Blu-ray and 4K Blu-ray

<h2 class&equals;”wp-block-heading”>Blu-ray Beginnings<&sol;h2>&NewLine;<p>Blu-ray was officially released in 2006 and was in competition with HD DVD&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>By 2009 Blu-ray had replaced HD DVD as the medium of choice to store high quality video&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>The Blu-ray format was later enhanced by the 4K UHD Blu-ray format&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<h3 class&equals;”wp-block-heading”>Difference Between Blu-ray and 4K Blu-ray<&sol;h3>&NewLine;<p>Before we look at the difference between Blu-ray […]

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What’s the difference between a DVD Player and a DVD Recorder ?

<h2 class&equals;”wp-block-heading”>Is a DVD Player the Same as a DVD Recorder&quest;<&sol;h2>&NewLine;<p>A DVD player is the same as a DVD recorder when it comes to playing back a DVD&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>A DVD player is not the same as a DVD recorder when it comes to recording on DVDs&period; Only a DVD recorder can record on a DVD&period; A […]

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What is Macrovision Protection in VHS and DVD?

<p>Macrovision is a copy protection signal &&num;8216&semi;planted&&num;8217&semi; in a VHS tape or DVD&period; It is used to &&num;8216&semi;disrupt&&num;8217&semi; the copying of a prerecorded commercial <a href&equals;”http&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;freevideoworkshop&period;com&sol;whats-the-difference-between-a-vcr-and-vhs&sol;amp&sol;”>VHS <&sol;a>tape or <a href&equals;”http&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;freevideoworkshop&period;com&sol;what-is-dvd-and-how-it-works&sol;amp&sol;”>DVD <&sol;a>to another tape or DVD&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Macrovision protection in VHS and DVD is also known as Copyguard and Analog Protection System&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Macrovision is named after the company that […]

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What is DVD and How Does it Work?

<p>DVD stands for <strong>Digital Versatile Disc<&sol;strong>&period; It is also known as <strong>Digital Video Disc<&sol;strong>&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>The DVD format saw standardisation in 1995&period; Electronics giants Philips&comma; Sony&comma; Panasonic and Toshiba formed a consortium for that purpose&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<h2 class&equals;”wp-block-heading”>Edge Over VHS<&sol;h2>&NewLine;<p>The main idea was to provide a higher-quality alternative to the <a href&equals;”http&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;freevideoworkshop&period;com&sol;whats-the-difference-between-a-vcr-and-vhs&sol;amp&sol;”>VHS<&sol;a>&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>It offered features such as different widescreen aspect […]

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How to Convert Analog Video to Digital without a Computer with this Handy Device

<h2 class&equals;”wp-block-heading”>Video Capture Device with a Computer<&sol;h2>&NewLine;<p>The standard way to convert <a href&equals;”http&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;freevideoworkshop&period;com&sol;8mm-video-guide&sol;amp&sol;”>8mm<&sol;a>&sol;<a href&equals;”http&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;freevideoworkshop&period;com&sol;whats-the-difference-between-a-vcr-and-vhs&sol;amp&sol;”>VHS <&sol;a>or any other tape-based video is to connect your video player to a video capture device which is connected to a computer&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>The video capture device &lpar;video capture card or external USB video capture device&rpar; converts analog video to digital and stores […]

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Why is Digital Rights Management Important?

<p>Digital Rights Management &lpar;DRM&rpar; is important because it offers copyright protection to a piece of digital work&period; <&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>This includes unauthorized copying&comma; alteration and distribution of the work without the copyright holder being adequately rewarded for the use of their work&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>The protection offered by Digital Rights Management is available to all digital works &period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>This includes video&comma; […]

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MP4 vs MKV vs WebM : Which is Better?

<p>You may have come across MP4&comma; MKV and WebM and may be wondering which format to use for your video project&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p> Well&comma; there&&num;8217&semi;s no one format better than the other two&period; Each will serve you well depending on your use or application&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p> Why&quest; MP4&comma; MKV and WebM are <a href&equals;”http&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;freevideoworkshop&period;com&sol;whats-the-difference-between-a-video-container-and-a-video-codec&sol;amp”>container formats<&sol;a>&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p> They are capable of […]

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How to Download Facebook Videos in 1080p for Free

<p>Most of us know that the best videos get shared on YouTube&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>But then there are some gems you can find over Facebook which never make it to YouTube simply because the creators don’t have a YouTube account and just want to share their creations with friends and contacts&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Some of these videos are worth downloading and […]

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Can a Digital8 Camcorder Play Hi-8 Tapes?

<p>If you have a bunch of Hi-8 tapes and don’t have a Hi-8 camcorder to play them back&comma; you may be in the market to buy a used camcorder&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>You may have heard that a Digital8 camcorder can play Hi-8 tapes&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<h2 class&equals;”wp-block-heading”> Can a Digital8 Camcorder Play Hi-8 Tapes&quest; <&sol;h2>&NewLine;<p>Yes and no&period;&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Digital8 camcorders are generally backward […]

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