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Video Inputs Sources Sources –DVRs –Digital Video Camera –A  D Converters –TV Tuner Capture Cards –Network Transfers –Web sources –Scanned Images ( JPG, BMP, TIF, ???) –Audio files (WAV, MP3, Flash, etc)

VIDEO FILEs VIDEO_TS and AUDIO_TS. VIDEO_TS and AUDIO_TS..VOB files contain video and audio data, not to mention subtitles, etc. Numbered in sequence, frequently about 1G in size..VOB files contain video and audio data, not to mention subtitles, etc. Numbered in sequence, frequently about 1G in size..IFO files contain information about the.VOB sequences (chapter headers, etc).IFO files contain information about the.VOB sequences (chapter headers, etc).BUP files are backups of the.IFO files..BUP files are backups of the.IFO files. The VIDEO_TS, IFO and.VOB files usually contain menu(s) The VIDEO_TS, IFO and.VOB files usually contain menu(s)

Video Inputs Quality Issues Quality Issues –Media Type (DVD, VCD, SVCD, slide show) –NTFS vs. FAT32 –Transfer Methods (Cables, WiFi, BlueTooth??) –Media Format  MPEG1  MPEG2  MPEG4/DivX  Others (e.g. AVI)

Video Inputs Common Video Files Extensions Common Video Files Extensions –*.VOB Video Object –*.ISO A literal dump of the data on the CD, byte-for-byte. The data is stored in the ISO-9660 format. IsoBuster can create these files as well. *.IFO An info file associated with a.VRO video file. The.VRO file contains the video stream and the.IFO file contains various scene and timing information. This is different form a.VOB file where that information is included in the file. Several manufacturers use.VRO/.IFO files. If present, the file VIDEO_TS.IFO consists of control and playback information for the entire DVD. VIDEO_TS.IFO is known as VMGI (The Video Manager Information file). This file is required to be present on a DVD-compliant disc –*.MPG Contains the actually video/audio stream. Maybe one of several standards ( MPEG1 or MPEG2), which may not be DVD compliant. –Other Common extensions for conversion (*.avi,*.mov, *.jpeg)

Editing Inputted Data Preparing Files for Different Types of Presentations Preparing Files for Different Types of Presentations –DVD –VCD –Slide Show

Editing Inputted Data Purposes of Editing/Authoring Purposes of Editing/Authoring –Selecting Relevant Data –Assembling a Coherent Story –Adding Audio Tracks, Special Effects & Transitions –Developing A User Interface  Menus  Thumbnails  Chapters  User Options (Foreign Languages, Aspect Ratios, etc)

Commercial Software Tools Ripping/ Transcoding Ripping/ Transcoding –DVD Decrypter –DVD Shrink –Pinnacle Instant Copy –Intervideo DVD Copy –123 Copy

Commercial Software Tools Editing Editing –Womble MPEG –Video ReDo –Adobe Premiere –Chopper –Ulead Video Studio –Pinnacle –Nero Express –Nero Recode2

Commercial Software Tools Assembling Slide Shows –DVD X Point –Ulead CD/DVD Picture Show –DVD X Show –Others Assembling Motion Videos –Ulead DVD Movie Factory –Intervideo WinDVD Creator 2 –Pinnacle Studio –Nero –Roxio Creator

Commercial Software Copying/ Distribution Copying/ Distribution –Roxio –Nero –DeCrypter –123 Copy –ICopy DVD2 –Pinnacle –Intervideo –Adobe Acrobat Professional 6

Shareware/Free AV Utilities Daemon Tools Daemon Tools IfoEdit IfoEdit TMPGEnc TMPGEnc AVI2MPG2 AVI2MPG2 Alcohol 52 & 120 Alcohol 52 & 120

Shareware/Free AV Utilities File Converters File Converters Various codecs Various codecs Audacity Audacity Total Recorder Total Recorder Irfanview Irfanview The GIMP The GIMP Camtasia Camtasia Snaggit Snaggit CamStudio CamStudio

Dedicated Hardware Copiers CD Duplicators CD Duplicators DVD Duplicators DVD Duplicators

DISTRIBUTION Playback Format Considerations Playback Format Considerations ISO Copiers ISO Copiers Stand Alone Duplicators Stand Alone Duplicators Labels & Label Art Labels & Label Art

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