MDIA MID-TERM PT2

6) You can screen capture in Jing but it has it’s faults ‘ what are they , and name another method. (2 points)

->The problem with using jng is the file format it is saved as. It is saved as an swf that cannot be viewed anywhere else. Another method is using Quicktime.

7) When recording SKYPE, what is suggested about audio and what software can fix it? (2 points)

->It is suggested when using SKYPE audio is not usually clear. Software to fix this is Soundflower

8) What is an id3 tag and what is it’s relationship to pinging. (2 points)

->ID3 tag is a container used mostly with mp3 format. Allows information such as artist, title, album etc. It’s relationship with pinging is that it narrows down the search for the user to what they want and what they could possibly want especially when it comes to music.

9) How do you get your video on to a website? A private personal or business site not a blog or public site like youtube. (2 points)

->To get a video on a site not using youtube is to embed the video using it’s coding in the html of the website.

10) What would be two reasons for not using youtube or any public site (2 points).

-> 1 reason for not using youtube is because it is too public and unwanted persons can view it.

2^nd reason is that when a video is that open it has the possibility of being pulled from the site and manipulated to the users wish.

Mid Term Part 1

1) Name three mediums that display at least three types of media simultaneously. (3 points)

->tv, radio, internet

2) What are the two major groups of files, one associated with PCs and the other with MAC . (2 points)

->wmv for pc and mov for mac

3) What is the size of standard television (SD) video. (1 point) .

->720x576

4) You are given a video file with the following statistic ( SIZE: 3.5 Gigabytes Video LENGTH; Approx.15 Minutes ).and told to upload it on youtube , which of the below options yields the best result and why?

a) Cut the video in half and up-load Part 1 and 2.

b) Change the size of the video to half-screen and get half the size (1.75G)

c) Recompress the video to another format.

(3 points)

->c

5) What format are youtube videos. (1 point)

->The format of youtube videos are flv.