Study Questions - NMC

• Consider in turn: video, audio, still images (i.e., photographs).
  • From what devices can one capture and through what physical (cable) connections?
  • How can one monitor and/or preview what is to be captured?
  • How does one select the appropriate portion(s)?
  • What recording settings must be decided upon, and how does each one effect processing time, the quality of the result, and the space required for storage?
  • What cleanup or post-processing or correction or other work is needed after capture to "finish" the process to obtain a polished result?
  • Considering the overall process, and all of the steps, can you suggest simplification or automation?
  
  
• Consider each of the software packages you used.
  • Was the interface good (usable, functional, fast, understandable)?
  • Does it help you develop a better understanding of a media type:
    • see the effects of controls of image intensity, contrast, white and black levels, gamma, color balance;
    • visualize audio waveforms or frequency spectrum;
    • understand the interplay of time and sound;
    • see how video is made up of a succession of frames