Class #4

Day Four

In our fourth class, we had a lecture on chapter 1. We learned many of the basic concepts regarding the "understanding of digital video." Some things we discussed were:

• dpi = dots per inch
• ppi = pixels per inch
• pixels = the smallest element of an image that can be individually processed in a video display system
• HD = high definition - 720P and 1080i; 1080P = Blue-ray disk players
• SD = standard definition
• 4:3 - standard definition footages have an aspect ratio of 4:3
• 16:9 - this is the aspect ratio for wide screen display
• television displays 30 "still" images (frames) per second
• progressive vs. interlaced displays
• broadcast (for example WLOY) - 720P, 1080i
• direct tv, dish network - 1080P

After we finished with our lecture we launched Premiere Pro and began learning about the basics of the program in a hand-on way, led by our professor. The steps we took are as follows:

• we clicked on the "New Project" tab
• created a new folder - "Ippolito324"
• learned about how important it is when naming different projects
• opened "Lesson1" and began playing around with the video
• JKL Editing: KL = forward slow motion; KJ = backwards slow motion; K = pause; L = forward; J = backwards
• fps = frames per second
• Control Z = undo

We learned how to mark in/mark out and how to insert/override into timeline.

After the completion of Lesson1 and understanding the basics to Premiere Pro, we broke up into our groups and continued working on out "long take assignment." My group members and I added music into the background of our video. We also used the "Effects" tab to select "dissolve" which faded the video at the beginning and at the end for a smoother viewing and transition. After we made all the changes and were satisfied with our final piece, we logged into our TerraBlock software and exported our final work into our class folder!