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Measuring
Time and Frame Size
Measuring time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 335
Understanding timecode and time display options . . . . . . . . . 339
Comparing interlaced and non-interlaced video . . . . . . . . . . . 341
Measuring frame size and resolution . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 344
Compressing
Video and Audio
Understanding scenarios that affect compression . . . . . . . . . . 347
About video compression . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 348
Finding an appropriate codec . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 352
Maximizing Performance
Preserving quality and performance during video capture . . . . 359
Techniques for faster editing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 362
Maintaining edited projects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 364
Troubleshooting
General problems when capturing video . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 365
General operating problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 366
Common problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 369
Index
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