A relatively inexpensive high-definition video recording format.

The amount of information that can be sent through a connection. Usually measured in bits-per-second. A fast modem can move about 57,000 bits in one second. Full-motion full-screen video would require [..]

The smallest unit of storage used in computing; a digit in the binary numeral system it can be 1 or 0.

The average number of bits that one second of video or audio data will consume.

A microphone designed to go on the end of a boom pole (see Boom pole); often used when a videographer does not want a microphone in the shot, but still needs to amplify certain sounds, such as voices.

A long pole, usually metal, designed to hold a microphone above or to the side of a scene to capture sound but remain out of the visual field.

Extra video taken to “color” a story, set an overall scene or add visual detail. In productions with more than one news camera, B-roll is taken by the secondary camera. In news, B-roll is edited in wi [..]

An embedded graphic icon or logo used to brand a video program or player.

A collection of eight bits.

Text that appears over a video that labels a scene, identifies a location or person, or narrates dialogue onscreen. Captions can be either open or closed. Open captioning is displayed anytime the vide [..]