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  • Choosing a Digital Video File Type

    Choosing a file format can prove overwhelming for someone new to the world of digital video. The aims of this document are to discuss some of the key factors that should be considered before selecting a file format and to suggest suitable choices for specific applications

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Audio advice tagged 'file formats'

  • AAC Audio and the MP4 Media Format

    A guide to the creation and use of AAC compressed audio resources. AAC is the successor to the popular MP3 format, and this document explains its advantages over MP3, as well as its place within the wider MPEG-4 media family.

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  • Uncompressed Audio File Formats

    This document summarises the main features of uncompressed audio file types, including WAV, AIFF and Broadcast WAV (BWF). It gives an overview of these ‘raw’ formats, and a simple explanation of the common options they will offer the user when creating or working with digital audio. It also looks at lossless compression tools for subsequently reducing the size of these files which will allow reconstruction of their original audio data sonically unaltered. Several sections include links to further resources covering specific relevant topics in more detail, so this is a good place to start if you want to learn more about any of these formats.

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  • User Guide to MP3

    A guide to the creation, manipulation and use of audio flies in the popular MP3 format, including a close look at the many audio and metadata options which MP3 offers, and its use within teaching and learning.

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  • Choosing a Digital Audio File Format

    The choice of file formats can often prove overwhelming for someone new to the world of digital audio. The aim of this document is to discuss some of the key factors that should be considered before choosing a format and suggest suitable file formats for specific applications.

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Training courses tagged 'file formats'

  • Managing a Raw Digital Photography Workflow

    Being able to manage a digital image workflow is a vital skill for both individuals and institutions in today’s market place. This course considers a simple digital photography workflow from the ground up. You will first capture a series of images in raw and then import them into Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 2 - a popular and powerful Image Management System (IMS) and editing tool for photographers. Here you will employ appropriate image editing processes and learn how to successfully leverage the power of an IMS in order to quickly find the images you need. You will then produce content appropriate for onscreen and print use.

    This course will also explore the considerable advantages of utilising camera raw/DNG file formats.

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