All advice documents, training courses and blog entries tagged 'standards'

Moving images advice tagged 'standards'

Introduction to Digital Video

We look at a variety of concepts and issues relating to digital video. The intention is to give the reader enough knowledge to make informed choices about digital video equipment, to create digital video and to read more advanced documents about digital video on the JISC Digital Media website.
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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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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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Acoustic Treatment

An illustrated introductory guide to the various methods of acoustic treatment for improving room acoustics and reducing sound transmission, and some simple methods for identifying acoustic problems.
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Signposts to Relevant Organisations

This page provides links to four types of organisation that digitisation project staff may be interested in: Academic Service Providers; Public Sector Organisations; Standards Organisations; International Organisations.
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Metadata Standards and Interoperability

This advice document aims to provide a comprehensive look at the various choices the developer of multimedia collections has in terms of metadata standards and the principles behind using them. It attempts to provide a synopsis of general metadata trends, a) in usage for audio, moving and still image format types; b) in specific areas of practice such as museums, archives, libraries and education; and, c) in various activities and tasks such as preservation, interoperability and resource discovery. For an overview of the whole series of papers, and an introduction to the metadata issues discussed here, please see An Introduction to Metadata.
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Systems for Managing Digital Media Collections

Everyone’s collection and context is unique, so your choice of a system (or systems) for managing your digital media will require a careful assessment of your needs and resources and an evaluation of the available options. This paper provides an overview of a number of different approaches to media management: from some very cheap and ‘low-tech’ approaches to much more complex and specialised solutions.
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HTML5 vs. Flash (à la VHS vs Betamax)

Recent events have pitched Adobe against Apple in an online video standards stand-off. This has made it difficult for those responsible for online video delivery, finding themselves having to take a side and make a some very difficult decisions.
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AAC explained

A new advice document covering Advanced Audio Coding (AAC), an audio compression method designed to replace MP3.
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