Terms starting with C

11 terms in Video

  • Camcorder

    Video › Video cameras

    A camcorder is a video camera that combines a lens, image sensor and recorder in one handheld body, designed for continuous video…

  • Camera movement

    Video › Cinematography

    Camera movement in cinematography is any change in camera position or orientation during a shot, used to reveal space, follow action and…

  • Chroma key

    Video › Motion graphics & VFX

    Chroma key is a compositing technique that removes a uniform green or blue background by color so a subject can be placed…

  • Chroma subsampling

    Video › Video quality

    Chroma subsampling reduces the resolution of color information in video while keeping full brightness detail, saving bandwidth with little visible loss.

  • Cinema camera

    Video › Video cameras

    A cinema camera is a professional video camera built for film production, recording high-quality RAW or log images with modular, interchangeable hardware.

  • Close-up

    Video › Cinematography

    A close-up in cinematography is a shot that frames a subject tightly, usually a face from the shoulders up, to reveal emotion…

  • Closed captions

    Video › Video accessibility

    Closed captions are a text version of a video's dialogue and meaningful sounds that viewers can switch on or off, a core…

  • Color correction

    Video › Color grading

    Color correction in video post-production fixes exposure, white balance and contrast so shots look natural, consistent and technically within delivery limits.

  • Compositing

    Video › Motion graphics & VFX

    Compositing is the process of combining images from separate sources into one seamless frame, a core technique of motion graphics and visual…

  • Compression artifacts

    Video › Video quality

    Compression artifacts are visible distortions such as blocking, ringing and banding that lossy video codecs introduce when they discard image information.

  • Container format

    Video › Containers & formats

    A container format is a file or stream structure such as MP4, MOV or MKV that packages video, audio, subtitles and metadata…