Glossary of terms

These are some terms that you'll see in the Knowledge Base.

AAC: An advanced audio codec.
AviSynth: A scripting tool for editing video.
Capture: To record with a capture card. Codec: A way to compress video or audio. If video was uncompressed, it would be far too massive too transmit over the Internet; thus, it is compressed with a codec. To be played back, it must be decoded with the same codec. DivX: An older video codec. Encode: To compress with a codec. Finalize: A process done on DVD recorders that allows discs to be used on other equipment. Once you have finalized a disc, you cannot put anything else on it. The exception in DVD-RW, which you must format in order to write to once it has been finalized. H.264: An advanced video codec. Interlaced: When a video signal comes in two fields, it is said to be interlaced. MeGUI: A tool used to encode video and audio. Mp3: An audio codec. Nate: The person who handles capturing and encoding runs for SDA, as well as many other very important tasks. VirtualDub: A tool used to encode video and audio. VirtualDub Mod: A modification to VirtualDub that is superior in some aspects, but inferior in others. XviD: A modification of DivX. XviD is open-source and produces better quality video than DivX.