MDIA MID-TERM PT 2-620023468

MDIA2007 MID TERM PT 2- 620023468
NOEL FALCAO ROBERTS

Questions- Section 2 (30 minutes).
6) You can screen capture in Jing but it has it’s faults ‘ what are they , and name another method. (2 points)
7) When recording SKYPE, what is suggested about audio and what software can fix it? (2 points)
8) What is an id3 tag and what is it’s relationship to pinging. (2 points)
9) How do you get your video on to a website? A private personal or business site not a blog or public site like youtube. (2 points)
10) What would be two reasons for not using youtube or any public site (2 points)


SECTION 2 -ANSWERS:

6. When you screen capture in Jing, it is saved in SWF format. This format is vey difficult to convert. Another method of doing screen capture is Quicktime.

7. When recording on Skype, it is suggested that an additional application be installed because Skype itself does not allow call/video recording. More popular software would include Call Recorder, Pamela, or Soundflower.

8. An ID3 tag is a data container within an MP3 audio file stored in a prescribed format. This data commonly contains the Artist name, Song title, Year and Genre of the current audio file. In relation to ID3 tags, pinging will allow for searches to be narrowed down.

9. The most common way to get a video on to a private or business site is to hard code using HTML or if the video is posted on another site already, you can use the embed code provided, in the HTML script.

10. One reason will be that in such a public forum, your uploaded files are accessible to anyone. Another reason is that your data can be compromised- ripped and manipulated.

MDIA MID-TERM PT 1-620023468

Questions: Section 1 30 minutes.
1) Name three mediums that display at least three types of media simultaneously. (3 points)

2) What are the two major groups of files, one associated with PCs and the other with MAC . (2 points)

3) What is the size of standard television (SD) video. (1 point) .

4) You are given a video file with the following statistic ( SIZE: 3.5 Gigabytes Video LENGTH; Approx.15 Minutes ).and told to upload it on youtube , which of the below options yields the best result and why?
a) Cut the video in half and up-load Part 1 and 2.
b) Change the size of the video to half-screen and get half the size (1.75G)
c) Recompress the video to another format.
(3 points)

5) What format are youtube videos. (1 point)

MDIA2007- INTRODUCTION TO MEDIA PUBLISHING FOR THE INTERNET
MID TERM EVALUATION QUIZ
WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 20TH, 2010

NOEL FALCAO ROBERTS
STUDENT ID#: 620023468

ANSWERS SECTION 1:

1. Television, Radio, Internet

2. WMV, MOV

3. 720 x 576

4. C

5. FLV