To learn more about digital video, start at www.ividea.com/dvmpeg.htm for an overview of digital video formats and discussion of MPEG. You can also connect to New Frontiers in Learning at ibis.nott.ac.uk/guidelines/ch62/chap6-2-6.2.4.2.html for an excellent overview of digital video formats. These formats are categorized as (1) those formats that require additional computer hardware and (2) formats that are software-only. For in-depth information on the Video for Windows AVI format, link to John McGowan's site at www.rahul.net/jfm/avi.html. McGowan's site gets top honors for its wealth of information on file formats and data compression-don't miss this site! MPEG is an important part of DVD movie technology. Read more about it at www.mpeg.org/index.html/ starting-points.html. Apple Computer hosts the definitive site for QuickTime video information, samples, links, and plug-ins at www.quicktime.apple.com. For example, you'll find a clear description of the QuickTime format at www.apple.com/quicktime/information/index.html. For updates on video codecs, you might check out Web sites such as Codec Central, located at www.terran.com/CodecCentral/index.html.
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