How about a glossary sticky? at DVinfo.net

Glen Vandermolen · February 6th, 2011, 09:22 AM

There's so many technical terms and such, I'd like to propose a glossary sricky that everyone on the forum can have immediate accesss to.
As an example, I'm at a loss to explain things like Bayer sensor, or people new to the field might not know the difference between a CMOS and a CCD.
More examples - what's a micro 4/3? RAW? Aliasing? 4:4:4? Apple Pro Rez? FCP? Luminence? Cache recording? The list goes on...

A sticky that would only be accessible by the moderators can be constantly updated with new terms and abbreviations and technology. All alphabetically listed, of course.

Chris Hurd · February 6th, 2011, 10:27 AM

Are you volunteering to help maintain it, Glen? Heh.

I think it's a great idea and we have a very big collective brain-trust
of highly knowledgeable folks around here who could be coerced
into its maintenance and upkeep. It's been brought up before both
here on the forum and privately by email and yes I'm all for the idea.

Primarily it's a matter of the mechanism. We're not going to do the
"wiki" route as I really don't like the layout or look of those things.
We'll have to find something that can integrate well with the existing
structure of the site that plugs in relatively easily. Thanks for
bringing it up,

Andrew Smith · February 6th, 2011, 12:20 PM

The irony for me is that for anything I don't know what the term means, I do a Google search for it and might even wind up reading an article on Wikipedia itself.

If we do have a special section for a glossary, it would be neat to have it internally searchable. That would be useful.

Andrew

Glen Vandermolen · February 6th, 2011, 12:48 PM

Hey Chris,
If i did end up making a glossary, it'd look like this:

HD - really sharp video.
SD - not so sharp video.
P2 - expensive video cards.
HDV - kinda affordable HD video.
CCD - Charge Coupled Device, some kinda chip, or something.
CMOS - another kinda chip.
Lens - goes on the front of the camera. Don't use sandpaper, even really fine grain sandpaper, to wipe it clean.
Tape - archaic form of video capture. Not to be confused with Duct Tape, which is better than its weight in gold.
Scarlet - no one really knows.
Vaporware - see above.

And that's pretty much the extent of my video knowledge!

Andrew Smith · February 6th, 2011, 12:51 PM

4:3 ... thin person mode
16:9 ... fat person mode

Andrew

Adam Gold · February 6th, 2011, 12:55 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Chris Hurd

We're not going to do the "wiki" route...

Yeah, you don't want a sticky wiki. That would be tricky. And potentially icky.

February 6th, 2011, 09:22 AM	#1
Glen Vandermolen Space Hipster Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Jacksonville, FL Posts: 1,596	How about a glossary sticky? There's so many technical terms and such, I'd like to propose a glossary sricky that everyone on the forum can have immediate accesss to. As an example, I'm at a loss to explain things like Bayer sensor, or people new to the field might not know the difference between a CMOS and a CCD. More examples - what's a micro 4/3? RAW? Aliasing? 4:4:4? Apple Pro Rez? FCP? Luminence? Cache recording? The list goes on... A sticky that would only be accessible by the moderators can be constantly updated with new terms and abbreviations and technology. All alphabetically listed, of course.

February 6th, 2011, 10:27 AM	#2
Chris Hurd Obstreperous Rex Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: San Marcos, TX Posts: 27,368 Images: 513	Are you volunteering to help maintain it, Glen? Heh. I think it's a great idea and we have a very big collective brain-trust of highly knowledgeable folks around here who could be coerced into its maintenance and upkeep. It's been brought up before both here on the forum and privately by email and yes I'm all for the idea. Primarily it's a matter of the mechanism. We're not going to do the "wiki" route as I really don't like the layout or look of those things. We'll have to find something that can integrate well with the existing structure of the site that plugs in relatively easily. Thanks for bringing it up, __________________ CH Search DV Info Net \| 20 years of DVi \| ...Tuesday is Soylent Green Day!

February 6th, 2011, 12:20 PM	#3
Andrew Smith Equal Opportunity Offender Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Brisbane, Australia Posts: 3,064	The irony for me is that for anything I don't know what the term means, I do a Google search for it and might even wind up reading an article on Wikipedia itself. If we do have a special section for a glossary, it would be neat to have it internally searchable. That would be useful. Andrew

February 6th, 2011, 12:48 PM	#4
Glen Vandermolen Space Hipster Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Jacksonville, FL Posts: 1,596	Hey Chris, If i did end up making a glossary, it'd look like this: HD - really sharp video. SD - not so sharp video. P2 - expensive video cards. HDV - kinda affordable HD video. CCD - Charge Coupled Device, some kinda chip, or something. CMOS - another kinda chip. Lens - goes on the front of the camera. Don't use sandpaper, even really fine grain sandpaper, to wipe it clean. Tape - archaic form of video capture. Not to be confused with Duct Tape, which is better than its weight in gold. Scarlet - no one really knows. Vaporware - see above. And that's pretty much the extent of my video knowledge!

February 6th, 2011, 12:51 PM	#5
Andrew Smith Equal Opportunity Offender Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Brisbane, Australia Posts: 3,064	4:3 ... thin person mode 16:9 ... fat person mode Andrew