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Company overview
Scott Scarborough's
career as a disc-jockey
and radio engineer began
in 1972, in Globe, Arizona.
He joined nationally known
DJ, Lew Jones, in 1979 as
one of the original
Travelsound DJs.
He worked with Travelsound
and many Arizona broadcasting
stations for more than 25 years.
KUPD, KZON, KOY, KRIM,
KXTC (Now KTAR-FM)
just to name a few!
Scott established a company
called Showcasesound.com
in 2002.
The business offers audio, video
and lighting for events all over
Arizona and neighboring areas.
We have played schools and
corporate events of all sizes
and budgets. Most of our
clients have rebooked us for
years to come!
We don't beat around the bush,
our prices are right here on this
website. We have some flexibility
to negotiate.
Remember, time, place, date,
weather conditions, consecutive-
hours, e.t.c., all factor in our price.
We have traveled as far as Kansas,
Wyoming, Colorado, Nevada,
New Mexico, California for production.
We have thousands of hours of
experience, from connecting mikes
and dj gear to building broadcasting
facilities and on-site productions.
We go into great detail about this
business on this website.
Please scroll down vertically and enjoy!
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We are developing
Arizona's best onsite
video production!
We shoot both inside
and outdoors.
You can choose from
DVC Pro video tape or
Panasonic's HD P2
memory card video.
You can share
your thoughts
by sending
us an e-mail.
Use the fill in
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e-mail below!
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5 Reasons to book Showcasesound.com
1. On time service for more than 30 years.
2. We use the best equipment for all we do.
3. We host only one event per day!
4. We are school events and corporate specialists.
5. We do not belong to any DJ association.
(Our Package prices are listed below.)
(Please scroll down the list!)
(If you have a special project that doesn't fit our price package,
just let us know and we will write up an individual quote!)
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Showcasesound.com 2008 Rates 602-391-8055
Arizona's Best five thousand watt DJ package and lights!
Any East Valley Junior Highs (Two Hours)
Any size of group, $250
Any East Valley High Schools (Three Hours)
Any size of group, $350
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STANDARD_DJ AND PREMIUM SOUND AND LIGHTS
Arizona's Best five thousand watt DJ package and lights!
(ten thousand watts for outdoor use.)
2008 Metro Phoenix Disc Jockey Rate
(100-500 people in attendance, indoors)
$400 per event.
2008 Metro Phoenix Disc Jockey Rate
(100-500 people in attendance, outdoors)
$525 per event.
2008 Metro Phoenix Disc Jockey Rate
(500-2000 people in attendance, indoors)
$600 per event.
2008 Metro Phoenix Disc Jockey Rate
(500-2000 people in attendance, outdoors)
$750 per event.
VIDEO DJ AND PREMIUM SOUND AND LIGHTS
Arizona's Best ten thousand watt DJ package and lights!
(twenty thousand watts for outdoor use.)
2008 Metro Phoenix Video Disc Jockey Rate
(100-500 people in attendance, indoors)
$475 per event.
2008 Metro Phoenix Video Disc Jockey Rate
(100-500 people in attendance, outdoors)
$650 per event.
2008 Metro Phoenix Video Disc Jockey Rate
(500-2000 people in attendance, indoors)
$725 per event.
2008 Metro Phoenix Video Disc Jockey Rate
(500-2000 people in attendance, outdoors)
$900 per event.
PROMS, PREMIUM SOUND & LIGHTS
(BONUS SCHOOL VIDEO DVD Produced for you!)
Arizona's Best ten thousand watt DJ package and lights!
(twenty thousand watts for outdoor use.)
2008 Metro Phoenix Bonus HD Package Rate
(100-1000 people in attendance, indoors)
$850 per event.
2008 Metro Phoenix Bonus HD Package Rate
(100-1000 people in attendance, outdoors)
$1,250 per event.
BASIC PROMS, SOUND & LIGHTS
2008 Metro Phoenix Basic Prom Rate
(100-500 people in attendance, indoors)
$600 per event.
2008 Metro Phoenix Basic Prom Rate
(100-500 people in attendance, outdoors)
$800 per event.
2008 Metro Phoenix Basic Prom Rate
(500-2000 people in attendance, indoors)
$725 per event.
2008 Metro Phoenix Basic Prom Rate
(500-2000 people in attendance, outdoors)
$900 per event.
VIDEO PRODUCTION PACKAGES!
Showcasesound.com
602-391-8055
Digital Video Special Package
For your corporate video shoot
Just $600 per day and free mileage!
(up to 35 miles from Tempe, Mesa area)
(10 hour day, 4-5 hours shooting schedule)
Featuring:
Panasonic’s AG - HVX 200 Camera
Manfrotto’s 351MVB2 Pro Video Tripod, with
a Manfrotto 503HDV Pro Video Head
HP Video Editing Computer
EZDupe DVD Recorder, 1 Master and 3 Targets
Fluorescent Video Lights and Stands
Belkin 10 Outlet Boxes
Audio Technia 835B Shotgun Mike
(4) Blank Mini DV Tapes can be provided
for your use at a cost of $20
PREMIUM SOUND & LIGHTS FOR SPECIAL EVENTS
SINGLE CAMERA VIDEO OR MULTI CAMERA VIDEO
(BONUS VIDEO DVD produced for you!)
2008 Metro Phoenix Audio/Video Event Package Rate
(100-1000 people in attendance, indoors)
Single Camera Rate $1,125 per event. Two Camera Rate $2,125
2008 Metro Phoenix Audio/Video Event Package Rate
(100-1000 people in attendance, outdoors)
Single Camera Rate $1,550 per event. Two Camera Rate $2,600
2008 Metro Phoenix Audio/Video Event Package Rate
(1000-5000 people in attendance, indoors)
Single Camera Rate $2,550 per event. Multicamera Rate $3,200
2008 Metro Phoenix Audio/Video Event Package Rate
(1000-5000 people in attendance, outdoors)
Single Camera Rate $3,250 per event. Multicamera Rate $4,100
Showcasesound:
On location video production rates
Panasonic AG-HVX200 Video Camera,
Ford LCF Diesel Production Truck
Lights, Live Audio Board,
Shotgun Mikes, Wireless Mikes,
DVD Duplication of Video.
(All labor is included.)
2008 Metro Phoenix Area (within 45 miles of Mesa)
Daily Production Rate, 12 hours on location
$1,500. (3 consecutive days for $4000)
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2008 Metro Denver Area (within 45 miles)
Daily Production Rate, 12 hours on location
$3,100. (3 consecutive days for $5,900)
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2008 Metro Flagstaff Area (within 25 miles)
Daily Production Rate, 12 hours on location
$2,100. (3 consecutive days for $4,750)
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2008 Metro Las Vegas Area (within 45 miles)
Daily Production Rate, 12 hours on location
$2,500. (3 consecutive days for $7,750)
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2008 Metro Tucson Area (within 40 miles)
Daily Production Rate, ten hours on location
$1,600. (3 consecutive days for $4,300)
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There’s no other VJ package like this in the USA!
Your ultimate VJ package,
with your own DVD, includes:
Arizona’s Largest Video-DJ sound system
(five thousand watts indoors, up to ten thousand watts outdoors!)
PLUS… Numark Professional DVD Players
Numark Audio/Video Mixer
Par Stage Lights, Gels and Controllers
Special Event Lights
Large Powerful
Peavey QWave Speakers
Sony 50 Inch High-Definition TV Music Videos
and...
We create your our own prom DVD Memory Disc
with our own Panasonic HD Video Camera
we deliver your DVD on Monday after the show!
---Get everything for one low price, $850*
(*traveling fees apply outside metro phoenix area
...within 40 miles of Mesa)
www.Showcasesound.com
602-391-8055
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Experience Counts!
Our sound reinforcement experience with live bands includes:
Authority Zero (alternative)
National Recording Act
Bardeaux (pop-dance)
National Recording Act
Blemish (punk)
Bullet Train To Moscow (punk-alternative)
Dino (pop-dance)
National Recording Act
Eating Divas (punk-alternative)
Freddy Fender (pop-tejano)
International Recording Act
Indian Ocean (indian fusion)
International Recording Act
Amanda Lepore (performer)
National Recording Act
Last Action Zeros (punk)
National Recording Act
Nina Peeples (R&B-pop-dance)
National Recording Act
No Gimmick (punk-alternative)
Pioneer Pepper & The Sunset Pioneers (classic cowboy)
International Act
Jon Schmidt (piano)
National Act
Shirley's Temple (cover)
Swingtips (swing)
Sybil (R&B-dance)
National Recording Act
Vadoom (punk)
Who's Your Daddy (cover)
VoiceMale (Christmas vocals)
Sound Reinforcement and Lights for all of these
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Weddings:
We do not actively seek wedding business, but we often
are hired to support a live band at a wedding or DJ a wedding.
We can bid for your wedding if we agree on the terms.
We work hard to make each event the best it can be.
It has been our experience that weddings are difficult
due to family communications, venue limitations and
a host of other problems. If you really want us here are
our wedding fees.
Audio and basic lights for weddings: $1,200 (no refund on deposits)
Video production, audio and basic lights: $3,000 (no refund on deposits) |
Our business coverage:
WE SERVICE ALL OF ARIZONA from Mesa, Arizona.
We will travel anywhere in southern Nevada, southern California,
southern Utah, southern Colorado, all of New Mexico.
Please call to inquire rates and availability.
We have reliable audio and video partners in several metro areas including, Las Vegas, Denver & Houston.
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Thank You
to our
school
clients
including:
Andersen
Junior High
Mesa
Junior High
Lattie Coor
Middle School
Marcos de Niza
High School
Fountain Hills
Middle School
Prescott
High School
We are looking forward
to helping you again!
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| Sony KDF-E50A10 50" LCD HDTV |
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No projectors in our gear!
Our video is clean and crisp.
We use Sony LCD HDTVs
so your event stands out! |
| Booking policy: First come first served. We can help you find another qualified company if we are booked on the date you request. If you treat us poorly, we will drop you as a client. If you treat us good, we will work with you forever! |
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| Our new Yamaha 32/14 FX FOH mixer |
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Our Rolling Inventory
FOR INDOOR AND OUTDOOR EVENTS
THE BEST IN ARIZONA!
(1) Large Ford LCF Production Truck
(4) Large Peavey QWave 2F Monitor Speakers
(2) Peavey 2600 Watt Monitor Amplifiers
(2) Large Peavey QWave 4F Main Speakers
(2) Peavey CS 4080 HZ Main Amplifier
(2) Shure SM-58 PGX Wireless Vocal Mikes
(4) Shure SM-58 Wired Vocal Mikes
(4) Shure SM-57 Wired Instrument Mikes
(2) Shure SM-81 Wired Instrument Mikes
(1) Shure PG 52 Wired Kick Drum Instrument Mike
(1) Yamaha MG 32/14 FOH Mixer
(1) 24 X 4 X 100' XLR Cable Snake
(1) 4 X 4 X 100' XLR Special Cable Snake
(8) Direct Instrument Boxes
(12) Mike Stands
(1) Large Light Truss System
(4) T-4 Light Controllers
(4) Light Stands
(24) Par 56 Stage Lights And Gels
(16) Par 38 Stage Lights And Gels
(6) Multi-Color Automatic Stage Lights
(2) Stanton CD Players
(2) Numark Professional DVD Players
(1) Numark Professional Audio/Video Mixer
(1) Sony 50 Inch Rear Projection High-Definition TV
(1) Panasonic HVX 200 Hi-Definition Camera
(1) HP Video Editing System
(1) EZDupe DVD Duplicator
(We supply all cables and connectors
and cords need for house PA system)
Most Equipment Purchased at
Milano Music Mesa
480-827-1111
Video Equipment from
Markertek.com
Our Service Van from Berge Ford
U.S. 60 Freeway & Mesa Drive, Mesa, AZ.
See Mike Williams
in Fleet Sales
480-497-7545
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| Peavey CS 4080 HZ Audio Power Amplifier |
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Our outstanding PA system...
Peavey CS 4080 HZ
Audio Power Amplifier (Mains)
§ 2-rack-space stereo power amp featuring DDT(TM)
§ 2 temperature-dependant variable speed fans
§ 2040 watts (rms) per channel at 4 ohms
§ 1250 watts per channel at 8 ohms
§ 4080 watts at 8 ohms bridged
§ 5-year warranty
§ Weight Unpacked: 47.6
§ Width Unpacked: 19
§ Depth Unpacked: 17.5
§ Height Unpacked: 3.5
§ Weight Packed: 53
§ Width Packed: 22.5
§ Depth Packed: 21
§ Height Packed: 6
Peavey PV (R) 2600
Audio Power Amplifier (Monitors)
§ 2x900 watts at 4 ohms
§ 2x550 watts at 8 ohms
§ Massive toroidal transformer and storage capacitors
§ Peavey patented Turbo-V(R) cooling system with 2-speed demand-sensitive fan
§ Built-in 150 Hz/18 dB/oct subwoofer crossover with TRS output
§ DDT(TM) soft limiter protects amp and speakers
§ 14 gauge steel chassis
§ Rear rack supports
§ Mil spec fiberglass circuit boards
§ Current in-rush limiter
§ Overheat, short circuit, clip limiting, DC, and faulty load protection
§ Detent gain controls
§ Neutrik(R) Speakon(R) and 5-way binding post outputs
§ 5-year warranty
§ Weight Unpacked: 39
§ Width Unpacked: 19
§ Depth Unpacked: 15.875
§ Height Unpacked: 3.5
§ Weight Packed: 47
§ Width Packed: 22.625
§ Depth Packed: 21
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We Feature Peavey's QWave Speakers
See these speakers in Mesa at Milano Music.
www.milanomusic.com
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Save hundreds on your next event:
School Dances - Proms
Live Band Reinforcement
Festivals
Reunions
Graduations
Speeches
Corporate Events
Holiday Celebrations
Private Parties
New Product Releases
Store Grand Openings
Auto Lot Events
On site video production!
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| Numark's Tabletop DVD Player |
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My migration from Black and White to Color, Standard Definition TV Playout!
From 1975 to 1979 during my high school years I did a lot of audio and video projects and experimented with our school's A/V gear.
Creating video was only possible on tape; it was a very fragile recording system. We shot B/W images from one portable camera. A portable, open, reel-to-reel deck recorded it.
I learned to use VHS videotapes and HI8 tapes. In the mid 90’s I discovered the worldwide experimenting using computers and video devices. When it became possible to begin to save video to a computer, I began to experiment making dozens of bad-burned DVDs. (My mom uses them at her church for her table decorations for her candles. I've also seen DVD wind chimes too...but other than reflective decorations there not a whole lot you can do with them.)
Real video creators today use a high quality computer and DVD burner to create a master disc and then they duplicate another from the master.
Along my path to understanding most of the technical aspects of creating video recordings, I got lost in the presentation, (the playback) of the finished product. I have looked at a variety of DVD players and hundreds of audio/video mixing solutions from software to hardware applications. The right software, the type of software most high-grade video presentation companies use, cost about $1,500 to $5,000 per computer license. Then you need to invest in more computers and some kind of networking to do your updates. Therefore I chose to work with an all hardware application, because I produce live video playback for live audiences. I want to play and mix both audio and video (on the fly) for schools and corporate events. Again, I looked at many products and different configuration. Here's what I finally chose.
I went with an all Numark Audio/Video Mixer and DVD Playout System!
(See the product picture attachments)
I purchased (1) AVOM01 Mixer
The AVM01 is specifically designed for the needs of the professional VJ. Dual audio and video cross-faders and a familiar cueing system provide the most intuitive audio/video interface available.
Separate DJ crossfaders for audio and video
Video mixing options include fades, 96 wipe patterns, picture-in-picture (PIP), Chroma
Key (blue screen) and Luma Key (black screen) capability for superimposing images
2 video effect sections with mosaic, strobe, freeze, paint and invert (multiple simultaneous effects possible)
Joystick control for wipes and picture-in-picture
10 background color options
4 video channels with 4 composite and 2 S-video inputs
2 S-video, 2 composite main outputs and 4 video monitor outputs
3 stereo audio inputs and 1 mic input with audio cueing section and headphone output
2 stereo main audio outputs
Rack-mountable rugged metal enclosure (rack ears are removable for tabletop use)
Ideal for live audio/video performance
I purchased (2) VJ01 Players
Numark VJ01 Professional DVD/CD/MP3 Player
LOOP, CONTROL AND PREVIEW ANY VIDEO, ANYWHERE.
Designed for DJs wanting to incorporate visuals into their entertainment mix, Numark's VJ01 is a compact, tabletop media player that supports a wealth of video and audio formats.
Featuring a 5.6-inch LCD TFT tilt screen display, the VJ01 boasts pitch-control capability, a slider control for both DVDs and CDs, and soft-touch rubber transport controls. It also supports all standard DVD features, is PAL and NTSC compatible, and allows looping for repeating video clips. Its arsenal of effects such as cue, loop, zoom, angle, and slow motion.
The VJ01's club-tested interface, based upon Numark's legendary CD players, makes operation a snap. With all this, it's the perfect tool for club and mobile DJs searching for a powerful, affordable video solution.
Key Features:
Pitch control for audio and video
Full color 5.6 inch (diagonal) TFT-LCD screen
Tilt adjustment for optimum viewing angle
Cue, loop, zoom, angle, slow motion, and pitch effects
Plays DVD, DVD-R, DVD+R, VCD and SVCD video formats
Plays CD, CD-R, CD-RW, MP3DVD, and MP3CD audio formats
S-Video and composite video outputs
Stereo RCA and digital audio outputs
Headphone output with volume control
Ability to turn off the on-screen display (OSD) for live performance
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| VocoPro KJ-7800 audio/video mixer |
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Our first VJ solution for playing DVD music video. |
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| Private Event in Paradise Valley, Arizona |
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This is a picture of
our stage at a private
event in October, 2005
A live band was booked
and we provided the
PA and lights and breaks. |
Check out our QuicPix (TM) software driven audio computer system as seen in this picture.
We are Arizona's only broadcast trained sound-lighting-video production company! |
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| 16 Channel Stage Lightning Controller |
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Add just the right touch to your stage show! |
Showcasesound's
audio enginer and DJ
at Mesa Junior High.
One of the many
East Valley school
dances we do each year. |
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| Peavey 2600 Watt Amplifier |
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Peavey 2600 watt power amplifier.
First used as our main power amps,
now this is our monitor power amps. |
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HighDef Glossary of Terms
16x9
The standardized aspect ratio of HDTV and Widescreen SDTV – having a width of 16 units and a height of 9 units. Also see Aspect Ratio- Picture, 1.78
Acquisition
The gathering of data, whether it be photographic, audio, or for some other purpose.
Analog
Describes a continuously variable signal of some sort. Commonly used to describe equipment or methods that do not involve the electronic digitization of a signal into data. Examples are can be found in Audio Recording (Vinyl Records, Cassette tapes), Video Recording (BetacamSP, VHS), and Broadcasting (AM, FM, Conventional TV).
Aspect Ratio (Picture)
The ratio of screen width to screen height. Can be expressed as Width by Height (Example: 16x9, 4x3) or as calculated ratio (1.33:1, 1.78:1)
Some common aspect ratios:
1.33 (4x3) Standard Television or Academy Standard
1.78 (16x9) HDTV
1.85 Academy Flat
2.35 Cinemascope
Aspect Ratio (Pixel)
The ratio of pixel width to pixel height. Standard NTSC (ITU-R 601) digital video has rectangular pixels. Computers and HDTV have square pixels.
Byte
A byte consists of 8 bits or 10 bits. Also see Bit, Kilobyte, Megabyte, Gigabyte, Terabyte, Petabyte.
Capture Rate
Used to describe the number of times per second that a picture is taken or captured in an imaging system. In a progressive system the capture rate is equal to the frame rate. In an interlaced system, the capture rate is double the frame rate because at each capture interval, only one field (a half resolution image) is acquired. It takes two fields to make a complete frame. It is standard practice to refer to the capture rate of an image as well as how it is captured when describing it instead of the frame rate (i.e. 60i (60 captures, 30 frames per second), 30P (30 captures, 30 frames per second) and 60P (60 captures, 60 frames per second)) Also see Frame Rate, Interlace Imaging, Progressive Imaging.
CCD
Charge Coupled Device. The imaging device used in most modern electronic cameras.
Composite Video
A video signal where luminance and chrominance signals have been combined together. This process results in restricted detail especially with color components. Most commonly used to describe NTSC or PAL video where the luminance, chrominance, and horizontal and vertical synchronizing information have been combined into one analog signal.
Component Video
A video signal where luminance and chrominance signals are kept as separate components. This allows signals to retain detail components and eliminates encoding/decoding artifacts commonly found in composite video.
Compression
The process of reducing the bandwidth or data rate in a video or audio signal. Often used with audio and video to reduce storage and transmission costs. Compression techniques common in digital imaging rely on removing both redundant data and data that is deemed less critical or imperceptible to the viewer. This can be done either within a frame (intra-frame compression) or across multiple frames (inter-frame compression). Compression systems are developed to reduce perceptible losses, however most compression systems in use today will exhibit some level of distortion.
Decibel (dB)
A unit of measurement expressing ratios using logarithmic scales. Usually used as a measurement of audio volume level.
Digital
Describes a signal that is represented by discrete units. Commonly used to describe equipment or methods that involve processing, storage, and distribution of a signal as binary data.
Digital Television (DTV)
Refers to transmitting a broadcast signal that consists of digital data. The ATSC has allowed for both standard definition and high definition programs transmitted in a digital form to be considered DTV.
DLPä
Texas Instruments Inc (www.dlp.com) Digital Light Processing technology, the projection and display technology which uses Digital Micromirror Devices (DMD’s) to control the light output. DLP technology enables very compact, high brightness, high-resolution digital projectors.
DP
Director of Photography.
DVD
Digital Versatile Disk, Disk of the size of a CD, but with a storage capacity of up to 17 Gbyte. The single layer one side DVD stores up to 4.7 Gbyte, more then eight time as much as on a CD. It is an ideal media for video and multi channel audio applications. The term DVD has become synonymous with DVD-Video, which holds MPEG-2 compressed video, multichannel audio, subtitles, menus, and other features onto a DVD disk for playback in industry standard players.
EDL
Edit Decision List. A list that describes with tape names and timecode numbers how to assemble a program from the original tapes. Includes timecode numbers representing the IN and OUT points, (Beginnings and Ends) of every shot of a complete program.
Final Cut Pro HD
Version 4.5 of Apple’s Final Cut Pro (www.apple.com/finalcutpro) software with High Def and Standard Def editing capability. Final Cut Pro HD features built in support for Panasonic's DVCProHD codec. Native DVCProHD coded material (100Mb/s) can be captured via Firewire (from a Firewire enabled deck), and uncompressed HD I/O is achieved using a number of other hardware manufacturers HD capture cards.
HD
Short for High Definition.
HDTV
Short for High Definition Television
High Definition
Usually refers to a video format consisting of either 720 active lines of progressive video or 1080 active lines of either progressive or interlaced video.
High Definition Television (HDTV)
A digital television system in which the quality is much better than that of existing NTSC (or PAL) systems.
Letterbox format
A technique for showing a wider aspect ratio format on narrower aspect ratio screen displayed in its original aspect ratio. The resulting effect of letter boxing in a video system is black bars at the top and bottom of the picture.
Memory Stick
A removable digital media card that is used in many applications. Often used to transfer camera setups and scene files between Sony HDW-F900 Camcorders or HDC-F950 Cameras.
NTSC
National Television Systems Committee. Also the name for the 525 line, 30 frame per second color TV standard mainly used in North, Middle and South America and Japan.
Offline Editing
Editing that is done using less expensive standard definition equipment to produce an Edit Decision List (EDL) which will be used later for assembling a high definition program using more expensive High Definition equipment. Offline editing involves shot selection and the defining of basic transitions such as cuts and dissolves which can be carried by EDLs. AAF promises to be an open standard for transporting a much wider range of decisions, including DVE, colour corrections, as well as other metadata, Offline and Online systems.
Overcranking
A process based on the film camera technique of recording frames faster than the anticipated playback rate to create "slow-motion". This process provides unique control of motion images in the camera where motion-blur and other techniques can be incorporated in the process. Panasonic has developed an electronic recording system capable of over/undercrank recording using a process that produces results very much like the film technique. This Panasonic system is known as "VariCam." Sony has utilized a system where interlaced frames can be interpolated to create progressive frames, creating a look of overcranking.
PAL
Phase Alternation Line. This is the 625 line, 25frame per second color television system in use today in the United Kingdom and much of Europe.
Pixel
A word derived from Picture Elements. This is the smallest unique point of a digital video image. In a Digital Video, a picture is divided up into thousands of pixels, each specified by Luminance, Chrominance, and position information.
RAM
Random Access Memory, a temporary memory into which data is stored.
Resolution
How much information defines an image. There are two types of resolution, spatial and temporal. Spatial defines how many pixels are used to make up a single image. Common spatial resolutions for HD are 1920x1080 and 1280x720. Temporal defines how many images per second are displayed. Common temporal resolutions for HD are 24, 25, 30, 50, and 60 frames per second.
RGB
Short for Red, Green, Blue, the colors used to create all color television and video. Often, the Red, Green and Blue components are only directly present at the image capture stage (in the camera) and on display (on the monitor). At other times they are converted to other forms such as Y, R-Y, B-Y for transportation, storage, and processing. See Y, R-Y, B-Y.
ROM
Read Only Memory, a permanent memory from which data can be read. This information can’t be deleted nor altered.
SECAM
Systeme Electronique Couleur Avec Memoire. This is the 625 line, 25frame per second color television system in use today in France and the Middle East.
Timecode (TC)
Standard format for recording time information on videotape. Each frame is given a unique number that is represented in the form of: Hours:Minutes:Seconds:Frames. When used correctly, a specific frame of video can be located on a videotape by using its timecode number. When doing offline editing, proper timecode handling is critical because the timecode is what is used to reference the master tapes in the final assembly process.
Undercranking
A process based on the film camera technique of recording frames slower than the anticipated playback rate to create "fast-motion". This process provides unique control of motion images in the camera where motion-blur and other techniques can be incorporated in the process. Panasonic has developed an electronic recording system capable of over/undercrank recording using a process that produces results very much like the film technique, this Panasonic system is known as "VariCam." Sony has utilized a system where interlaced frames can be interpolated to create progressive frames, creating a look of undercranking.
Y, R-Y, B-Y
Terminology to describe the luminance (Y) and color difference signals (R-Y) and (B-Y) of component video. Y is luminance information and the R-Y and B-Y signals together provide the color information. These signals, derived from the original RGB source, are used in most video systems as a bandwidth reduction technique.
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We are ready to setup almost anywhere,
indoors or outside.
We cater to your needs.
We have hosted radio promotions,
corportate shows and all sorts of live events.
We can work with budgets from 25 to
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Video Technology Terms
AFV
Audio follow video.
Analog
Describes a continuously variable signal of some sort. Commonly used to describe equipment or methods that do not involve the electronic digitization of a signal into data. Examples are can be found in Audio Recording (Vinyl Records, Cassette tapes), Video Recording (BetacamSP, VHS), and Broadcasting (AM, FM, Conventional TV).
Aspect Ratio (Picture)
The ratio of screen width to screen height. Can be expressed as Width by Height (Example: 16x9, 4x3) or as calculated ratio (1.33:1, 1.78:1)
Some common aspect ratios:
1.33 (4x3) Standard Television or Academy Standard
1.78 (16x9) HDTV
1.85 Academy Flat
2.35 Cinemascope
Aspect Ratio (Pixel)
The ratio of pixel width to pixel height. Standard NTSC (ITU-R 601) digital video has rectangular pixels. Computers and HDTV have square pixels.
Attenuator
A circuit that provides reduction of the amplitude of an electrical signal without introducing appreciable phase or frequency distortion.
Audio sound
An electrical signal that carries sound information.
Audio-follow-video (AFV)
An operational mode in which audio and video switchers are tied together so that when the operator selects the video source, the audio simultaneously and automatically switches to the same source.
BNC
Bayonet Neill-Concelman. A cable connector used extensively in television named for its inventor.
Coaxial cable
A cable which has a metallic noise shield surrounding a signal-carrying conductor. In television, the cable impedance is 75 ohms.
Composite Video
A video signal where luminance and chrominance signals have been combined together. This process results in restricted detail especially with color components. Most commonly used to describe NTSC or PAL video where the luminance, chrominance, and horizontal and vertical synchronizing information have been combined into one analog signal.
dB (decibel)
A measure of voltage, current, or power gain equal to l/10 of a Bel. Given by the equations 20 log Vout/Vin, 20 log Iout/In, or 10 log Pout/Pin.
Digital
Describes a signal that is represented by discrete units. Commonly used to describe equipment or methods that involve processing, storage, and distribution of a signal as binary data.
Distribution amplifier (DA)
A device used to replicate an input signal, typically providing 6 outputs, each of which is identical to the input. May also include delay and/or cable equalization capabilities.
DVD
Digital Versatile Disk, Disk of the size of a CD, but with a storage capacity of up to 17 Gbyte. The single layer one side DVD stores up to 4.7 Gbyte, more then eight time as much as on a CD. It is an ideal media for video and multi channel audio applications. The term DVD has become synonymous with DVD-Video, which holds MPEG-2 compressed video, multichannel audio, subtitles, menus, and other features onto a DVD disk for playback in industry standard players.
Editing
Production of finished videotape from source tape. Editing usually involves the use of a computer editing system to select scenes and audio from multiple video and audio sources and record them into a finished program on a single videotape.
Equalization (EQ)
1. Process of altering the frequency response of a video amplifier to compensate for high-frequency losses in coaxial cable.
2. In audio, to improve the sound quality by increasing or decreasing the gain of the signal at various frequencies.
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