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QUIZ #3 Introduction to Media Arts
Animation, Internet & Technology, History Recording Arts
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Undergraduate 1
12/08/2010

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Who is Muybridge?
Definition
Edweard Muybridge published two books; Animal Locomtion, 1889, and The Human Figure in Motion, 1901.
Two very important published books because they are still used today as an animators reference.
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Who created the first animated feature?
Definition
J. Stuart Blackton
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What was the first animated film?
Definition
"The Humerous Phases of Funny Faces"
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What are the 3 way of animation?
Definition
Cel Animation, Stop-Motion/Claymation, Rotoscope
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What is the importance of The Last Starfighter?
Definition
The first film to offer photorealist animated images, using a Cray supercomputer.
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What was the first full length computer animated film?
Definition
Toy Story
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What is Texturing?
Definition
A flat image that wraps around a sculpture to add more dimension. It make it more realistic.
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What is Modeling?
Definition
The process in creating the sculptures in the computer or assembling the 3D objects.
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What is Rendering?
Definition
Converting 3D data to 2D data (is the most time consuming)
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What was the first length animated film with synchronized sound?
Definition
Steamboat Willie
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What are the 2 ways to animated?
Definition
Keyframing and Motion Capturing
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What is the difference between Keyframing and Motion Capturing?
Definition
Keyframing-Artist sets key positions on model and the computer creates the movement between them. Motion Capture-Recording a human performance.
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What is Scanimate?
Definition
The first analog video computer. Produced effects for 1970's TV and film.
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What is Redbook?
Definition
The standard for audio (Compact Disc Digital Audio). The first edition of the Red Book was released in 1980 by Philips and Sony.
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What is Book B?
Definition
The DVD standard for the video entertainment industry. DVD can store up to 17.9 GB of data.
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What is JPEG?
Definition
A set of standards for compress for bitmapped images.
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What are the types of image?
Definition
Bitmapped Roster and Object Oriented.
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Bitmapped is a type of ...?
Definition
Fixed Resolution
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What is Sample Rate?
Definition
The analog-to-digital converter analyzes the incoming audio voltage signal at a very fast rate.
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What is Authoring Software?
Definition
Ability to make DVD, Webpages, etc. without entering codes.
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What are the 2 types of uncompressed audio?
Definition
Mac= .wav PC= .
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At this time what was Thomas Edison know for?
Definition
Created the Phonograph. Columbia Records.
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Who is Les Paul?
Definition
Developed the 1st Multi-Track tape recorder with Ampex. 1st Multi-track release recorded on homemade disc system.
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Who is Phil Spector?
Definition
"Wall of Sound"
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What are the company's that created Compact Disc?
Definition
Sony and Phillips
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What is the Production Process?
Definition
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What is the difference between Balanced and Unbalanced cables?
Definition
XLR, 4.4mm, & ¼” TRS=Balanced ¼” TS (tip sleeve), RCA & MIDI.
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What are the 3 types of Motion Capture?
Definition
1. Optical 2. Magnetic 3. Electro Magnetic
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What is Quantization?
Definition
The process used to measure the amplitude of the audio voltage waveform in a digital recording.
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What is Cel Rotoscoping?
Definition
Drawing that is pretty much like tracing over real images and footage.
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What is NSF?
Definition
Ended the sponsorship of the government funded internet use in 1995. The limitation of commercial use ends.
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What is Mastering?
Definition
Preparing mix masters for various format releases.
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What is TRON?
Definition
1st movie that used CGI in the environment with the actors.
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Who is Emile Berliner?
Definition
First to record to the phonograph (invented by Thomas Edison, used 78rpm flat disc.)
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What are the 2 things that animation needs...?
Definition
1. Illusion of Motion 2. Physical presence.
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What is Mixing?
Definition
Blending all the sounds together.
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Operations Manager
Definition
Handles business aspect, including payroll
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Studio Technician
Definition
Repairs equipment
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1 minute of FIlm (24fps)
Definition
1,440 fps (frames per second)
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What is Headroom?
Definition
The level between maximum and nominal level.
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What is D.I.D.?
Definition
Digital Input Device
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Who is Bing Crosby?
Definition
1st to use tape for productions... which became the standards by the 1950s.
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What is Authoring Software?
Definition
Software that allows for synchronizing elements of a multimedia project without knowing code. (iWeb)
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Studio Manager
Definition
Manages the studio and the clients
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Uncompressed Audio
Definition
wav: Microsoft
AIFF: Apple (BOTH of these contain raw audio data)
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Video Formats
Definition
AVI (audio video interleave)
ASF (advanced system format)
MOV (quicktime movie format)
VOB (Video Object)
MP4
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What is Westworld?
Definition
The 1st movie to use computer generated imagery (CGI)
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What are particle Effects?
Definition
Points in a 3D space that are animated based on physics.
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What is Keyframing?
Definition
Where start and end positions are created... The computer creates the movement between the two points by filling in the spaces.
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Engineer
Definition
Responsible for the technical aspects
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Who is Gertie the Dinosaur?
Definition
by Windsor McKay, this was the first animated character with human personality traits.
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What is a Patchbay?
Definition
The central nervous system in the studio
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Auxiliary System
Definition
Allows for effects to run through the console
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What is bandwidth?
Definition
Frequency range
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Alexander Graham Bell
Definition
Invented the Telephone
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What is FTP?
Definition
File Transfer Protocal
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Who is Samuel Morse?
Definition
Telegraph
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What are Maquettes?
Definition
Detailed sculptures used in the pre-production process of animation.
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What is Motion Capture?
Definition
Recording a ahuman performance to use as part of the animation process.
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What is Animation?
Definition
To bring to life.
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What is Unbalanced Wiring?
Definition
Uses 2 conductors
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What is Object Oriented / Vector?
Definition
Drawn using math formulas to resize the image without losing any of its original quality..

EPS, CAD, and Animation software.
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MPEG IV
Definition
Interactivity... Scalable for internet and broadcast .. Support multi-channel
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DVD Media
Definition
books differ by letter
(DVD Video is book B) DVD can hold up to 17.9GB
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Master Section
Definition
Global control over I/Os, has a talk back system (mic to booth) has the master fader.
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What is a multi-plane camera?
Definition
Invented by Disney that gave depth to animations.
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Executive Producer?
Definition
Handles business arrangements for artist during sessions.
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I/O (input-output module)
Definition
Set levels for MTR and receives signals from MTR
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Common standards for encoding/decoding VIDEO?
Definition
MPEG
WMV (Windows Media Video)
Tru-Motion VP7 (Flash)
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CD (780nM) and DVD (650nM)
Definition
Track recorded from center to outside of disc.
When laser changes=1
When laser does NOT change=0
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Star Wars
Definition
1st movie to use 3D graphics.
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What is Computer Rotoscoping?
Definition
Cuts the computer generated character into the scene to make it look like they're there, trims the character to make him fit dimensionally, frame by frame.
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The Last Starfighter
Definition
1st movie with photorealistic CGI
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A & R
Definition
locate and develop artist. Kind of like a talent scout.
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ARPANET
Definition
4 University computers connect to the internet in southwest US in 1969 and it was government funded.
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Region Codes
Definition
Used to control movie release dates across different continents.
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What is Cel Animation?
Definition
Cartoon like Scooby-doo with a still background and moving character in the forefront.
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What is a Monitor Path?
Definition
MTR to Console
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What is a Magnetophone?
Definition
created in 1935 German.. it used magnetic tape to record. The magnetic tape was just iron oxide particles "glued" to tape
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What is a Polygon?
Definition
Lines that digitally trace in CPU using shapes
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Compact Disc Media
Definition
distinguished by different colored 'books'
CD-DA is RED book
Original stand CD held 650 MB by todays CDs hold up to 700MB
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I minute of VIDEO (30fps)
Definition
1,800 fps
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Signal to Noise Ratio
Definition
The levels between nominal level and noise floor level
Term
Common Standards for encoding/decoding AUDIO
Definition
MPEG
WMA
AC3
DTS
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What is Toy Story?
Definition
1st computer animated cartoon movie.
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MP3
Definition
Breaks sound into 576 frequency components. Up to 48kHz sample rate in stereo.
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Final Fantasy Series
Definition
1st movies to use realistic computer generated actors.
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Assistant Engineer
Definition
Facility Staff... Responsible for making a session run smoothly aka the 2nd Engineer.
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What is Balanced Wiring?
Definition
Used 3 conductors, eliminates interference, used professionally.
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What is Pre-Production?
Definition
The most critical part of a project that ensures everything is set up and ready for use.
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HTTP
Definition
Used for HTML sites and has ONE way communication.
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MPEG II
Definition
Handles interlaced and progressive encoding and was designed for NTSC (480i)
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What is Perpetual Noise Shaping?
Definition
Works on the principles that we hear certain frequencies better than others... when sound occur, we mostly perceive the louder sound.
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What is Throughput?
Definition
Amount of data per second.
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What is a Cue System?
Definition
Artists headphone mix.
Term
Producer
Definition
Responsible for creative process
Term
PCM
Definition
Sample rate= 44.1 khz
Quantization= 16 bit
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Jurassic Park
Definition
1st movie where stop-motions animators worked with computer animators.
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Who is Jack Mullen?
Definition
Brought the magnetophone to the USA
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What is Tracking?
Definition
Recording the core elements of a song
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What is compositing?
Definition
Layering separate rendered images of computer graphics with live action.
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What is Ethernet?
Definition
The foundation of most LANs
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Lighting adds....?
Definition
Depth and Dimension
Term
Channel Path
Definition
Console to MTR
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What are Renderfarms?
Definition
A network of computer used simultaneously to render.
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MPEG1
Definition
Designed for 352 X 240 resolutions @ 30fps used in progressive video.
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Encoder/Decoder
Definition
Compresses data for either hardware or software
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DNS
Definition
Domain Name System
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Bitmapped/Raster?
Definition
Fixed at a resolutions
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Overdubbing?
Definition
Adding new material to something that was already recorded
Term
Blu-ray Disc
Definition
25GB per layer
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What is Stop-Motion/Claymation?
Definition
examples include "The Nightmare before Christmas"
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3 Head System?
Definition
Sync Head, Repro head, Erase head
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What is a Sync Head?
Definition
Allows to playback and record simultaneously
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What is a Repro Head?
Definition
Used for mixing, allows playback tracks with highest quality possible.
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What is an Erase Head?
Definition
Will record 150,000 Hz on every track
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