Before we can understand digital audio, we must first have a very general understanding of how sound occurs naturally. Sound is actually a mechanical wave that is propagating through the air (typically, but it can travel through other mediums as well). A basic visual illustration of sound is the sine wave. A sine wave a [...]
Audio CDs are becoming obsolete. In the modern world the mp3 is the easiest, most convenient musical format. It’s impossible to walk down the road today without seeing someone listening to their iPod. It’s not difficult to understand why: thousands of mp3s can be stored in a minuscule amount of space and you can listen [...]
So you’ve got a camcorder, maybe you even know how to record with it…but you have not a clue how to edit out 15 minutes of Uncle Tom Sleeping at little Timmy’s party. Maybe you’d like to remove the 5 minutes of recording with the lens cap on? Maybe you know the basics but you’re [...]
Are we there yet Mom? We’re there? Aww, Dad, can you just drive around a bit so we can finish the movie? Read on for a layman’s intro to Getting In-Car Video and DVD Systems. Until recently only found in Hollywood movie spy cars, or the stars’ stretch limos, car DVD systems are rapidly moving [...]