Frequently Asked Questions.

 

 


 

Q: What Tape Formats do you accept?

Mini DV, VHS & VHS-C. Other formats will be accepted in time or by arrangement but this will incur extra charges.


Q: What Digital formats can you convert to?

AVI, DV-Stream, Windows Media (WMV), M-JPEG, QuickTime, RealVideo

Wave, AIFF, MP3, System 7 sound, Windows Media (WMA), RealAudio


Q: Can you convert between Digital formats?

Yes. Conversion can be done between any of the formats handled by us.


Q: What Media can you supply Digital Video on?

650 Mb CD-ROM (Standard), 700 Mb CD-ROM, Mini DV tape & Zip.


Q:What are the screen sizes available in the various Digital Formats?

Virtually any size is posable, generally however, the following sizes are the preferred ones, you can of course request alternatives but the quality may suffer. When requesting a non standard size, please be careful to maintain the correct aspect ratio.

Video Format

Format FPS

Data Rate Kilobytes per second

Resolution

AVI

12 to 30

120 to 600

320 x 240

160 x 120

Windows Media

12 to 30

40 to 1.2Megabytes

640 x 480

352 x 288

320 x 240

176 x 144

QuickTime

12 to 30

40 to 1.2 Megabytes

640 x 480

352 x 288

320 x 240

240 x 180

192 x 144

120 x 90

RealVideo

12 to 30

14 to 1.2 Megabytes

352 x 288

320 x 240

176 x 144


Q: Do you do editing?

We do "Top and tail" your video, and will put basic titles on if required.

Editing is available but will incur extra cost. We will require an agreed editing sheet with precise time code in and out points as well as details of fades, wipes etc.