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Video is an electronic medium used for the recording, copying, playback, transmitting, and display of moving visual images and pictures, with or without accompanying audio. Video technology was initially developed for live transmission and later expanded to include recording and storage through analog formats such as magnetic tape. Since the late 20th century, digital video has become the dominant form, enabling efficient compression, storage, editing, and distribution across broadcast television, physical media, and internet-based platforms. Advances in digital imaging, compression standards, and network infrastructure have significantly influenced media production, communication, entertainment, education, and information dissemination worldwide. Wikipedia →

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  1. Read the overview: VideoA 5-minute orientation
  2. Skim a recent paper: CLIP4Clip: An empirical study of CLIP for end to end video clip retrieval and captioningInfluential work since 2022
  3. Pick up a classic book: Dog DaysThe most-reprinted book on the subject
  4. Read the landmark paper: Overview of the High Efficiency Video Coding (HEVC) StandardCited 7,779 times
  5. Go sideways: Digital videoA closely related topic
  6. Go sideways: Common Intermediate FormatA closely related topic

📖 Definitions

Noun Transient visual content or media, processed with technology, especially electronic.

Noun A recording or medium of visual content, especially audiovisual content for playback; a motion picture, movie, film.

Noun Television content or media.

Noun videotape, VHS.

🗂️ The subject at a glance

  1. Etymology
  2. History
  3. Characteristics
  4. Formats
  5. Transport medium
  6. Display standards
  7. Recording
  8. Digital encoding formats

🏆 Landmark papers (most cited)

🆕 Influential since 2022

📚 Books worth reading

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