video recording

Taped moving images

A video recording is footage captured and stored for later playback—anything from a home movie to security camera footage to a television broadcast.

The term distinguishes recorded material from live transmission: The video recording showed he was nowhere near the scene.

As a verb phrase, video recording means the act of capturing such footage.

equipment

camcorder

Portable video recording device

  • cameraImage capturing device
  • lensLight-focusing curved glass
  • tripodStabilizing support structure

gimbal · stabilizer · microphone · lighting · softbox · ring light · memory card · battery · monitor · drone

media

footage

Recorded video material

montage · timelapse · slow-motion · replay · capture · broadcast · stream · film · cinematography · screencast

production

editing

Refining content for clarity

  • cutSeverance or reduction
  • takeCapture or filmed segment
  • sceneDramatic unit or locale

framing · composition · storyboard · shot list · color grading · post-production · render · export · splice · trim

technical

resolution

Formal decision or determination

  • framerateImages displayed per second
  • 4KHigh-resolution video standard
  • 1080pVideo resolution standard

720p · codec · bitrate · sensor · aperture · shutter speed · ISO · focus · zoom · aspect ratio

Categories
Opposites
temporal capture

video recordingphotograph

Image from a camera

still image · snapshot · picture · photo · freeze frame

liveness

video recordinglive broadcast

Transmission happening right now

live stream · live feed · live television · live performance · live event

media type

video recordingaudio recording

Stored sonic information

sound recording · podcast · radio broadcast

Family

record, video, recording, recorder, videotape, unrecorded, recorders, recordable, videotaped

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G