Web Terms
Web Termsartifacting The occurrence of unwanted visual distortions that appear in a video image. A common side effect of compressing at lower bit rates.
bandwidth A measure of the capacity of a data line. Video is transferred most efficiently on a high-bandwidth connection (also called broadband.)
bitrate The number of bits per second used by a particular piece of media. Higher bitrates generally translate to higher quality, but some codecs are more efficient than others.
BitTorrent A peer-to-peer protocol that makes clients double as servers, allowing files being shared to be downloaded faster by peers who join the Torrent.
blog (also weblog) A log or journal published on the Web, which often accompanies podcasts and vidcasts.
codec (compressor/decompressor) A piece of software that compresses audio or video. The same codec also plays back the compressed …
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