Creative iMedia Flashcards
(13 cards)
Defamation
When damage is caused to the character and reputation of an individual or company by a statement of action that is untrue
Libel
When a false statement is published
Slander
Temporary form of defamation, typically with speech
Data protection
-used for a specific purpose
-relevant and not more than needed
-accurate and kept up to date
-not kept longer than necessary
-stored securely
CC
Creative Commons
ASA
Advertising Standards Authority - make sure adverts are not misleading, harmful or offensive and act on complaints. They make sure that adverts conform to the Advertising Codes
Ofcom
The Office of Communications - looks at complaints from viewers or listeners and checks if the broadcaster had broken any rules under the Broadcasting Code. They make sure programmes broadcast are not harmful or offensive
Lossy compression
Significant reduction in file size but loses some of the original information e.g. JPG, MP3, AAC, MPEG 2, MPEG 4, MP4 and H.264
Lossless compression
No information is lost but compresses less e.g. PNG, SVG, ALAC, FLAC, WAV, ZIP etc
Image files
JPG- lossy, for photographs
PNG- lossless, for web images
SVG- lossless, small file size, for web images, illustrations, cartoons
TIFF- no compression, for high quality printing
Audio files
MP3- lossy, for storing music on portable devices
AAC- lossy, music format for iPhone, android, playstation etc
FLAC- lossless, for retaining clarity of instruments and voices
WAV- lossless, for studio recordings
Video files
MP4- lossy, common, for streaming video and films
AVI- high quality video, professional
MPEG- for television broadcasts, DVDs
MOV- lossy, from Apple, default recording format on Apple devices e.g. iPhone
Resolution
72 dpi - web pages
300 dpi - printed documents (books, posters etc)
