Analog Video and Digital Video in Multimedia

Analog Video

1. Analog video can be classified as interlaced.
2. Video programs like SECAM are interlaced where each frame consisting two fields displayed in two passes.
3.  A frame of an interlaced video is divided into fields. Each field contains every horizontal line.
4. Due to the analog we see a flicker affect
5. Due to our T.V. being analog devices all the broadcasting is done on analog video.
6. VHS are examples of analog videos.
7. Analog cameras are used to capture the shots.

Digital Video

1. Digital video can be classified as non-interlaced.
2. Most PC displays uses progressive slams in which all lines in a frame are displayed in one pass from top to bottom before next frame.
3. While for the digital video frame, the whole frame is read from to bottom then to the next.
4. Due to the digital format the flicker effect is eliminated.
5. Computer related work and post production work is   done using digital videos.
6. VCD, DVD are examples of digital video.
7. Now we get digital cameras to capture the shot.