Apple LiveType 2 - Manual (Page 145)

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importing The process of bringing files of various types into a project in LiveType.
Imported files have usually been created or captured in another application.
Inspector One of the four main windows in the LiveType interface, which is used to
insert text and apply attributes, styles, and effect parameters to titling elements.
keyframe A special-purpose marker that denotes a value change of one or more
parameters in an applied effect. When two keyframes are set in LiveType, the
application calculates a smooth transition based on their values.
LiveFont LiveFonts are sets of 32-bit characters. Most LiveFonts are computer-based
animations. However, they may also be composed of video footage or still
photographs.
LiveType media The collective term for LiveFonts, textures, and objects in LiveType,
all of which are built using the 32-bit .afd format for animated fonts.
markers In Final Cut Pro, markers refer either to the edit points that define the Start
and End points of a clip, or to points of reference you can use to denote places of
interest in your clips and sequences.
Media Browser One of the four main windows in the LiveType interface, which is
used for selecting fonts, objects, textures, and effects.
NTSC format NTSC stands for National Television Standards Committee, the
organization that defines North American broadcast standards. The term “NTSC video”
refers to the video standard defined by the committee, which has a specifically limited
color gamut, is interlaced, and is approximately 720 x 480 pixels, 29.97 frames per
second.
object In LiveType, objects are single 32-bit elements. Like LiveFonts, they may be
computer-based animations, real-world video, or still photographs, as well as other
elements such as lower thirds.
PAL format Acronym for Phase Alternating Line format. A 25 fps (625 lines per frame)
interlaced video format used by many European countries.
PICT A still-image file format developed by Apple. PICT files can contain both vector
images and bitmap images, as well as text and an alpha channel. PICT is a ubiquitous
image format on Mac OS computers.
pixel One dot in a video or still image. A typical low-resolution computer screen is
640 pixels wide and 480 pixels tall. Digital video movies are often 320 pixels wide and
240 pixels tall.
pixel aspect ratio The ratio of width to height for the pixels that compose the image.
NTSC pixels are square (1:1 ratio), but D-1 pixels are nonsquare.