How Does Binary Become a Picture, Song or Video?
In short: How pictures, sound and video become binary, from groove recordings and early film to a 1957 scan of 176 pixels on a side and the sampling rule that keeps sound intact.
A 1:21 short film in the series “From Fingers to Qubits”, narrated by intellect_voice_01.
Sources used in this film: The Open University (OpenLearn), “An introduction to computers and computer systems”; BBC Bitesize, “Images - Units and data representation - Cambridge OCR - GCSE Computer Science Revision - Cambridge OCR - BBC Bitesize”; The Open University (OpenLearn), “Exploring communications technology”; Museum of Obsolete Media, “Audio Media | Museum of Obsolete Media”; The National Archives (UK), “Film, television and performing arts records held by other archives - The National Archives”; National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), “First Digital Image”; MIT OpenCourseWare (Massachusetts Institute of Technology), course 6.003 Signals and Systems, Fall 2011, Lecture 22 by Dennis Freeman, “Lecture 22: Sampling and Quantization | Signals and Systems | Electrical Engineering and Computer Science | MIT OpenCourseWare”; Library of Congress (Digital Preservation), “Digital Formats Sustainability - Digital Preservation (Library of Congress)”.
Sources used in this film
- The Open University (OpenLearn) — An introduction to computers and computer systems · View →
- BBC Bitesize — Images - Units and data representation - Cambridge OCR - GCSE Computer Science Revision - Cambridge OCR - BBC Bitesize · View →
- The Open University (OpenLearn) — Exploring communications technology · View →
- Museum of Obsolete Media — Audio Media | Museum of Obsolete Media · View →
- The National Archives (UK) — Film, television and performing arts records held by other archives - The National Archives · View →
- National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) — First Digital Image · View →
- MIT OpenCourseWare (Massachusetts Institute of Technology), course 6.003 Signals and Systems, Fall 2011, Lecture 22 by Dennis Freeman — Lecture 22: Sampling and Quantization | Signals and Systems | Electrical Engineering and Computer Science | MIT OpenCourseWare · View →
- Library of Congress (Digital Preservation) — Digital Formats Sustainability - Digital Preservation (Library of Congress) · View →
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Sources
- Summary by Intellect · source: The Open University (OpenLearn): An introduction to computers and computer systems
- Also: BBC Bitesize: Images - Units and data representation - Cambridge OCR - GCSE Computer Science Revision - Cambridge OCR - BBC Bitesize
- Also: The Open University (OpenLearn): Exploring communications technology
- Also: Museum of Obsolete Media: Audio Media | Museum of Obsolete Media
- Also: The National Archives (UK): Film, television and performing arts records held by other archives - The National Archives
- Also: National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST): First Digital Image
- Also: MIT OpenCourseWare (Massachusetts Institute of Technology), course 6.003 Signals and Systems, Fall 2011, Lecture 22 by D: Lecture 22: Sampling and Quantization | Signals and Systems | Electrical Engineering and Computer Science | MIT OpenCourseWare
- Also: Library of Congress (Digital Preservation): Digital Formats Sustainability - Digital Preservation (Library of Congress)
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