The U on iTunes U - Terms
Much of the iTunes U content development information provided on this site requires a basic understanding of certain terminology. Below is a basic glossary of key terms for users to consult as they study the materials available from this site. Additional terms will be added depending on user feedback as well as advances in hardware and sofware.
- AA
- AAC
- Aggregator
- AIFF
- Analog
- Apple Compressor
- Apple Lossess
- Atom
- Authentication
- Authorization
- Autocasting
- AVC (Advanced Video Coding)
- Camtasia
- Codec (Compressor-Decompressor)
- Digital
- DRM (Digital Rights Management)
- DV (Digital Video)
- Enhanced Podcast
- FairPlay
- Final Cut Pro & Express
- FireWire (IEEE 1394)
- GarageBand
- HTTP (Hypertext Transfer Protocol)
- iMovie
- iPod
- iTunes
- iTunes U
- Linear Video Editing
- Logic Pro & Express
- Lossless Compression
- Lossy Compression
- Metadata
- MMS (Microsoft Media Services)
- MP3 (MPEG-1 Audio Layer 3)
- MPEG-4
- MPEG Streamclip
- Non-Linear Editing (NLE)
- PDF (Portable Document Format)
- Podcast
- Podsafe
- Procoder
- Podcast Producer
- ProfCast
- Progressive Download
- Real Time Streaming
- RSS (Really Simple Syndication)
- RTP (Real-Time Transport Protocol)
- RTSP (Real-Time Streaming Protocol)
- Screencast
- Snaps Pro X
- Sorenson Squeeze
- Streaming Media
- Transcode
- uNID
- WAV
- XML (Extensible Markup Language)
- Zune