Interactive Investigation

1. What different types of video products are available on interactive?

Within the interactive, there are 8 products points that are available such as short film which show the story on beginning and how it ends at the end. Also it’s more interactive so that the audience users could get involved with the subject they like most.

These are the other products

·      Adverts

·      Film Trailers

·      Documentaries

·      Films (short film)

·      Music Video

·      Blogs

·      Homemade Content

·      Tutorials / Educational

·      Gaming

2. What are the formats generally used for Internet video and which one is more popular and why?

The format that had been generally used mostly on YouTube is H.264 because it currently has been used today. The other formats are outdated or not support to some devices.

Video Formats

·      Mpeg 4 (used with H.264)

·      QuickTime (mov.) (Used with H.264)

·      AVI à outdated in to file size

·      Flash à old

·      H.264 (most common)

3. On what devices can digital video be viewed and what are the limitations of each?

Digital devices is has been viewed of this different types of devices:

·      Phone

·      Tablets

·      Game consoles

·      Smart TV

·      Computer

·      Kiosk

The issues for the Computers, Tables and phones are Wi-Fi that would lost the signal any time, lack of power if the changer is broken or the buttery faults and also Link issues that would not link to anything (virus).  However a smart TV will have a issues with the speed keyboard (built inside) could wore out. 

·      Wi-Fi

·      Small screen

·      Link issues

·      Lack of power

·      Speed keyboard and power - TV

4. Identify and discuss interactivity on TV?

For the smart TV, red button is to see others such as looking at the weather and sports for example when still watching the programmer.

 

·      Red button

5. Discuss how and why interactivity is used within online video or what function does interactivity have for audience?

There are ways that would interactivity for the audience is links that the audience would share linked to the other websites so that of way getting audience involved with it.

Adding information for the audiences to what’s going on and what is going to happen.

·      Alternative Endings

·      Links to other websites

·      Change content

·      Show subtitles

·      Add notes and information to inform viewer (clickable)

6. What problems can arise with interactive video for the user and the creator?

·      Links do not work

·      Wrong Tags

·      Misleading Description

·      Wrong video format

·      Set to private

·      Screen reservation

7. Identify YouTube regulations – or in other words – identify what you can and can’t do in your uploaded video

YouTube regulations would not follow by these following contacts: Cannot not show any nudity or sexually content, violence and graphic material, hateful content, SPAM, harmful or dangerous contact that would effected others viewers and COPYRIGHT that would the YouTube would shut down. Also threats the viewers and the user of the channel.

If done any of these contents that are listed above, the account would be shut down.