Meaning of full motion video | Babel Free

Definitions

1. Video marketed as being of sufficient quality to make motion appear continuous to humans, considered to require at least 16 frames per second.
   countable, dated, uncountable
2. In-game footage that is pre-rendered, often using real-world scenes, as opposed to being rendered in-engine or in real time.
   countable, uncountable

Examples

“When most companies become⟳ involved in teleconferencing, usually their first interest⟳ is in full-motion video conferencing.”

“Originally, 72 minutes of partial-screen (one-eighth) full-motion video could be stored. These pictures are fairly coarse — worse than low-quality VCR...”

“To digitize and store a 10 seconds clip of full motion video in a computer requires transfer⟳ of an enormous amount of data[…]”

“But while the small screen and grainy full-motion video on a CD-ROM […] may wow computerphiles […], it won't impress⟳ the MTV generation.”

“In reality, multimedia was associated first and foremost with the development of full-motion video. This fascination for a cinema-like illusion of motion […]”

“Stored full-motion video is useful for messages and information dissemination, whereas live⟳ video can be used for direct⟳ interaction, medical applications, manufacturing applications, and a variety of other process⟳ control⟳ processes.”

“In games, full motion video (FMV) truly began in the 16-bit era on the Amiga and Atari ST. Psygnosis, an innovative company that is now a distant memory, often put⟳ an awe-inspiring, beautifully rendered movie at the front ot their games.”

“Privateer II had real actors in full motion video sequences doing all sorts of silly stuff.”

“Full motion video (FMV) is a popular term for pre-recorded TV-quality movie or animation in a video game. FMV is simply a playback of something that was previously recorded. With modern computer hardware, games are rendered at much higher resolutions than typical FMV's, resulting in FMV's being easily spottable as "lower quality" than the game itself.”

“Fight⟳ through to the end⟳ of the tekken tournament with any of these eight original characters and you unlock⟳ a hidden character (including favorites like⟳ Kuma and Wang), as well as being treated to a short FMV (full motion video) sequence that expands a little on each fighter's motivation.”

“Enter⟳ the Full Motion Video (FMV) game – in which pre-recorded video was used to display action – and the seminal title Star Trek: Bee on the Bridge.”

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