This week in class the topic of discussion was about bytes and bits. Now this is important to "Basketball Central" because a good number of items that will be posted will be videos. The key thing to keep in mind is how many bytes will each video approximately take up, and also how many videos will be posted a day. We will need a lot of space on the computer to ensure that we are able to upload all the information smoothly.
Before class I was not that knowledgable on different byte sizes, but as we went further into I saw how much of an impact it really played. If you computer does not have enough byte size videos, audio tracks and other things may fail to be uploaded on the website correctly. With this website I would probably use 3-5GB to make sure that we have enough space open. Considering how many videos we will be uploading a week it will be key for the site to be capable of uploading the videos.
I was originally considering 1TB, but the amount of space that comes with this seems a little too drastic for what my site is intended to do. I feel that with 3-5gigabytes will be fine for the amount of text on the site. Because it will be a lot of statistics, excerpts, and little articles 1TB is too much.
Monday, February 28, 2011
Monday, February 21, 2011
Cameras and video
As we sink further into class we are learning more and more about the technology around us. In recent weeks one topic that we have discussed are megapixels on cameras. This technology is something that I can use while I develop my entrepreneurial idea. Photos will be a major part of my because of the capability that is allowed for users to upload their own pictures to the site so it is important that the PPI is correct on the camera.
It is important to make sure that the pictures have the correct pixel ratio because on a website like this pictures will often be printed out and shared around the web. It will be a difficult yet important task for the staff of the website to be aware of. The figure from the powerpoint slides can be useful when taking pictures because it shows the relationship between correct resolution and picture size.
Another thing we would need for the website would be video cameras. We would need to upload the videos from the camera onto the website. These are extremely important to the site so we would get the top equipment to guarantee the best possible work. HD cameras would be required for all the camera men while filming the games. Though we talked about radio frequency in class I can not really use it while my idea is getting started because it is starting as a website. Eventually if it turned into a company and filmed and broadcasted video over the internet for a team or companies then I would use RFID.
It is important to make sure that the pictures have the correct pixel ratio because on a website like this pictures will often be printed out and shared around the web. It will be a difficult yet important task for the staff of the website to be aware of. The figure from the powerpoint slides can be useful when taking pictures because it shows the relationship between correct resolution and picture size.
Another thing we would need for the website would be video cameras. We would need to upload the videos from the camera onto the website. These are extremely important to the site so we would get the top equipment to guarantee the best possible work. HD cameras would be required for all the camera men while filming the games. Though we talked about radio frequency in class I can not really use it while my idea is getting started because it is starting as a website. Eventually if it turned into a company and filmed and broadcasted video over the internet for a team or companies then I would use RFID.
Monday, February 14, 2011
Digital Video
Digital media will be key in launching "basketball central". There are numerous benefits digital media will add to the creation of my website. Game highlights can be uploaded onto the site as well as photos, game schedules and other relative information. However, not every computer will allow me to use these programs. In order for me to post videos like these on my website I will have to use progressive downloading.
In the starting of the website I feel that progressive downloading will be the most beneficial because of the cost. It is relatively cheap and easy to use which will be helpful in the beginning. Also, since I am looking to put a lot of information including video and text I will need a lot of memory on my computer. My memory cache must be up to speed to make sure that video downloads will not take an extended period of time.
While progressive downloading is what I will most likely start with I do plan to incorporate streaming into teh website. During big games across the nation that may not be televised nationally fans can tune into "basketball central" to watch and follow the games. This will be a huge addition to the website because I do not think there is no popular website that does this already.
Excel
Excel is easily one of the most useful programs that any company or individual can use in their life. It is a great way to organize, plan and maintain your business. It allows you to make graphs, tables and charts which are extremely beneficial to anyone that works with anything related to business. While we deal with our organization these attributes that excel offers will be used on a daily basis.
While dealing with "basketball central" excel can be used for a number of ways. The spreadsheets that we can use on excel can categorize players and there statistics. It will allow for the up-keepers of the website to keep the correct statistics for the players. They can keep assists, points, wins, rebounds and anything else that goes into basketball recruiting.
Another great thing that excel's organization skills allow "basketball central" to do is inform the workers what they need to do. For example, each worker will have a set number of players that they have to find correct data on so they can put it on the website. This process will guarantee correct information because it will be that individual's job to get the correct data.
While dealing with "basketball central" excel can be used for a number of ways. The spreadsheets that we can use on excel can categorize players and there statistics. It will allow for the up-keepers of the website to keep the correct statistics for the players. They can keep assists, points, wins, rebounds and anything else that goes into basketball recruiting.
Another great thing that excel's organization skills allow "basketball central" to do is inform the workers what they need to do. For example, each worker will have a set number of players that they have to find correct data on so they can put it on the website. This process will guarantee correct information because it will be that individual's job to get the correct data.
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