Archive for September, 2006

Website Design

Friday, September 8th, 2006

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The Psychology of Colors in Website Design
Since people associate particular colors with different emotions, the colors used on your website can have a psychological effect on visitors to your site. By using specific colors geared towards the emotion you want to invoke, you can actually increase product sales.

Here are some colors along with the emotions and symbols they stimulate:
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High Definition Video.

Friday, September 1st, 2006

A while back, Sony, Sharp, Canon and JVC announced the creation of a new high definition video standard for video cameras - HDV.
HDV utilizes MPEG-2 image compression with a definition of 1080 lines and a 16:9 aspect ratio.

Shortly after that, Sony opened the door to high definition by creating the first HDV Camcorder, the HDR-FX1.
This release was on par with the launch of the first DV camcorder in 1995, which at the
time was a giant step forward for image quality, marking the break from traditional analog.
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