To acquire text, images, audio and video in their original format. Once captured in the computer, the data are typically edited and converted into another format. See frame grabber, video capture board and screen capture.
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- Discussion threads 2008-08-18
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- Discussion threads 2008-08-14
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- Blog posts 2008-08-12
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- Software downloads 2008-08-12
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- Software downloads 2008-08-11
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- Software downloads 2008-08-11
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- Discussion threads 2008-08-04
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- Software downloads 2008-08-04
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- Blog posts 2008-08-02
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