History of Video
Basic Motion
We know we're just looking at a series of still images, but when we see them change fast enough, they produce the optical illusion of motion.
We begin to see motion at 8-12 frames per second (fps).
Cinematic: 24 fps
Video/Television: 30 fps
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Overall Timeline
Early forms of cinema:
Shadow puppetry: possibly originated around 200 BCE in Central Asia, India, Indonesia or China
Camera obscura: a natural phenomenon that has been used as an artistic aid possibly since prehistoric times.
Magic lantern: developed in the 1650s.
Phantasmagoria shows: 1799, utilized magic lanterns and could feature mechanical slides, rear projection, mobile projectors, superimposition, dissolving views, etc.
Overview Video
1800s-1950s
1832: Simon Ritter von Stampfer invented the stroboscope
1872: Eadweard Muybridge lined up 24 cameras that each took a photo as a horse raced past
1890s: Thomas Edison and Louis Le Prince invented the first patented cinema cameras. In France, the Lumiere brothers were also planning the use of celluloid to capture moving images. At around the same time, the movie projector was invented.
1920s: Synchronized image and sound meant the talkie was born.
1927: Electronic television was first successfully demonstrated in San Francisco by Philo Taylor Farnsworth
1951: BCE gave the first demonstration of a videotape recording
1980s - Present
1985: First Blockbuster opened.
1990s: First live stream videos: a garage band, a baseball game, and a presidential speech.
1998: First Netflix DVD rental mailed out.
2005: First YouTube video was uploaded: "Me at the zoo"
2007: Netflix starts streaming and Facebook introduces video platform
2009-2010: First iPhone with video recording capabilities (iPhone 3GS). Facetime was introduced with iPhone 4
2011-2013: Twitch introduced, Snapchat and Instagram add video sharing feature
2017: TikTok released in markets outside China
2019: Spotify introduces Spotify Canvas
2019-2022: Streaming wars between video streaming services (Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, Hulu, HBO Max, Disney+, Paramount+, Apple TV+, and Peacock.)
July 2022: Etsy added short-form video feed, Etsy Explore.
Dec. 2022: Amazon added short-form video feed, geared towards product discovery called, Inspire.
