jack
A female electrical connection typically a phone-plug receptacle. Also, a brace for scenery.
jog
The slow, frame-by-frame viewing of a videotape, generally to make edit decisions.
joystick
A hand-operated control which can be moved in any of four directions (sometimes even vertically) to control various computer operations.
judder
A motion artifact consisting of dim multiple images generally associated with standards conversion.
jump cut
Generally an inappropriate edit between two scenes which, for any number of reasons, keeps the segments from flowing together smoothly and unobtrusively.
juxtaposition
Act of putting together things close together or side by side.
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