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+ | Formats related to video and multimedia. | ||
== Introduction == | == Introduction == | ||
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These formats are "monolithic" video formats, meaning that the file format and the encoding of the video data are tied to each other. | These formats are "monolithic" video formats, meaning that the file format and the encoding of the video data are tied to each other. | ||
− | See also [[Graphics#Animated image formats | + | See also [[Graphics#Animated image formats]], and the [[#Video application formats]] section below. |
* [[Ace Film]] | * [[Ace Film]] | ||
− | |||
* [[Bink Video]] (BIK) | * [[Bink Video]] (BIK) | ||
+ | * [[The Complete Animator Film]] | ||
+ | * [[CFAST Disney Animation Studio]] | ||
* [[Cyber Paint Sequence]] | * [[Cyber Paint Sequence]] | ||
* [[DPX]] | * [[DPX]] | ||
− | |||
* [[FLIC]] (FLI/FLC; animation format used by older Autodesk products) | * [[FLIC]] (FLI/FLC; animation format used by older Autodesk products) | ||
* [[GRASP GL]] animation format | * [[GRASP GL]] animation format | ||
* [[IFF-DEEP]] | * [[IFF-DEEP]] | ||
− | * [[ | + | * [[RealMedia Variable Bitrate]] |
* [[RealVideo]] | * [[RealVideo]] | ||
* [[Smacker]]/SMK (created by RadGameTools; mostly used in games) | * [[Smacker]]/SMK (created by RadGameTools; mostly used in games) | ||
− | |||
==Video container formats== | ==Video container formats== | ||
− | These formats are only containers for video, which can contain videos in many different encodings (or even other data like audio) | + | These formats are only containers for video, which can contain videos in many different encodings (or even other data like audio). |
+ | |||
+ | See also the [[#Video application formats]] section below, for some higher-level container-like formats. | ||
− | |||
− | |||
* [[ASF]] | * [[ASF]] | ||
− | * [[ | + | * [[EBML]] |
− | * [[ | + | ** [[Matroska]] |
+ | ** [[WebM]] | ||
* [[FLV]] | * [[FLV]] | ||
− | * [[ | + | * [[ISO Base Media File Format]] |
− | * [[ | + | ** [[MP4]] |
− | * [[ | + | ** [[QuickTime]] |
− | * [[ | + | * [[MPEG Program Stream]] (.mpg) |
− | * [[ | + | * [[MPEG Transport Stream]] |
+ | ** [[M2TS]] (MPEG-2 based packet format used on [[Blu-ray Disc]]s) | ||
* [[MXF]] | * [[MXF]] | ||
− | * [[ | + | * [[Ogg]] |
− | * [[ | + | ** [[Ogg Skeleton]] |
+ | ** [[OGM]] | ||
* [[Acorn Replay|Replay]] | * [[Acorn Replay|Replay]] | ||
− | * [[ | + | * [[RIFF]] |
− | * [[ | + | ** [[AVI]] |
− | * [[ | + | |
+ | === Single-stream container formats === | ||
+ | * [[MPEG Elementary Stream]] | ||
+ | * [[Packetized Elementary Stream]] (packet format within MPEG streams) | ||
==Video stream formats== | ==Video stream formats== | ||
− | + | A.k.a. ''codecs'', these formats are raw bitstream formats commonly contained in one of the above containers (though some can be used on their own, in one way or another). | |
+ | * [[3ivx]] (this is just a fourcc for an MPEG-4 variant) | ||
* [[Apple Intermediate Codec]] | * [[Apple Intermediate Codec]] | ||
+ | * [[AV1]] | ||
+ | * [[Cineform]] | ||
* [[Cinepak]] | * [[Cinepak]] | ||
* [[Daala]] | * [[Daala]] | ||
* [[Dirac]] | * [[Dirac]] | ||
− | * [[H.264]] | + | * [[DivX]] (this is essentially MPEG-4 with some quirks) |
+ | * [[FFV1]] | ||
+ | * H.261 - See [[MPEG-1]] | ||
+ | * H.262 - See [[MPEG-2]] | ||
+ | * [[H.264]] (MPEG-4 AVC) | ||
+ | * [[HEVC]] (H.265) | ||
* [[HuffyYUV]] | * [[HuffyYUV]] | ||
* [[Indeo]] | * [[Indeo]] | ||
* [[Moving Blocks]] - Acorn Replay stream | * [[Moving Blocks]] - Acorn Replay stream | ||
− | * [[ | + | * [[MSU Lossless Video Codec]] |
− | + | * [[QuickTime Animation]] | |
− | + | ||
− | + | ||
− | + | ||
* [[Sorenson]] Video Codec | * [[Sorenson]] Video Codec | ||
+ | * [[TechSmith Screen Capture Codec]] | ||
* [[Theora]] | * [[Theora]] | ||
+ | * [[Thor]] | ||
* [[VC-1]] | * [[VC-1]] | ||
* [[VC-3]] | * [[VC-3]] | ||
* [[VP8]] | * [[VP8]] | ||
* [[VP9]] | * [[VP9]] | ||
+ | * [[XviD]] (MPEG-4 variant) | ||
+ | |||
+ | == Video application formats == | ||
+ | An application format is a name for a set of restrictions and extensions to a standard container format. It may (or may not) be restricted to a small set of stream formats. Some such formats are called ''profiles''. | ||
+ | |||
+ | * [[3G2]] | ||
+ | * [[3GP]] | ||
+ | * [[AVC (file format)]] | ||
+ | * [[Enhanced VOB]] | ||
+ | * [[F4V]] | ||
+ | * [[MJ2]] | ||
+ | * [[MK3D]] | ||
+ | * [[MKV]] | ||
+ | * [[MP4]], M4V | ||
+ | * [[Ogg Skeleton]] | ||
+ | * Ogg Theora - See [[Theora]] | ||
+ | * [[OGM]] | ||
+ | * OGV - See [[Ogg]] | ||
+ | * [[Protected Interoperable File Format]] (PIFF) | ||
+ | * [[RIFF Multimedia Movie]] (.mmm) | ||
+ | * [[VOB]] | ||
+ | * [[WebM]] | ||
+ | * [[WMV]] | ||
+ | |||
+ | == Standards suites == | ||
+ | * [[MPEG]] | ||
+ | ** [[MPEG-1]] | ||
+ | ** [[MPEG-2]] | ||
+ | ** [[MPEG-3]] | ||
+ | ** [[MPEG-4]] | ||
+ | ** [[MPEG-A]] | ||
+ | ** [[MPEG-H]] | ||
==Metadata formats== | ==Metadata formats== | ||
+ | * [[F4M]] (Flash Media Manifest) | ||
* [[SRR]] (reScene files) | * [[SRR]] (reScene files) | ||
* [[SRS]] (reSample files) | * [[SRS]] (reSample files) | ||
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* [[DVD subtitle format]] | * [[DVD subtitle format]] | ||
* [[DXFP]] (Distribution Format Exchange Profile) | * [[DXFP]] (Distribution Format Exchange Profile) | ||
+ | * [[EBU STL]] | ||
+ | * [[EBU Timed Text]] | ||
* [[JACOsub]] (Subtitles for Amiga video) | * [[JACOsub]] (Subtitles for Amiga video) | ||
* [[Kate]] (OGG Kate subtitle format) | * [[Kate]] (OGG Kate subtitle format) | ||
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* [[OGT]] (Philips Overlay Graphics Text) | * [[OGT]] (Philips Overlay Graphics Text) | ||
* [[SAMI subtitle format]] (SMI) | * [[SAMI subtitle format]] (SMI) | ||
− | * [[Spruce | + | * [[Spruce subtitle format]] (STL) |
* [[Structured Subtitle Format]] (SSF) | * [[Structured Subtitle Format]] (SSF) | ||
* [[SubRip text file format]] (SRT) | * [[SubRip text file format]] (SRT) | ||
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* [[XSUB]] (XSUB subtitle format) | * [[XSUB]] (XSUB subtitle format) | ||
− | == | + | ==Interactive media files== |
+ | (generally accompany video streams and other multimedia, tying them together in a presentation or user-interaction as on a disc) | ||
+ | * [[BDMV]] (Blu-ray disc files for user interactivity) | ||
+ | * [[CLPI]] (Blu-ray disc clip info files) | ||
+ | * [[MPLS]] (Blu-ray disc playlists) | ||
+ | |||
+ | ==Video Developer/Editor files== | ||
* [[Heroglyph Project Format]] | * [[Heroglyph Project Format]] | ||
+ | * Sony Vegas | ||
+ | ** [[Sony Vegas project format]] (.veg) | ||
+ | ** [[Sony Vegas Movie Studio project format]] (.vf) | ||
+ | ** [[Sony Vegas window layout format]] (.vegaswindowlayout) | ||
==Video streaming services== | ==Video streaming services== | ||
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* [[PAL]] | * [[PAL]] | ||
* [[SECAM]] | * [[SECAM]] | ||
+ | |||
+ | Also see [[Chyron]] for on-screen graphics. | ||
+ | |||
+ | See [[Radio]] for more details of how such broadcasts are transmitted. | ||
== 3D video == | == 3D video == | ||
+ | * [[Blu-Ray 3D format]] | ||
+ | * [[MK3D]] | ||
+ | * [[SENSIO Hi-Fi 3D format]] | ||
* [[Side-by-side 3D format]] | * [[Side-by-side 3D format]] | ||
* [[Top-and-bottom 3D format]] | * [[Top-and-bottom 3D format]] | ||
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− | == | + | ==Uncategorized== |
These formats might eventually get sorted into the above categories, or might not quite fit in any of them. | These formats might eventually get sorted into the above categories, or might not quite fit in any of them. | ||
* [[AVS]] | * [[AVS]] | ||
+ | * [[Canon XF-AVC]] | ||
* [[Canopus ProCoder]] | * [[Canopus ProCoder]] | ||
− | |||
* [[Cinema Craft Encoder]] | * [[Cinema Craft Encoder]] | ||
+ | * [[CinemaDNG]] | ||
* [[Elecard]] | * [[Elecard]] | ||
* [[FIASCO]] | * [[FIASCO]] | ||
* [[InterVideo]] | * [[InterVideo]] | ||
+ | * [[JPEG XS]] | ||
+ | * [[Lotus ScreenCam movie]] (.scm) | ||
* [[MainConcept]] | * [[MainConcept]] | ||
− | |||
* [[NSD]] (Nero Super Video CD) | * [[NSD]] (Nero Super Video CD) | ||
+ | * [[RTP]] | ||
* [[SheerVideo]] | * [[SheerVideo]] | ||
− | * [[ | + | * [[VDR (VirtualDub)]] |
+ | |||
+ | == Software == | ||
+ | Refer to: | ||
+ | * [[Conversion Software#Video]] | ||
+ | * [[Video file creation software]] | ||
== Links == | == Links == | ||
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* [http://www.loc.gov/preservation/resources/rfs/movimg.html Library of Congress Recommended Format Specifications: Moving Image Works] | * [http://www.loc.gov/preservation/resources/rfs/movimg.html Library of Congress Recommended Format Specifications: Moving Image Works] | ||
* [http://www.google.com/get/videoqualityreport/ Video Quality Report (from Google)] - shows how your Internet connection fares with streaming video | * [http://www.google.com/get/videoqualityreport/ Video Quality Report (from Google)] - shows how your Internet connection fares with streaming video | ||
+ | * [https://github.com/AyrA/ExcelPlayer Excel sheet that plays video and audio] | ||
+ | * [http://mediaarea.net/en/MediaInfo MediaInfo: software that shows metadata for audio/video files] | ||
+ | * [http://www.encoding.com/html5/ HTML5 video guide] | ||
+ | * [http://dev.iptc.org/Video-Metadata Video metadata standardization project] | ||
+ | * [http://preservationguide.co.uk/?p=244 A Compressed View of Video Compression] |
Revision as of 15:08, 19 April 2019
Formats related to video and multimedia.
Introduction
- For an excellent introduction to the issues around audio and video formats, see A Primer on Codecs for Moving Image and Sound Archives - and 10 Recommendations for Codec Selection & Management PDF version
- Basics of streaming protocols
Pure video formats
These formats are "monolithic" video formats, meaning that the file format and the encoding of the video data are tied to each other.
See also Graphics#Animated image formats, and the #Video application formats section below.
- Ace Film
- Bink Video (BIK)
- The Complete Animator Film
- CFAST Disney Animation Studio
- Cyber Paint Sequence
- DPX
- FLIC (FLI/FLC; animation format used by older Autodesk products)
- GRASP GL animation format
- IFF-DEEP
- RealMedia Variable Bitrate
- RealVideo
- Smacker/SMK (created by RadGameTools; mostly used in games)
Video container formats
These formats are only containers for video, which can contain videos in many different encodings (or even other data like audio).
See also the #Video application formats section below, for some higher-level container-like formats.
- ASF
- EBML
- FLV
- ISO Base Media File Format
- MPEG Program Stream (.mpg)
- MPEG Transport Stream
- M2TS (MPEG-2 based packet format used on Blu-ray Discs)
- MXF
- Ogg
- Replay
- RIFF
Single-stream container formats
- MPEG Elementary Stream
- Packetized Elementary Stream (packet format within MPEG streams)
Video stream formats
A.k.a. codecs, these formats are raw bitstream formats commonly contained in one of the above containers (though some can be used on their own, in one way or another).
- 3ivx (this is just a fourcc for an MPEG-4 variant)
- Apple Intermediate Codec
- AV1
- Cineform
- Cinepak
- Daala
- Dirac
- DivX (this is essentially MPEG-4 with some quirks)
- FFV1
- H.261 - See MPEG-1
- H.262 - See MPEG-2
- H.264 (MPEG-4 AVC)
- HEVC (H.265)
- HuffyYUV
- Indeo
- Moving Blocks - Acorn Replay stream
- MSU Lossless Video Codec
- QuickTime Animation
- Sorenson Video Codec
- TechSmith Screen Capture Codec
- Theora
- Thor
- VC-1
- VC-3
- VP8
- VP9
- XviD (MPEG-4 variant)
Video application formats
An application format is a name for a set of restrictions and extensions to a standard container format. It may (or may not) be restricted to a small set of stream formats. Some such formats are called profiles.
- 3G2
- 3GP
- AVC (file format)
- Enhanced VOB
- F4V
- MJ2
- MK3D
- MKV
- MP4, M4V
- Ogg Skeleton
- Ogg Theora - See Theora
- OGM
- OGV - See Ogg
- Protected Interoperable File Format (PIFF)
- RIFF Multimedia Movie (.mmm)
- VOB
- WebM
- WMV
Standards suites
Metadata formats
Subtitle formats
- CMML (Continuous Media Markup Language)
- CVD (An SVCD subtitle format)
- DVD subtitle format
- DXFP (Distribution Format Exchange Profile)
- EBU STL
- EBU Timed Text
- JACOsub (Subtitles for Amiga video)
- Kate (OGG Kate subtitle format)
- Matroska subtitles
- OGT (Philips Overlay Graphics Text)
- SAMI subtitle format (SMI)
- Spruce subtitle format (STL)
- Structured Subtitle Format (SSF)
- SubRip text file format (SRT)
- SubStation Alpha (SSA, ASS)
- SUP (HD-DVD subtitle format)
- Universal Subtitle Format (USF)
- VobSub subtitle format (.sub, .idx)
- WebVTT (Web Video Text Tracks Format)
- XSUB (XSUB subtitle format)
Interactive media files
(generally accompany video streams and other multimedia, tying them together in a presentation or user-interaction as on a disc)
- BDMV (Blu-ray disc files for user interactivity)
- CLPI (Blu-ray disc clip info files)
- MPLS (Blu-ray disc playlists)
Video Developer/Editor files
- Heroglyph Project Format
- Sony Vegas
- Sony Vegas project format (.veg)
- Sony Vegas Movie Studio project format (.vf)
- Sony Vegas window layout format (.vegaswindowlayout)
Video streaming services
Television broadcast formats
Also see Chyron for on-screen graphics.
See Radio for more details of how such broadcasts are transmitted.
3D video
Uncategorized
These formats might eventually get sorted into the above categories, or might not quite fit in any of them.
- AVS
- Canon XF-AVC
- Canopus ProCoder
- Cinema Craft Encoder
- CinemaDNG
- Elecard
- FIASCO
- InterVideo
- JPEG XS
- Lotus ScreenCam movie (.scm)
- MainConcept
- NSD (Nero Super Video CD)
- RTP
- SheerVideo
- VDR (VirtualDub)
Software
Refer to:
Links
- MultimediaWiki: Video Codecs
- MultimediaWiki: Container Formats
- The trajectory of television
- HTML5 video tag
- MPC-HC: media player for Windows handling just about all video/audio formats
- LG Smart TVs logging USB filenames and viewing info to LG servers
- Lossless vs. corruption (video)
- Library of Congress Recommended Format Specifications: Moving Image Works
- Video Quality Report (from Google) - shows how your Internet connection fares with streaming video
- Excel sheet that plays video and audio
- MediaInfo: software that shows metadata for audio/video files
- HTML5 video guide
- Video metadata standardization project
- A Compressed View of Video Compression