Video Codecs and Containers

What is a Container?

• Is also referred as a File Format

• Is a standard on how a video is encoded

• A video storage system for web streaming purposes

• Contains: codecs, sound files and other meta data

What is a Codec?

• A file format containing video files, sound files and meta data

• Compress data (and decompress it when playing it back) so that you can store and transmit files with a smaller file size

• A program to aid a video editor

• A coding procedure for storing audio files in a video capturing device

Best Video Codecs for Web Streaming Purposes

• MPEG - Dash

• H.264

• H.262

• HEVC

• VP9

Types of Video Containers

• MPEG - Dash

• MP4

• MP3

• H.264

• HDV

MOV is a video codec developed by apple?

• True

• False

H.264 is a commonly used codec as it is widely supported?

• True

• False

Is a codec developed by Google:

• H.264

• VP9

• MPEG 4

• HLS

HLS Stands for:

• High-Level Synthesis

• HTTP Live Streaming

• Home Location Server

• High-Level Streaming

AVC Stands For:

• Audio Video Connection

• Accelerated Video Code

• Acting in Video Comedies

• Advanced Video Coding

HEVC is:

• A container

• Also Known as H.265

• High Efficiency Video Coding

• An open source codec

• A codec dedicated for video capturing devices