WorksheetsVideo Files types, Codec, and Containers
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 6mins
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
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 subtitles
Best Video Codecs for Web Streaming Purposes
MPEG - Dash
H.264
H.262
VP9
Types of Video Containers
AVI
MP3
MP4
H.264
HDV
What file type is an MP4?
Graphic
Sound
Video
Animation
What file type is an mov?
Graphic
Sound
Video
Animation
What file type is a MOV?
Graphic
Sound
Video
Animation
Most popular devices used to capture video
Web cam
Mobile phone camera
Digital Camera
DSLR
all the above
HD stands for:
Higher Resolution Data
High Definition
Hard Data
HD Video is better than SD Videos because:
Has higher resolution
Bigger Picture Frame
Sharp and clear Image
all the above
SD video considered to be larger in size than HD videos
True
False
