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ProRes RAW
Apple's codec designed for high-dynamic-range and high-resolution video, offering real-time, multistream editing performance.
DNxHD/DNxHR
Avid's family of codecs designed for professional video editing, with resolutions ranging from SD to 4K and higher.
AVCHD (Advanced Video Coding High Definition)
Developed by Sony and Panasonic for use in consumer camcorders, supports high-definition recording.
WebM
An open, royalty-free media file format designed for the web, using VP8 or VP9 video codec and Vorbis or Opus audio codec.
H.264/AVC
Widely used codec with good balance between compression and quality, supports resolutions up to 4K.
H.263
A video codec originally designed for low-bit-rate communication, used in video conferencing and mobile video.
VP9
An open-source codec developed by Google with efficiency comparable to H.265, optimized for web.
MPEG-2
A codec mainly used for DVDs, digital TV, and digital cable broadcasting, with support for interlaced video.
Apple ProRes
A family of intermediate codecs for professional post-production with high-quality, low-compression rates.
VC-1
A video compression format initially developed by Microsoft, standardized by the SMPTE, and used for HD DVD and Blu-ray Disc.
VP8
A high-quality video compression format released by Google in its open WebM video format, intended as a royalty-free alternative to H.264.
MJPEG (Motion JPEG)
Sequentially encoding each frame of a video track individually using JPEG compression.
DV/DVCPRO
A digital video format used in video cameras, with slight variations (DVCPRO, DVCPRO50, DVCPRO HD) for professional uses.
MOV
A multimedia container file format, developed by Apple and compatible with both Macintosh and Windows platforms.
H.265/HEVC
High Efficiency Video Coding that offers up to 50% better compression than H.264, supports up to 8K UHD.
AV1
A royalty-free video codec aimed at replacing VP9 and competing with H.265 for streaming video over the internet.
MKV (Matroska)
A flexible, open standard video file format that's designed for storing multiple tracks of audio, video, and subtitles.
WMV (Windows Media Video)
A series of video codecs and corresponding video coding formats developed by Microsoft.
XAVC
A recording format introduced by Sony that uses Level 5.2 of H.264/MPEG-4 AVC, designed for 4K and HD video.
FLV (Flash Video)
A file format used to deliver digital video content over the internet using Adobe Flash Player.
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