The world of videography is pretty complex, especially if you start going into detail about the more technical stuff, such as video formats. There are so many formats out there, that you can’t really count them all, and new ones are invented almost every day.
Of course, some are more popular than the others, but you are still free to use the ones you find most appealing. In this article, we are going to discuss video formats, which ones we think are the best, and some tips for converting and storing videos. So, without any further ado, let’s take a look.
What are video formats?
A very common thing that people often confuse is the difference between video formats and video containers. They are not the same thing, but we won’t be explaining in detail what the difference between them since it can confuse some people even more. It is just worth remembering that formats and containers are a different thing.
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So, video formats are basically file formats that are used for storing some digital video data on your computer system. The video is almost always stored by using some compression to reduce the file size, which sometimes ends up reducing the video quality as well.
What are some good formats to keep your videos?
We decided to provide you with a list of some amazing video formats that you can use to keep your videos in. Let’s take a look.
- AVI
A few years back, AVI was an extremely popular video format that dominated the market. However, Microsoft decided to replace it with the WMV video file format. You can still find legacy AVI videos on the internet.
And just a quick reminder, if you decide to download videos from YouTube, you can use youtubemate.app, as it is a pretty good way of saving anything you need in the desired video format, including the ones we are listing now.
- MOV and QT
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Apple’s MOV and QT (QuickTime) are compatible with each Macintosh and Windows platform as well. MOV was initially designed to save feature-length movies expressly. They are both extremely popular in the videography world.
- MKV
Now this one is exciting. The name comes from a Russian word, which references a unique type of dolls which are made to nest into each other. You might think this is pretty unimportant, but these dolls are trendy in Russia, and that’s where the name of this format comes from. One of the many reasons why people love using the MKV format is because it is free and open source.
- MP4
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Probably one of the most famous ones out there, the MP4 is able to store not only video and audio files but texts and pictures as well. People seem to love it, and many people across the world widely use it.
- AVCHD (The Advanced Video Coding High Definition)
Pretty complicated name if you ask us, but there is a good reason why this is so popular. It is the result of the collaboration between Panasonic and Sony, two giants in the world of videography. The best thing about this is the technology that allows you to store a lot of information into extraordinarily tiny sizes.
