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Understanding Video File Types: Codecs, Containers, and Outputs

TechSmith Camtasia

It gives you much smaller file sizes with minimal quality loss. In order to compress a video, your file must also have a corresponding codec. The codec of your original video file is often determined by your camera or screen recorder, which you may or may not have control over in your camera settings.

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Video Format Comparison - Flash Video Format - WMV Format - Quicktime - Real

Tony Karrer

In The Rise of Flash Video - Tom Green tells us: This is not to say QuickTime and Windows Media are dead technologies. Better "Streaming" In general, the Flash video format is very good at playing as it streams down additional content. It's not clear how true this is. And it also changes as codecs emerge.

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Understanding Video File Types: Codecs, Containers, and Outputs

TechSmith Camtasia

It gives you much smaller files sizes with minimal quality loss. The codec of your original video file is often determined by your video camera or screen recorder, which you may or may not have control over in your camera settings. Compression is your friend!

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