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Understanding Video File Types: Codecs, Containers, and Outputs

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A container is the file that contains your video, audio streams, and any closed caption files as well. FLV, F4V, and SWF are flash video formats designed for Flash Player, but they’re commonly used to stream video on YouTube. These are smaller files that will load quickly and stream easily. What is the standard video format ?

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How to Edit Videos: The Not So Complex World of Video Encoding

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120, the first international video coding standard. 120 is now obsolete – only a few implementations of it were ever produced – it laid the groundwork for future video standards. These video standards are arguably some of the most important advancements in digital media communication. Though the H.120 261 we had H.261

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How to Edit Videos: The Not So Complex World of Video Encoding

TechSmith Camtasia

120, the first international video coding standard. 120 is now obsolete – only a few implementations of it were ever produced – it laid the groundwork for future video standards. These video standards are arguably some of the most important advancements in digital media communication. Though the H.120 261 we had H.261

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How (and Why) to Add Music to Tutorial Videos

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It may be tempting to download a track from your go-to streaming service and start editing. If you’re working on a lot of video projects, it’s worth investing in a subscription to a premium music collection like TechSmith Assets for Camtasia. In TechSmith Assets for Camtasia, you can quickly filter results by genre or mood.

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How to Edit Videos: The Not So Complex World of Video Encoding

TechSmith Camtasia

120, the first international video coding standard. 120 is now obsolete – only a few implementations of it were ever produced – it laid the groundwork for future video standards. These video standards are arguably some of the most important advancements in digital media communication. Though the H.120 261 we had H.261

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All About Pixels

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This is an extremely popular standard for widescreen computer screens, TVs, and (more recently) phone screens over the past few years. It takes a lot of computer power to run high resolution screens, which is why it takes a while for new resolution standards to be adopted into the main stream. Videos have a resolution as well.

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How To Edit Video: Reducing File Size

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Codecs encode or compress streams of data for storage, playback and video editing on a variety of platforms. While the default, 30 fps, is standard for video, if you’re looking to get more cinematic you can lower it to 24 fps. The post How To Edit Video: Reducing File Size appeared first on TechSmith Blogs.

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