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634 20. Creating Video Output

• MPEG2: a more modern update to the MPEG file format, which
supports a greater range of compression and is used in many
modern video compression systems.

• MPEG4: There are two compression options: AVC: uses the
modern H.264 motion compression method which is used in most
HD videos today, including Blu-ray. Supports a wide range of
resolutions and settings. This is also the most common format in
use today for web video.

SP/ASP: is another version of the most current implementation of
MPEG, which is designed for both local viewing and streaming
video on the web. The SP and ASP notes stand for Simple Profile
and Advanced Simple Profile, which are components of the MPEG
4 part 2 standards.

• Ogg Theora: an open source alternative to MPEG4. Ogg Theora is
designed to compete with MPEG4 with similar features and
options. For most users there will be little difference between the
two save that Ogg Theora requires a different set of codecs to
view.

• QuickTime: the standard video system for Mac computers using
Apple’s video technology. MOV files created using this setting
should work well on Macs and are widely supported on most PCs,
too.

• WebM: is an open-source video file format that is similar to
HTML5. This format is sponsored by Google and will play natively
in the Google Chrome web browser and many Android devices.

• Windows Media: creates a WMV, or Windows Media Video. These
videos are well supported in Windows, often playing on a factory
installation of Windows with no trouble. Like MPEG and MOV,
WMV supports a wide range of compression, resolutions, and
dimensions.

You’re ready to select the Compression method for your video once you’ve
chosen the Format you want to use. Each type of Format you select has a
unique range of Compression methods that you can use with it.