hello, i’m trying to understand what a video file format is and if it’s any different then a video container format, for example
mp4
mv4
mkv
.webm
.flv
.ogg
.gif
.avi
.mov
are these all “video file formats” or video container formats? if these are container formats then what is the video file format of each of them and the difference between the video file format and the container format?
thank you
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Video container = Video file + Audio file + possible additional resources, such as subtitles tracks.
Video containers can be more or less advanced in features: for example, mkv is quite advanced since you can have chapters, subtitles and several audio tracks.
Common video containers are mkv, mp4, avi, flv…
For the audio the most common are mp3, aac and oga (unsure about the last one)
Regarding the video part, we usually designate it as codec instead of format. Here is a list of codecs (maybe a bit outdated though): https://helpdeskgeek.com/windows-xp-tips/the-most-common-video-formats-and-codecs-explained/
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