“What is the difference between containers, codecs and video formats and why do video professionals need to know this stuff?”
HELLO! I’m not an engineer or a programmer, why can’t we just leave this technical jargon for editors to figure out? As motion picture professionals in a digital age we can no longer ignore that the singular chemical process of film has been replaced by non-linear data. Figuring out this information can be daunting so let’s break it down into three sections. We’ll define containers, codecs, video formats and explore what they do and why this information is useful to video Producers, Camera Operators and Editors.