People have been trying to store videos digitally for over 40 years, and over that time we have developed literally hundreds of file formats to store those files. These formats are sometimes defined in ‘standards’ covering codecs, resolutions, constraints, and meta-data.
Codec
noun. a device or program (algorithm) that compresses data to enable faster transmission and decompresses received data.
We’ve done the research for you and determined the best formats for various scenarios.
For Playable DVDs we use the DVD standard MPEG-2 format in the DVD container standard.
For Archive Gold DVDs we use both the DVD Standard MPEG-2 format (as individual files, not in the DVD container), as well as the original, unedited, unmodified ‘ingest’ file.
For Playable USBs we use both the MPEG-4 (Part 10, AVC) format and container (MPEG-4, Part 14), as well as the original, unedited, unmodified ‘ingest’ file. The MPEG-4 format is also great for uploading to YouTube™ and other video sharing sites.
If you have a different need for your video files, there’s a good chance we can transcode your files to fit those requirements.