What is a video format?
The video formats, the format for saving movies shot by, the “Video format” and the “container” are said to be similar.
In short, it is like a “box” to store the video material you recorded, and there are several types of this box.
So if the player to display the video does not support the frame type (= video format), it cannot be displayed.
To prevent this from happening, the drone operator needs to know in advance “what is the video format to record”.
How is it different from the video codec?
Here, a similar word is “video codec”.
You may have ever heard of “H.264” and “MPEG”.
“What is the difference between the video format and the video codec?”
As you may think, the “video format” is just a “box” that contains the video, as mentioned above.
The “video codec” is a standard that “compresses” the video data contained in the box.
After all, there is no difference in the image quality and the amount of data when you change the type of video format, but on the contrary, if the video codec is different, the compression method will be different and the quality of the image and the amount of data of the final data. switch to. Will be.
* See also the differences in video codecs here.
・ What are H.264 and H.265? Differences in video codecs you should know
Video format type
So what kind of “box” is there to store video data?
The following are common video format types.
-MP4 file format “.mp4” “.m4a”
This is the most widely used video file format today.
Derived from the MOV file presented below, it was developed as an industry standard format.
The feature is that it can store anything like audio, subtitles, and 3D data, as well as video data.
Basically, it is compatible with most video players, so if you don’t know what to save, it is safe to choose an MP4 file.
-MOV file format “.mov” “.qt”
Apple standard video format. As a result, it works very well with Apple and Mac products.
Video Playback Software Since it is a standard Quicktime video format, MOV files are recommended when editing video data on MacOS.
Please note that MOV files are not compatible with Windows so some people may have problems like “I can’t see them on Windows PC”.
-WMV file format “.wmv”
Windows standard video format.
WMV files can be used when using videos mainly in Windows PC environment.
-Webm file format “.webm”
A video format developed by Google.
Since it can be used royalty-free and is intended to work on the web, we aim to keep it light and of good quality.
When you upload a video to Youtube, it will be automatically converted to this WebM file regardless of the original video format.
Which one to choose, “MP4” or “MOV”?
In this video file format, you can now select “MP4” or “MOV” in the drone settings. (* Only “MP4” is rated lower than Spark)
The normal setting is “mp4” and you don’t need to change it unless you have a specific reason.
However, after capturing the movie clip data, please do the editing on a Mac host computer, or if there is a customer designation is “mov” at the top of the set, we will take the shot.
If you shoot in the mov file format and want to convert it to mp4 later, you can convert it using the worst file conversion software, so no problem.
Choose the video file format according to your PC environment.
Finally
That you thought.
We have introduced the basic video file formats.
With the advent of the 5G era, the video market is expected to grow significantly. This is because 5G allows you to upload videos without stress.
In response to this, youtube and tiktok are also showing enthusiasm. Instagram used to look at photos, but now it also focuses on video content.
Drones provide us with amazing images. Because you can shoot from the bird’s point of view. Using a helicopter or Cessna, it was possible to shoot from the sky.
However, it is not realistic for general users to shoot because it costs a lot of money. Drones provide us with images from the sky.
