COMMON

DIGITAL VIDEO FORMATS

A C Q U I S I T I O N

I N T E R M E D I A T E

DISTRIBUTION / DELIVERABLE

C O M P I L E D B Y Z A K R AY
V E R S I O N 1. 5

SPECIFICATION GUIDE
MPEG BASE COMPRESSION

ALGORITHM

MEDIA

1080

None

Intra-frame

Uncompressed

Arri T-Link Certified Recorder

1080

None

Intra-frame

Uncompressed

Arri T-Link Certified Recorder

6 w/ AC3, 8 @ 12-16 bit 6.3

MPEG4

Inter-frame

DCT

SSD, HDD, SDHC, DVD Blu-ray Disc

YCbCr

6 w/ AC3, 8 @ 12-16 bit 8.1 (18 Mbps), 10.8 (24 Mbps)

MPEG4

Inter-frame

DCT

SSD, HDD, SDHC, DVD Blu-ray Disc

4:2:0

YCbCr

6 w/ AC3, 8 @ 12-16 bit 8.1 (18 Mbps), 10.8 (24 Mbps)

MPEG4

Inter-frame

DCT

SSD, HDD, SDHC, DVD Blu-ray Disc

10

4:2:0

YCbCr

6 w/ AC3, 8 @ 12-24 bit 22.5

MPEG4

Intra-frame

DCT

P2 Card (Flash)

Upper (Odd)

10

4:2:2

YCbCr

6 w/ AC3, 8 @ 12-24 bit 45

MPEG4

Intra-frame

DCT

P2 Card (Flash)

29.97p, 29.97i, 25p, 25i, 23.98p

Upper (Odd)

10

4:2:0

YCbCr

6 w/ AC3, 8 @ 12-24 bit 22.5

MPEG4

Intra-frame

DCT

P2 Card (Flash)

100

29.97p, 29.97i, 25p, 25i, 23.98p

Upper (Odd)

10

4:2:2

YCbCr

6 w/ AC3, 8 @ 12-24 bit 45

MPEG4

Intra-frame

DCT

P2 Card (Flash)

.91 (4:3), 1.21 (16:9)

18

29.97i

Lower (Even)

4:2:2

YCbCr

4 @ 16 bit

8.1

MPEG2

Inter-frame

DCT

1/2 Tape

720x576 (PAL)

1.09 (4:3), 1.46 (16:9)

18

25i

Upper (Odd)

4:2:2

YCbCr

4 @ 16 bit

8.1

MPEG2

Inter-frame

DCT

1/2 Tape

1280x720

1.0

35, 50

60p, 50p, 29.97i, 29.97p, 25i, 25p, 23.98p

Upper (Odd)

4:2:0, 4:2:2 (50 mbps)

YCbCr

2 @ 16 bit

24.6

MPEG2

Inter-frame

DCT

Compact Flash

1440x1080

1.0

25

29.97i, 29.97p, 25i, 25p, 23.98p

Upper (Odd)

4:2:0

YCbCr

2 @ 16 bit

24.6

MPEG2

Inter-frame

DCT

Compact Flash

1920x1080

1.0

35, 50

60p, 50p, 29.97i, 29.97p, 25i, 25p, 23.98p

Upper (Odd)

4:2:0, 4:2:2 (50 mbps)

YCbCr

2 @ 16 bit

24.6

MPEG2

Inter-frame

DCT

Compact Flash

CINEFORM RAW

2048x1152

1.0

100 - 140

30p, 29.97p, 25p, 24p, 23.98p, 21p, 18p, 16p, 12p Upper (Odd)

10

Raw Bayer

RGB

2 @ 16 bit

45 - 63

None

Intra-frame

Wavelet

SiliconDVR (HDD) MOV/AVI File

DALSA RAW

4096x2048

1.0

3200

24p

None

16

Raw Bayer

RGB

None

1440

None

Intra-frame

Uncompressed

Codex Digital (HDD)

720x486 (NTSC)

.91 (4:3), 1.21 (16:9)

90

29.97i

Lower (Even)

10

4:2:2

YCbCr

4 @ 16-20 bit

40.5

None

Intra-frame

DCT

1/2 Tape

720x576 (PAL)

1.09 (4:3), 1.46 (16:9)

90

25i

Upper (Odd)

10

4:2:2

YCbCr

4 @ 16-20 bit

40.5

None

Intra-frame

DCT

1/2 Tape

720x480 (NTSC)

.91 (4:3), 1.21 (16:9)

25

29.97i

Lower (Even)

4:1:1

YCbCr

2 @ 16 bit

11.2

None

Intra-frame

DCT

DV Tape, MiniDV Tape, HDV Tape

720x576 (PAL)

1.09 (4:3), 1.46 (16:9)

25

25i

Lower (Even)

4:2:0 (DV), 4:1:1 (DVCPRO)

YCbCr

4 @ 12 bit

11.2

None

Intra-frame

DCT

DV Tape, MiniDV Tape, HDV Tape

720x480 (NTSC)

.91 (4:3), 1.21 (16:9)

25

29.97i

Lower (Even)

4:1:1

YCbCr

2 @ 16 bit

11.2

None

Intra-frame

DCT

DV Tape, MiniDV Tape, HDV Tape

720x576 (PAL)

1.09 (4:3), 1.46 (16:9)

25

25i

Upper (Odd)

4:2:0

YCbCr

2 @ 16 bit, 4 @ 12 bit

11.2

None

Intra-frame

DCT

DV Tape, MiniDV Tape, HDV Tape

720x480 (NTSC)

.91 (4:3), 1.21 (16:9)

50

29.97i

Lower (Even)

4:2:2

YCbCr

4 @ 16 bit

22.5

None

Intra-frame

DCT

DVCPRO Tape

720x576 (PAL)

1.09 (4:3), 1.46 (16:9)

50

25i

Upper (Odd)

4:2:2

YCbCr

4 @ 16 bit

22.5

None

Intra-frame

DCT

DVCPRO Tape

960x720

1.33

50

59.94p, 50p, 29.97p, 25p, 23.98p

Upper (Odd)

4:2:2

YCbCr

8 @ 16 bit

45

None

Intra-frame

DCT

DVCPRO Tape, P2 Card DVCPRO Tape

1280x1080

1.5

100

29.97i, 29.97p, 23.98p

Upper (Odd)

4:2:2

YCbCr

8 @ 16 bit

45

None

Intra-frame

DCT

DVCPRO Tape, P2 Card DVCPRO Tape

1440x1080

1.33

100

25p, 25i

Upper (Odd)

4:2:2

YCbCr

8 @ 16 bit

45

None

Intra-frame

DCT

DVCPRO Tape, P2 Card DVCPRO Tape

1280x720

1.0

50, 100

29.97p, 29.97i, 25p, 25i, 23.98p

Upper (Odd)

4:2:2

YCbCr

4 @ 16 bit

22.5 (50Mbps), 45 (100 Mbps)

MPEG2

Inter-frame, Intra-frame DCT

GFPAK (Flash)

1920x1080

1.0

50, 100

29.97p, 29.97i, 25p, 25i, 23.98p

Upper (Odd)

4:2:2

YCbCr

4 @ 16 bit

22.5 (50Mbps), 45 (100 Mbps)

MPEG2

Inter-frame, Intra-frame DCT

GFPAK (Flash)

1440x1080

1.33

144

29.97i, 25p, 25i, 23.98p

Upper (Odd)

3:1:1

YCbCr

4 @ 20 bit

64.8

MPEG4

Intra-frame

DCT

1/2 Tape

1280x720

1.0

220, 440, 880

59.94p

Upper (Odd)

10

4:2:2, 4:4:4

YCbCr, RGB

12 @ 24 bit

99 (220), 198 (440 Mbps), 396 (880 Mbps)

MPEG4

Intra-frame

DCT

1/2 Tape SR Memory Card (Flash)

1920x1080

1.0

220, 440, 880

59.94p, 29.97p, 29.97i, 25p, 25i, 24p, 23.98p

Upper (Odd)

10

4:2:2, 4:4:4

YCbCr, RGB

12 @ 24 bit

99 (220), 198 (440 Mbps), 396 (880 Mbps)

MPEG4

Intra-frame

DCT

1/2 Tape SR Memory Card (Flash)

1280x720

1.0

18

59.94p, 50p, 29.97p, 50p, 25p, 23.98p

Upper (Odd)

4:2:0

YCbCr

4 @ 16 bit

8.5

MPEG2

Inter-frame

DCT

HDV Tape, DV Tape, MiniDV Tape, SxS Card (Flash)

1440x1080

1.33

25

29.97i, 29.97p, 25p, 25i, 23.98p

Upper (Odd)

4:2:0

YCbCr

4 @ 16 bit

11.2

MPEG2

Inter-frame

DCT

HDV Tape, DV Tape, MiniDV Tape, SxS Card (Flash)

960x540

1.0

24

29.97p

Upper (Odd)

4:2:0

YCbCr

2 @ 16 bit

11.3

MPEG4

Inter-frame

DCT

SDHC

720x486 (NTSC)

.91 (4:3), 1.21 (16:9)

30, 40, 50

29.97i

Lower (Even)

4:2:2

YCbCr

4 @ 24 bit, 8 @ 16 bit

13.5 (30 Mbps), 18 (40 Mbps), 22.5 (50 Mbps)

MPEG2

Intra-frame

DCT

1/2 Tape

720x576 (PAL)

1.09 (4:3), 1.46 (16:9)

30, 40, 50

25i

Upper (Odd)

4:2:2

YCbCr

4 @ 24 bit, 8 @ 16 bit

13.5 (30 Mbps), 18 (40 Mbps), 22.5 (50 Mbps)

MPEG2

Intra-frame

DCT

1/2 Tape

1920x1080

1.0

Up to 3000

24p

None

10

4:2:2, 4:4:4

YCbCr, RGB

2 @ 16 bit

Up to 1350

None

Intra-frame

Lossless

Panavision SSR-1 (SSD)

2048x1024/1152

1.0

224, 288

1p - 120p

None

12

Raw Bayer

RGB

4 @ 24 bit

100.8 (224 Mbps), 102.6 (288 Mbps)

None

Intra-frame

Wavelet

RED-RAM (SSD), RED-DRIVE (HDD), REDFLASH (CF)

3072x1536/1728

1.0

224, 288

1p - 60p

None

12

Raw Bayer

RGB

4 @ 24 bit

100.8 (224 Mbps), 102.6 (288 Mbps)

None

Intra-frame

Wavelet

RED-RAM (SSD), RED-DRIVE (HDD), REDFLASH (CF)

4096x2048/2304

1.0

224, 288

1p - 30p

None

12

Raw Bayer

RGB

4 @ 24 bit

100.8 (224 Mbps), 102.6 (288 Mbps)

None

Intra-frame

Wavelet

RED-RAM (SSD), RED-DRIVE (HDD), REDFLASH (CF)

1280x720

1.0

18, 25, 35

59.94p, 50p, 29.97p, 29.97i, 25p, 25i, 23.98p

Upper (Odd)

4:2:0

YCbCr

2-4 @ 16 bit

8.1 (18 Mbps), 11.2 (25 Mbps), 15.7 (35 Mbps)

MPEG2

Inter-frame

DCT

SxS Card (Flash), Professional Disc (Optical), SDHC

1440x1080

1.33

18, 25, 35

29.97p, 29.97i, 25p, 25i, 23.98p

Upper (Odd)

4:2:0

YCbCr

2-4 @ 16 bit

8.1 (18 Mbps), 11.2 (25 Mbps), 15.7 (35 Mbps)

MPEG2

Inter-frame

DCT

SxS Card (Flash), Professional Disc (Optical), SDHC

1920x1080

1.0

18, 25, 35

29.97p, 29.97i, 25p, 25i, 23.98p

Upper (Odd)

4:2:0

YCbCr

2-4 @ 16 bit

8.1 (18 Mbps), 11.2 (25 Mbps), 15.7 (35 Mbps)

MPEG2

Inter-frame

DCT

SxS Card (Flash), Professional Disc (Optical), SDHC

1280x720

1.0

50

59.94p, 50p, 23.98p

Upper (Odd)

4:2:2

YCbCr

4-8 @ 24 bit

22.5

MPEG2

Inter-frame

DCT

Professional Disc (Optical)

1920x1080

1.0

50

29.97p, 29.97i, 25p, 25i, 23.98p

Upper (Odd)

4:2:2

YCbCr

4-8 @ 24 bit

22.5

MPEG2

Inter-frame

DCT

Professional Disc (Optical)

Up to 4K

Undefined

None

Up to 60p

Undefined

1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 24, 32

4:4:4:4

RGB

Undefined

66

None

Intra-frame

Lossless (RLE)

MOV File

Up to 1920x1080

Undefined

100

Up to 60p

Undefined

4:2:0

YCbCr

Undefined

23.3

None

Intra-frame

DCT

MOV File

APPLE NONE

Up to 4K

Undefined

None

Up to 60p

Undefined

4:4:4:4

RGB

Undefined

108

None

Intra-frame

Uncompressed

MOV File

APPLE PRORES

Up to 4K

Undefined

45 (Proxy), 100 (LT), 145, 220 (HQ), 330 (4444) Up to 60p

Undefined

10, 12 (4444, 16 for alpha)

4:2:2, 4:4:4:4

YCbCr

Undefined

20.2 (Proxy), 45 (LT), 66 , 99 (HQ), 148.2 (4444) None

Intra-frame

DCT

MOV File SxS Card (Flash)

720x486 (NTSC)

Undefined

167

29.97i

Undefined

8, 10

4:2:2

YCbCr

Undefined

75

None

Intra-frame

Uncompressed

MXF File, MOV File

720x576 (PAL)

Undefined

167

25i

Undefined

8, 10

4:2:2

YCbCr

Undefined

75

None

Intra-frame

Uncompressed

MXF File, MOV File

1280x720

Undefined

442

Up to 60p

Undefined

8, 10

4:2:2

YCbCr

Undefined

75

None

Intra-frame

Uncompressed

MXF File, MOV File

1920x1080

Undefined

996

Up to 60p

Undefined

8, 10

4:2:2

YCbCr

Undefined

75

None

Intra-frame

Uncompressed

MXF File, MOV File

Up to 1920x1080

Undefined

36 (1080p24), 145, 220

Up to 60p

Undefined

8, 10

4:2:2:4

YCbCr

Undefined

16.2 (36 Mbps), 66 (145 Mbps), 99 (220 Mbps)

None

Intra-frame

DCT

MXF File, MOV File GFPAK (Flash)

720x486 (NTSC)

Undefined

83

29.97i

Undefined

4:2:0:4

YCbCr

Undefined

37.3

None

Intra-frame

DCT

MXF File, MOV File

720x576 (PAL)

Undefined

83

25i

Undefined

4:2:0:4

YCbCr

Undefined

37.3

None

Intra-frame

DCT

MXF File, MOV File

720x486 (NTSC)

Undefined

167

29.97i

Undefined

4:2:2:4

YCbCr

Undefined

75

None

Intra-frame

Uncompressed

MXF File, MOV File

720x576 (PAL)

Undefined

167

25i

Undefined

4:2:2:4

YCbCr

Undefined

75

None

Intra-frame

Uncompressed

MXF File, MOV File

720x486 (NTSC)

Undefined

209

29.97i

Undefined

10

4:2:2

YCbCr

Undefined

93.6

None

Intra-frame

Uncompressed

MXF File, MOV File

720x576 (PAL)

Undefined

209

25i

Undefined

10

4:2:2

YCbCr

Undefined

93.6

None

Intra-frame

Uncompressed

MXF File, MOV File

1280x720

Undefined

442

Up to 60p

Undefined

10

4:2:2

YCbCr

Undefined

93.6

None

Intra-frame

Uncompressed

MXF File, MOV File

1920x1080

Undefined

996

Up to 60p

Undefined

10

4:2:2

YCbCr

Undefined

93.6

None

Intra-frame

Uncompressed

MXF File, MOV File

Up to 4K

Undefined

None

Up to 60p

Undefined

8, 10, 12

4:2:2, 4:4:4, RAW

YCbCr, RGB

Undefined

60

None

Intra-frame

Wavelet

MOV/AVI File

720x486 (NTSC)

.91 (4:3), 1.21 (16:9)

172

29.97i

Lower (Even)

4:2:2

YCbCr

4 @ 16-20 bit

77.4

None

Intra-frame

Uncompressed

3/4 Tape

720x576 (PAL)

1.09 (4:3), 1.46 (16:9)

172

25i

Upper (Odd)

4:2:2

YCbCr

4 @ 16-20 bit

77.4

None

Intra-frame

Uncompressed

3/4 Tape

720x486 (NTSC)

.91 (4:3), 1.21 (16:9)

94

29.97i

Lower (Even)

4:0:0 (Composite)

YCbCr

4 @ 16-20 bit

42.3

None

Intra-frame

Uncompressed

3/4 Tape

720x576 (PAL)

1.09 (4:3), 1.46 (16:9)

94

25i

Upper (Odd)

4:0:0 (Composite)

YCbCr

4 @ 16-20 bit

42.3

None

Intra-frame

Uncompressed

3/4 Tape

720x486 (NTSC)

.91 (4:3), 1.21 (16:9)

143

29.97i

Lower (Even)

4:0:0 (Composite)

YCbCr

4 @ 16-20 bit

64.3

None

Intra-frame

Lossless

1/2 Tape

720x576 (PAL)

1.09 (4:3), 1.46 (16:9)

143

25i

Upper (Odd)

4:0:0 (Composite)

YCbCr

4 @ 16-20 bit

64.3

None

Intra-frame

Lossless

1/2 Tape

720x486 (NTSC)

.91 (4:3), 1.21 (16:9)

250

29.97i

Lower (Even)

10

4:2:2

YCbCr

4 @ 20 bit, 8 @ 24 bit

112.5

None

Intra-frame

Uncompressed

1/2 Tape

720x576 (PAL)

1.09 (4:3), 1.46 (16:9)

250

25i

Upper (Odd)

10

4:2:2

YCbCr

4 @ 20 bit, 8 @ 24 bit

112.5

None

Intra-frame

Uncompressed

1/2 Tape

1280x720

1.0

235

29.97i, 25i, 24p, 23.98p

Upper (Odd)

8, 10

4:2:2

YCbCr

4 @ 20 bit, 8 @ 24 bit

105.7

None

Intra-frame

DCT

1/2 Tape

1920x1080

1.0

235

29.97p, 29.97i

Upper (Odd)

8, 10

4:2:2

YCbCr

4 @ 20 bit, 8 @ 24 bit

105.7

None

Intra-frame

DCT

1/2 Tape

1920x1080

1.0

1200

30i, 29.97i, 50i, 25p, 24p, 23.98p

Upper (Odd)

10

4:2:2

YCbCr

4 @ 20 bit, 8 @ 24 bit

540

None

Intra-frame

Uncompressed

3/4 Tape

720x486 (NTSC)

.91 (4:3), 1.21 (16:9)

50

29.97i

Lower (Even)

4:2:2

YCbCr

2 @ 16 bit

22.5

None

Intra-frame

DCT

1/2 Tape

720x576 (PAL)

1.09 (4:3), 1.46 (16:9)

50

25i

Upper (Odd)

4:2:2

YCbCr

2 @ 16 bit

22.5

None

Intra-frame

DCT

1/2 Tape

1280x720

1.0

100

60p

Upper (Odd)

4:2:2

YCbCr

8 @ 16 bit

45

None

Intra-frame

DCT

1/2 Tape

1920x1080

1.0

100

29.97i, 23.98p

Upper (Odd)

4:2:2

YCbCr

8 @ 16 bit

45

None

Intra-frame

DCT

1/2 Tape

Up to 1920x1080

Undefined

None

Undefined

Undefined

8, 10, 12

4:2:0, 4:2:2, 4:4:4

YCbCr, RGB

Undefined

22.3 (Main Profile)

None

Inter-frame, Intra-frame Wavelet

Multiple Containers

DPX IMAGE SEQUENCE

Undefined

Undefined

None

Undefined

Undefined

1, 8, 10, 12, 16, 32, 64

4:4:4:4

RGB

None

1260

None

Intra-frame

Uncompressed

DPX File

JPEG IMAGE SEQUENCE

Undefined

Undefined

None

Undefined

Undefined

4:2:2

YCbCr

None

56.9

None

Intra-frame

DCT

JPG File

JPEG2000 IMAGE SEQUENCE

Undefined

Undefined

None

Undefined

Undefined

8, 10, 12, 16

4:2:2, 4:4:4:4

YCbCr, RGB

None

55.1

None

Intra-frame

Wavelet

JP2 File

OPENEXR

Undefined

Undefined

None

Undefined

Undefined

16, 32

4:4:4:4

YCbCr, RGB

None

1034

None

Intra-frame

PIZ, ZIP, RLE, PXR24, B44, B44A EXR File

PHOTO JPEG IMAGE SEQUENCE

Undefined

Undefined

None

Undefined

Undefined

4:2:2, 4:4:4 (above 75% quality)

YCbCr, RGB

None

90

None

Intra-frame

DCT

JPG File

PNG IMAGE SEQUENCE

Undefined

Undefined

None

Undefined

Undefined

1, 2, 4, 8, 16

4:4:4:4

RGB

None

16

None

Intra-frame

Lossless

PNG File

TIFF IMAGE SEQUENCE

Undefined

Undefined

None

Undefined

Undefined

1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 24, 32, 48, 64 4:4:4:4

YCbCr, RGB

None

648

None

Intra-frame

Lossless, others

TIFF File

Up to 1920x1080

Undefined

Up to 20

Up to 120p

Undefined

4:2:0, 4:2:2

YCbCr

Undefined

1.9

None

Inter-frame

DCT

Web

H.264 (MPEG 4 PT. 10)

Up to 4K

Undefined

Up to 960

Up to 120p

Undefined

8, 10, 12

4:2:0, 4:2:2, 4:4:4

YCbCr

2 @ 16 bit

MPEG4

Inter-frame, Intra-frame DCT, Lossless

Web, Portable Devices, HDTV, Blu-ray Disc Compact Flash

MPEG1

Up to 4K

Undefined

Up to 100

Up to 60p

Undefined

4:2:0

YCbCr

Undefined

.3

MPEG1

Inter-frame, Intra-frame DCT

Web, DTV

MPEG2

Up to 1920x1080

Undefined

Up to 300

Up to 60p

Undefined

8, 10

4:2:0, 4:2:2, 4:4:4

YCbCr

Undefined

3.9

MPEG2

Inter-frame, Intra-frame DCT

Web, DVD, HDTV

Up to 2048 1536

Undefined

Up to 135

Up to 60p

Undefined

4:2:0

YCbCr

Undefined

Undefined

None

Inter-frame, Intra-frame DCT

Web, Blu-ray Disc

Up to 1920x1080

Undefined

Up to 10

Up to 120p

Undefined

4:2:0, 4:2:2

YCbCr

Undefined

.7

None

Inter-frame, Intra-frame DCT

Web, Portable Devices

Up to 16384x16384 Undefined

Undefined

Undefined

Undefined

4:2:0

YCbCr

Undefined

.7

None

Inter-frame, Intra-frame DCT

Web, Portable Devices

Up to 1920x1080

Undefined

Up to 12

Up to 60p

Undefined

4:2:0

YCbCr

Undefined

3.6

None

Inter-frame, Intra-frame DCT

Web, Portable Devices

Up to 2K

Undefined

Up to 960

Up to 120p

Undefined

4:2:0

YCbCr

Undefined

3.3

None

Inter-frame, Intra-frame DCT, Lossless

Web

Up to 1920x1080

Undefined

Up to 10

Up to 120p

Undefined

4:2:0, 4:2:2

YCbCr

Undefined

3.6

None

Inter-frame

DCT

Web

720x486 (NTSC)

Undefined

315 (29.97fps, 10 bit, 4:4:4)

Undefined

Undefined

8, 10, 12

4:2:2, 4:4:4, RAW

YCbCr, RGB

Undefined

141.6 (29.97fps, 10 bit, 4:4:4)

None

Uncompressed

Uncompressed

Undefined

720x576 (PAL)

Undefined

311 (25fps, 10 bit, 4:4:4)

Undefined

Undefined

8, 10, 12

4:2:2, 4:4:4, RAW

YCbCr, RGB

Undefined

139.8 (25fps, 10 bit, 4:4:4)

None

Uncompressed

Uncompressed

Undefined

1280x720

Undefined

829 (29.97fps, 10 bit, 4:4:4)

Undefined

Undefined

8, 10, 12

4:2:2, 4:4:4, RAW

YCbCr, RGB

Undefined

372.6 (29.97fps, 10 bit, 4:4:4)

None

Uncompressed

Uncompressed

Undefined

1920x1080

Undefined

1860 (29.97fps, 10 bit, 4:4:4)

Undefined

Undefined

8, 10, 12

4:2:2, 4:4:4, RAW

YCbCr, RGB

Undefined

838.8 (29.97fps, 10 bit, 4:4:4)

None

Uncompressed

Uncompressed

Undefined

ARRIRAW
AVCHD (AVCCAM & NXCAM)

AVC-INTRA

BETACAM SX
CANON XF

DIGITAL BETACAM
DV/DVCPRO (D-7)
DVCAM
DVCPRO50
DVCPRO HD (D-12)
GFCAM
HDCAM (D-11)
HDCAM SR
HDV
IFRAME (H.264 IMPLEMENTATION)
MPEG IMX (D-10)
PANAVISION SSR
REDCODE RAW

XDCAM HD/EX
XDCAM HD422

ANIMATION
APPLE INTERMEDIATE CODEC

AVID 1:1
AVID DNXHD (VC-3)
AVID MERIDIEN COMPRESSED
AVID MERIDIEN UNCOMPRESSED

AVID PACKED
CINEFORM
D-1
D-2
D-3
D-5
D-5 HD
D-6
D-9 (DIGITAL S)
D-9 HD
DIRAC (VC-2)

DIVX

VC-1
VP6
WEBM (VP8)
WINDOWS MEDIA VIDEO 9
X264 (H.264 IMPLEMENTATION)
XVID

UNCOMPRESSED

RESOLUTION

PIXEL ASPECT RATIO TARGET BIT RATE (Mbps)

FRAME RATE (frames/second)

FIELD ORDER BIT DEPTH (bits)

CHROMA SAMPLING

ALPHA COLOR SPACE AUDIO CHANNELS FILE SIZE ESTIMATION (GB/hr)

2880x1620

1.0

1344

25p, 24p, 23.98p

Upper (Odd)

12

Raw Bayer

RGB

None

2880x2160

1.0

2112

60p, 59.94p, 50p, 30p, 29.97p, 25p, 24p, 23.98p

Upper (Odd)

12

Raw Bayer

RGB

None

1280x720

1.0

14

59.94p, 50p, 29.97p, 29.97i, 23.98p

Upper (Odd)

4:2:0

YCbCr

1440x1080

1.33

18, 24

59.94p, 50p, 29.97p, 29.97i, 25p, 25i, 23.98p

Upper (Odd)

4:2:0

1920x1080

1.0

18, 24

59.94p, 50p, 50i, 29.97p, 29.97i, 25p, 25i, 23.98p Upper (Odd)

960x720

1.0

50

59.94p, 50p, 29.97p, 25p, 23.98p

Upper (Odd)

1280x720

1.0

100

59.94p, 50p, 29.97p, 25p, 23.98p

1440x1080

1.33

50

1920x1080

1.0

720x486 (NTSC)

W h e r e m u l t i p l e f r a m e r a t e s a r e p r e s e n t , f i l e s i z e i s c a l c u l a t e d w i t h 2 9 . 9 7. W h e r e r e s o l u t i o n i s u n d e f i n e d , 19 2 0 x 10 8 0 i s u s e d . W h e r e m u l t i p l e b i t r a t e s a r e p r e s e n t , t h e h i g h e s t q u a l i t y o p t i o n i s u s e d .
A s n o t e d , f r a m e r a t e i s d e f i n e d b y f r a m e s p e r s e c o n d , n o t f i e l d s ; 5 9 . 94 i ( c o m m o n l y r e f e r r e d t o a s 6 0 i ) , f o r e x a m p l e , i s l i s t e d a s 2 9 . 9 7 i .
Where both progressive and interlaced frame rates are present, field order applies only to the interlaced rate(s).
Va r i a b l e f r a m e r a t e s a c h i e v e d b y o v e r - a n d u n d e r - c r a n k i n g a r e n o t l i s t e d , a s t h e y v a r y b y c a m e r a a n d a r e n o t n a t i v e t o t h e c o d e c .
2 3 . 9 8 d e n o t e s 2 3 . 9 76 . A l l o t h e r f r a m e r a t e s a r e e x a c t ; 3 0 i s n e v e r u s e d i n p l a c e o f 2 9 . 9 7, o r 2 4 i n p l a c e o f 2 3 . 9 8 .

Resolutions in Uncompressed are for reference-- uncompressed video does not carr y natively def ined resolutions.
Additional help in making this guide from Justin Kwan.
T h e i n f o r m a t i o n i n t h i s g u i d e w a s c o m p i l e d f r o m v a r i o u s s o u r c e s , a n d d e s p i t e m y b e s t e f f o r t s t o f a c t - c h e c k , I c a n t g u a r a n t e e i t s a l l a c c u r a t e . C o n t a c t m e i f y o u s p o t a n y e r r o r s o r h a v e a n y s u g g e s t i o n s a t z a k @ z a k - r a y. c o m .
T h e l a t e s t v e r s i o n o f t h i s , a n d o t h e r r e s o u r c e s , c a n b e f o u n d h e r e : h t t p : / / z a k - r a y. c o m / r e s o u r c e s