mohanjshelar 0 Posted June 16, 2009 Hi Forum, Do anybody knows which is the Latest video file formats used in CCTV for processing video clips in DVR? Can i get the details and its compatibility matrix? I mean can it be converted to some regular video format like MPEG, AVI or may be WMV to view. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
katie1985 0 Posted August 12, 2009 H.264 uses the latest innovations in video compression technology to provide incredible video quality from the smallest amount of video data. This means you see crisp, clear video in much smaller files, saving you bandwidth and storage costs over previous generations of video codecs. H.264 delivers the same quality as MPEG-2 at a third to half the data rate and up to four times the frame size of MPEG-4 Part 2 at the same data rate. H.264 is truly a sight to behold. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Soundy 1 Posted August 12, 2009 Umm, thanks for that advertising blurb... not that it's a whole lot of use. To the OP: H.264 is the current "latest and greatest" but different manufacturers use a range of different formats for various reasons, including MPEG-4, MJEPG, and even WMV. Some use their own proprietary variations on standard codecs, and claim even better compression that H.264 *under certain circumstances*. The important thing to remember is that no one codec is THE perfect solution for all instances. Some will work better with color than black-and-white; some are better where there's lots of fast motion while others are better if there's little movement; some will perform better with motion-detection while others are better for constant recording. As for converting, almost all formats can be converted to another, given the proper codec and a suitable converter application. Some require their own special playback mechanism to do it, too (Capture, for example, stores their video in proprietary "bank" formats; native exports are in "minibank" files, which actually embed the player within the video file and export it as a single executeable - to convert it to something else, yo have to "run" the file, and then use the player's own Export function; the benefit to that is that it can use any suitable codec you have installed for your output format). Again, it depends on the particular manufacturer in question and what they've chosen to do with their systems. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
