Video Container Formats
Video and other multi-media files come in a container format.
This container holds various streams of information including video and audio, but also metadata such as synchronization information required to play back audio and video together. Data regarding creation dates, authors, chapter markings, and more can also be held within the container format.
The following container formats are supported by Cubase:
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Format |
Description |
|---|---|
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MOV |
This is a QuickTime movie. |
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QT |
This is also a QuickTime movie, but it is only used on Windows systems. |
|
MPEG-1 |
This is the first standard of the Moving Picture Experts Group for video and audio compression, used for making video CDs. Files of this container format can have the extensions “.mpg” or “.mpeg”. |
|
MPEG-4 |
This format is based on the QuickTime movie standard, can contain various metadata for streaming, editing, local playback, and interchange of content. Its file extension is “.mp4”. |
|
AVI |
This format is a multimedia container format introduced by Microsoft. |
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DV |
This is a video format used by camcorders. |
Cubase supports all these container formats, but problems may arise when the computer does not have the correct software to decode compressed video and audio streams within the container file. You must also know the type of codec that was used to create the video file.