We're looking at freshening up our video formats. Considerations include:
So, with that in mind, what we are proposing is illustrated in the graphic below (MPG1 and WMV are unchanged from the current). more background on what this all means can be found in our Video FAQ.
At this stage, we cannot make sample files available of each type (due to limitations of our CMS), but that will be resolved shortly, and we will release one shoot with the full range of files (as described below) for everyone to comment on. Once we have settled on a path forwards, we'll go back and encode roughly the last two years of most scenes, and of course, all new scenes in the new formats.
Note: picture is large/wide, scroll to the right for full view
- Flash (FLV), the format we currently use for streaming, is dated and inefficient (and does not work on iOS devices), we'll be providing MP4 via HTML5 for streaming, three streaming qualities
- h.264 in an MP4 container is well established, and has been working well for us for the last five years
- We'll continue providing MPG1 for backwards compatibility, even though it's horribly inefficient
- We shoot in HD1080, so we can offer HD1080 files to customers (though we are not currently doing that)
- We had not reviewed our video bitrates for six years or so, and it's time
- We have customers with very slow, and very fast internet connections
So, with that in mind, what we are proposing is illustrated in the graphic below (MPG1 and WMV are unchanged from the current). more background on what this all means can be found in our Video FAQ.
At this stage, we cannot make sample files available of each type (due to limitations of our CMS), but that will be resolved shortly, and we will release one shoot with the full range of files (as described below) for everyone to comment on. Once we have settled on a path forwards, we'll go back and encode roughly the last two years of most scenes, and of course, all new scenes in the new formats.
Note: picture is large/wide, scroll to the right for full view
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