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Formats, Codecs and Compression
Lesson 1, Module 3: Formats, Codecs, Containers, and Compression
Demystifying file formats, codecs, and containers, and how compression trades quality for size.
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About Formats, Codecs and Compression
Inside Formats, Codecs and Compression
This zip download focuses on practical design skills you can study at your own pace.
- — Formats, codecs, and containers
- — Practical compression trade-offs
- — Downloadable lesson materials
This is a self-paced zip download for learners who want a focused introduction to design without a subscription or cohort. Use the included material as a practical reference while you work through your own projects.
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What you receive with Formats, Codecs and Compression
- — 30-page Reader, supplied as PDF and HTML
- — Fillable PDF workbook with 10 exercises
- — Answer key and evaluator guide for checking your work
- — Reference sheets: Module 3 Decision Matrix; Module 3 Quick Reference
- — 15 practice files (MOV, MP4, JPG, TXT, PNG, MP3, WAV, CSV) made for the exercises
Topics covered in Formats, Codecs and Compression
- Separate three ideas: container, codec and file extension
- Understand why compression is needed
- Learn lossless and lossy compression
- Understand video codecs
- Understand intraframe and interframe compression
- Understand bit rate, resolution and quality
- Learn about audio codecs and formats
- Learn about image formats and compression
- Understand containers in detail
- Learn what transcoding and remuxing are
- Choose editing-friendly formats
- Choose delivery formats
- Understand subtitles, metadata and extras
- Control quality when converting and exporting
The practice project
All three files use the .mp4 extension. Record each video codec, audio-stream presence, frame rate, duration and container. Explain why the extension alone is insufficient.
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