Video formats
Why 4:4:4 output cannot restore missing colour detail
An output chroma setting describes the signal leaving a device.
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Video formats journal articles
Choose a practical article about video formats. These topic indexes complement the six-article journal pages.
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Video formats
An HDR banner does not identify the source programme
A television recognises the signal arriving at its HDMI input.
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Renaming a video extension does not convert its tracks
Changing a filename can alter which application tries to open it.
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HEVC video is not automatically HDR video
A compression format and a dynamic-range presentation are different properties.
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A hardware-decoding preference is not proof that hardware was used
A setting can request a decoding path while the actual path depends on the format, device and application.
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A chapter label is not necessarily a separate video file
Chapters can describe navigation within a media container.
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