MP4
Most widely compatible video format. Standard for web, mobile, and streaming. Us...
WebM
Royalty-free format designed for the web. Developed by Google. Uses VP8, VP9, or...
AVI
Legacy format by Microsoft. Large file sizes, wide compatibility. Still used in ...
MOV
Apple QuickTime format. Common in professional video production (Final Cut Pro)....
MKV
Open-source container supporting virtually any codec. Popular for HD video and m...
MPEG-2
Broadcast standard for DVD and digital TV. Good quality at moderate bitrates. Be...
MPEG-1
Early digital video standard. Used in Video CD (VCD). Low quality by modern stan...
3GP
Mobile video format designed for 3G phones. Small file sizes, low quality. Still...
OGV (Ogg)
Open-source multimedia container. Used with Theora video and Vorbis audio. Free ...
HEIF / HEIC
High-Efficiency Image Format. Used by Apple for photos. Can contain image sequen...
ProRes
Professional post-production codec by Apple. High quality, large file sizes. Sta...
DNxHD
Professional intermediate codec by Avid. Visually lossless. Used in broadcast an...
CineForm
Visually lossless intermediate codec. Supports HDR and high bit depths. Popular ...
MXF
Professional broadcast container format. Supports multiple audio/video tracks an...
FLV
Adobe Flash Video format. Once dominant for web streaming. Now largely deprecate...
DVR-MS
Microsoft digital video recording format. Used by Windows Media Center for recor...
AVIF
Modern image format based on AV1 codec. Excellent compression with HDR support. ...
Animated GIF
Legacy format for simple animations. Limited to 256 colors. Widely used for meme...