COMMON

DIGITAL VIDEO FORMATS C O M P I L E D B Y Z A K R AY

V E R S I O N 1. 0
SPECIFICATION GUIDE
A C Q U I S I T I O N I N T E R M E D I A T E DISTRIBUTION / DELIVERABLE

AVCHD ● ● AVC-INTRA (AVCCAM) ● BETACAM SX ● ● CINEFORM RAW ● ●

RESOLUTION 1280x720 1440x1080 1920x1080 960x720 1280x720 1920x1080 720x486 (NTSC) 720x576 (PAL) 2048x1152
TARGET BIT RATE (Mbps) 14 18, 24 50 100 18 100 - 140
60p, 50p, 29.97p, 29.97i 25i 30p, 29.97p, 25p, 24p, 23.98p, 21p, 18p,
60p, 50p, 30p, 29.97i, 25p, 59.94p, 50p, 29.97p, 25p,
FRAME RATE (frames/second) 30p, 29.97i, 29.97i, 25p, 16p, 12p
25i, 23.98p 23.98p
23.98p 25i, 23.98p
.91 (4:3), 1.21 (16:9) 1.09 (4:3), 1.46 1.0
PIXEL ASPECT RATIO 1.0 1.33 1.0 1.0
(16:9)
FIELD ORDER Upper (Odd) Upper (Odd) Lower (Even) Upper (Odd) Upper (Odd)
BIT DEPTH (bits) 8 10 8 10
CHROMA SAMPLING 4:2:0 4:2:0 4:2:2 Raw Bayer
ALPHA
COLOR SPACE YUV YUV YUV RGB
AUDIO CHANNELS 6 w/ AC3, 8 @ 12-16 bit 6 w/ AC3, 8 @ 12-16 bit 4 @ 16 bit 2 @ 16 bit
8.1 (18 Mbps), 10.8 (24 8.1 45 - 63
FILE SIZE ESTIMATION (GB/hr) 6.3 22.5 45
Mbps)
MPEG PROFILE MPEG4 PT. 10 MPEG4 PT. 10 MPEG2 422P@ML None
COMPRESSION Inter-frame Intra-frame Inter-frame Intra-frame
ALGORITHM DCT DCT DCT Wavelet
MEDIA ● SSD, HDD, SDHC, DVD ● Blu-ray Disc ● P2 Card (Flash) ● 1/2” Tape ● 1/2” Tape ● SiliconDVR (HDD) ● MOV/AVI File

DALSA RAW ● DIGITAL BETACAM ● ● DV/DVCPRO (D-7) ● DVCAM ●

RESOLUTION 4096x2048 720x486 (NTSC) 720x576 (PAL) 720x480 (NTSC) 720x576 (PAL) 720x480 (NTSC) 720x576 (PAL)
TARGET BIT RATE (Mbps) 3200 90 25 25
FRAME RATE (frames/second) 24p 29.97i 25i 29.97i 25i 29.97i 25i
1.0 .91 (4:3), 1.21 (16:9) 1.09 (4:3), 1.46 .91 (4:3), 1.21 (16:9) 1.09 (4:3), 1.46 .91 (4:3), 1.21 (16:9) 1.09 (4:3), 1.46
PIXEL ASPECT RATIO
(16:9) (16:9) (16:9)
FIELD ORDER None Lower (Even) Upper (Odd) Lower (Even) Lower (Even) Upper (Odd)
BIT DEPTH (bits) 16 10 8 8
Raw Bayer 4:2:2 4:1:1 4:2:0 (DV), 4:1:1 4:1:1 4:2:0
CHROMA SAMPLING
(DVCPRO)
ALPHA
COLOR SPACE RGB YUV YUV YUV
AUDIO CHANNELS None 4 @ 16-20 bit 2 @ 16 bit 4 @ 12 bit 2 @ 16 bit 2 @ 16 bit, 4 @ 12 bit
FILE SIZE ESTIMATION (GB/hr) 1440 40.5 11.2 11.2 11.2
MPEG PROFILE None None None None
COMPRESSION Intra-frame Intra-frame Intra-frame Intra-frame
ALGORITHM Uncompressed DCT DCT
MEDIA ● Codex Digital (HDD) ● 1/2” Tape ● 1/2” Tape ● DV Tape, MiniDV Tape, HDV Tape ● DV Tape, MiniDV Tape, HDV Tape
DVCPRO50 ● DVCPRO HD (D-12) ● ● GFCAM ● HDCAM (D-11) ● ●
RESOLUTION 720x480 (NTSC) 720x576 (PAL) 960x720 1280x1080 1440x1080 1280x720 1920x1080 1440x1080
TARGET BIT RATE (Mbps) 50 100 50, 100 144
29.97i 25i 60p, 50p, 29.97i, 25p, 29.97i, 25p, 29.97p, 29.97i, 25p, 25i, 23.98p 29.97i, 25p, 25i, 23.98p
FRAME RATE (frames/second) 30p, 25p, 23.98p 25i, 23.98p
24p, 23.98p
.91 (4:3), 1.21 (16:9) 1.09 (4:3), 1.46 1.33 1.5 1.33 1.0 1.33
PIXEL ASPECT RATIO
(16:9)
FIELD ORDER Lower (Even) Upper (Odd) Upper (Odd) Upper (Odd) Upper (Odd)
BIT DEPTH (bits) 8 8 8 8
CHROMA SAMPLING 4:2:2 4:2:2 4:2:2 3:1:1
ALPHA
COLOR SPACE YUV YUV YUV YUV
AUDIO CHANNELS 4 @ 16 bit 8 @ 16 bit 4 @ 16 bit 4 @ 20 bit
FILE SIZE ESTIMATION (GB/hr) 22.5 45 22.5 (50Mbps), 45 (100 Mbps) 64.8
MPEG PROFILE None None MPEG2 422P@HL MPEG4 PT. 2 SP
COMPRESSION Intra-frame Intra-frame Inter-frame, Intra-frame Intra-frame
ALGORITHM DCT DCT DCT DCT
MEDIA ● DVCPRO Tape ● DVCPRO Tape, P2 Card ● DVCPRO Tape ● GFPAK (Flash) ● 1/2” Tape ● 1/2” Tape

HDCAM SR ● ● ● HDV ● MPEG IMX (D-10) ● ● PANAVISION SSR ●

RESOLUTION 1280x720 1920x1080 1280x720 1440x1080 720x486 (NTSC) 720x576 (PAL) 1920x1080
TARGET BIT RATE (Mbps) 440, 880 19 25 30, 40, 50 Up to 3000
59.94p 60i, 30p, 29.97p, 60p, 30p, 50p, 25p, 30p, 29.97i, 25p, 25i, 29.97i 25i 24p
FRAME RATE (frames/second) 29.97i, 25p, 25i, 24p, 23.98p 23.98p
23.98p
1.0 1.0 1.33 .91 (4:3), 1.21 (16:9) 1.09 (4:3), 1.46 1.0
PIXEL ASPECT RATIO
(16:9)
FIELD ORDER Upper (Odd) Upper (Odd) Lower (Even) Upper (Odd) None
BIT DEPTH (bits) 10 8 8 10
CHROMA SAMPLING 4:2:2, 4:4:4 4:2:0 4:2:2 4:2:2, 4:4:4
ALPHA
COLOR SPACE YUV, RGB YUV YUV YUV, RGB
AUDIO CHANNELS 12 @ 24 bit 4 @ 16 bit 4 @ 24 bit, 8 @ 16 bit 2 @ 16 bit
198 (440 Mbps), 396 (880 Mbps) 8.5 11.2 13.5 (30 Mbps), 18 (40 Mbps), 22.5 (50 Up to 1350
FILE SIZE ESTIMATION (GB/hr)
Mbps)
MPEG PROFILE MPEG4 PT. 2 SP MP@H-14/HL MP@H-14 MPEG2 422P@ML None
COMPRESSION Intra-frame Inter-frame Intra-frame Intra-frame
ALGORITHM DCT DCT DCT Lossless
● 1/2” Tape ● 1/2” Tape ● 1/2” Tape ● HDV Tape, DV Tape, MiniDV Tape, SxS ● 1/2” Tape ● 1/2” Tape ● Panavision SSR-1 (SSD)
MEDIA
Card (Flash)
REDCODE RAW ● XDCAM HD/EX ● XDCAM HD422 ● ANIMATION ●
2048x1024/1 3072x1536/1 4096x2048/2 1280x720 1440x1080 1920x1080 1280x720 1440x1080 1920x1080 Up to 4K
RESOLUTION
152 728 304
TARGET BIT RATE (Mbps) 224, 288 18, 25, 35 50 None
1p - 120p 1p - 60p 1p - 30p 29.97p, 29.97i, 25p, 25i, 23.98p 59.94p, 50p, 29.97p, 29.97i, 25p, 25i, Up to 60p
FRAME RATE (frames/second)
23.98p 23.98p
PIXEL ASPECT RATIO 1.0 1.0 1.33 1.0 1.0 1.33 1.0 Undefined
FIELD ORDER None Upper (Odd) Upper (Odd) Undefined
BIT DEPTH (bits) 12 8 8 1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 24, 32
CHROMA SAMPLING Raw Bayer 4:2:0 4:2:2 4:4:4:4
ALPHA
COLOR SPACE RGB YUV YUV RGB
AUDIO CHANNELS 4 @ 24 bit 2-4 @ 16 bit 4-8 @ 24 bit Undefined
100.8 (224 Mbps), 102.6 (288 Mbps) 8.1 (18 Mbps), 11.2 (25 Mbps), 15.7 (35 22.5 66
FILE SIZE ESTIMATION (GB/hr)
Mbps)
MPEG PROFILE None MPEG2 MP@HL MPEG2 422P@HL None
COMPRESSION Intra-frame Inter-frame Inter-frame Intra-frame
ALGORITHM Wavelet DCT DCT Lossless (RLE)
● RED-RAM (SSD), RED-DRIVE (HDD), ● SxS Card (Flash), Professional Disc (Optical), ● Professional Disc (Optical) ● MOV File
MEDIA
REDFLASH (CF) SDHC

APPLE INTERMEDIATE CODEC ● APPLE PRORES ● AVID 1:1 ● AVID DNXHD ●

Up to 1920x1080 Up to 4K 720x486 720x576 1280x720 1920x108 Up to 1920x1080
RESOLUTION
(NTSC) (PAL) 0
20 45 (Proxy), 100 (LT), 145, 220 (HQ), 330 167 442 996 36 (1080p24), 145, 220
TARGET BIT RATE (Mbps)
(4444)
FRAME RATE (frames/second) Up to 60p Up to 60p 29.97i 25i Up to 60p Up to 60p
PIXEL ASPECT RATIO Undefined Undefined Undefined Undefined
FIELD ORDER Undefined Undefined Undefined Undefined
BIT DEPTH (bits) 8 10, 12 (4444) 8, 10 8, 10
CHROMA SAMPLING 4:2:0 4:2:2, 4:4:4:4 4:2:2 4:2:2:4
ALPHA
COLOR SPACE YUV YUV YUV YUV
AUDIO CHANNELS Undefined Undefined Undefined Undefined
23.3 20.2 (Proxy), 45 (LT), 66 , 99 (HQ), 148.2 75 16.2 (36 Mbps), 66 (145 Mbps), 99 (220
FILE SIZE ESTIMATION (GB/hr)
(4444) Mbps)
MPEG PROFILE None None None None
COMPRESSION Intra-frame Intra-frame Intra-frame Intra-frame
ALGORITHM DCT DCT Uncompressed DCT
MEDIA ● MOV File ● MOV File ● MXF File ● MXF File
AVID MERIDIEN COMPRESSED ● AVID MERIDIEN UNCOMPRESSED ● AVID PACKED ● CINEFORM ●
720x486 (NTSC) 720x576 (PAL) 720x486 (NTSC) 720x576 (PAL) 720x486 720x576 1280x720 1920x108 Up to 4K
RESOLUTION
(NTSC) (PAL) 0
TARGET BIT RATE (Mbps) 83 167 209 442 996 None
FRAME RATE (frames/second) 29.97i 25i 29.97i 25i 29.97i 25i Up to 60p Up to 60p
PIXEL ASPECT RATIO Undefined Undefined Undefined Undefined
FIELD ORDER Undefined Undefined Undefined Undefined
BIT DEPTH (bits) 8 8 10 8, 10, 12
CHROMA SAMPLING 4:2:0:4 4:2:2:4 4:2:2 4:2:2, 4:4:4, RAW
ALPHA
COLOR SPACE YUV YUV YUV YUV, RGB
AUDIO CHANNELS Undefined Undefined Undefined Undefined
FILE SIZE ESTIMATION (GB/hr) 37.3 75 93.6 60
MPEG PROFILE None None None None
COMPRESSION Intra-frame Intra-frame Intra-frame Intra-frame
ALGORITHM DCT Uncompressed Uncompressed Wavelet
MEDIA ● MXF File ● MXF File ● MXF File ● MOV/AVI File

D-1 ● D-2 ● D-3 ● D-5 ●

RESOLUTION 720x486 (NTSC) 720x576 (PAL) 720x486 (NTSC) 720x576 (PAL) 720x486 (NTSC) 720x576 (PAL) 720x486 (NTSC) 720x576 (PAL)
TARGET BIT RATE (Mbps) 172 94 143 143 250
FRAME RATE (frames/second) 29.97i 25i 29.97i 25i 29.97i 25i 29.97i 25i
.91 (4:3), 1.21 (16:9) 1.09 (4:3), 1.46 .91 (4:3), 1.21 (16:9) 1.09 (4:3), 1.46 .91 (4:3), 1.21 (16:9) 1.09 (4:3), 1.46 .91 (4:3), 1.21 (16:9) 1.09 (4:3), 1.46
PIXEL ASPECT RATIO
(16:9) (16:9) (16:9) (16:9)
FIELD ORDER Lower (Even) Upper (Odd) Lower (Even) Upper (Odd) Lower (Even) Upper (Odd) Lower (Even) Upper (Odd)
BIT DEPTH (bits) 8 8 8 10
CHROMA SAMPLING 4:2:2 4:0:0 (Composite) 4:0:0 (Composite) 4:2:2
ALPHA
COLOR SPACE YUV YUV YUV YUV
AUDIO CHANNELS 4 @ 16-20 bit 4 @ 16-20 bit 4 @ 16-20 bit 4 @ 20 bit, 8 @ 24 bit
FILE SIZE ESTIMATION (GB/hr) 77.4 42.3 64.3 112.5
MPEG PROFILE None None None None
COMPRESSION Intra-frame Intra-frame Intra-frame Intra-frame
ALGORITHM Uncompressed Uncompressed Lossless Uncompressed
MEDIA ● 3/4” Tape ● 3/4” Tape ● 1/2” Tape ● 1/2” Tape ● 1/2” Tape
D-5 HD ● D-6 ● D-9 (DIGITAL S) ● D-9 HD ●
RESOLUTION 1280x720 1920x1080 1920x1080 720x486 (NTSC) 720x576 (PAL) 1280x720 1920x1080
TARGET BIT RATE (Mbps) 235 1200 50 100
29.97i, 25i, 24p, 29.97p, 29.97i 30i, 29.97i, 50i, 25p, 24p, 23.98p 29.97i 25i 60p 60i, 23.98p
FRAME RATE (frames/second)
23.98p
1.0 1.0 .91 (4:3), 1.21 (16:9) 1.09 (4:3), 1.46 1.0
PIXEL ASPECT RATIO
(16:9)
FIELD ORDER Upper (Odd) Upper (Odd) Lower (Even) Upper (Odd) Upper (Odd)
BIT DEPTH (bits) 8, 10 10 8 8
CHROMA SAMPLING 4:2:2 4:2:2 4:2:2 4:2:2
ALPHA
COLOR SPACE YUV YUV YUV YUV
AUDIO CHANNELS 4 @ 20 bit, 8 @ 24 bit 4 @ 20 bit, 8 @ 24 bit 2 @ 16 bit 8 @ 16 bit
FILE SIZE ESTIMATION (GB/hr) 105.7 540 22.5 45
MPEG PROFILE None None None None
COMPRESSION Intra-frame Intra-frame Intra-frame Intra-frame
ALGORITHM DCT Uncompressed DCT DCT
MEDIA ● 1/2” Tape ● 1/2” Tape ● 3/4” Tape ● 1/2” Tape ● 1/2” Tape ● 1/2” Tape ● 1/2” Tape

DPX IMAGE SEQUENCE ● JPEG IMAGE SEQUENCE ● JPEG2000 IMAGE SEQUENCE ● OPENEXR ●
RESOLUTION Undefined Undefined Undefined Undefined
TARGET BIT RATE (Mbps) None None None None
FRAME RATE (frames/second) Undefined Undefined Undefined Undefined
PIXEL ASPECT RATIO Undefined Undefined Undefined Undefined
FIELD ORDER Undefined Undefined Undefined Undefined
BIT DEPTH (bits) 1, 8, 10, 12, 16, 32, 64 8 8, 10, 12, 16 16, 32
CHROMA SAMPLING 4:4:4:4 4:2:2 4:2:2, 4:4:4:4 4:4:4:4
ALPHA
COLOR SPACE RGB YUV YUV, RGB YUV, RGB
AUDIO CHANNELS None None None None
FILE SIZE ESTIMATION (GB/hr) 1260 56.9 55.1 1034
MPEG PROFILE None None None None
COMPRESSION Intra-frame Intra-frame Intra-frame Intra-frame
ALGORITHM Uncompressed DCT Wavelet PIZ, ZIP, RLE, PXR24, B44, B44A
MEDIA ● DPX File ● JPG File ● JP2 File ● JP2 File (DCI Projection) ● EXR File
PHOTO JPEG IMAGE SEQUENCE ● PNG IMAGE SEQUENCE ● TIFF IMAGE SEQUENCE ● DIVX ●
RESOLUTION Undefined Undefined Undefined Up to 1920x1080
TARGET BIT RATE (Mbps) None None None Up to 20
FRAME RATE (frames/second) Undefined Undefined Undefined Up to 120p
PIXEL ASPECT RATIO Undefined Undefined Undefined Undefined
FIELD ORDER Undefined Undefined Undefined Undefined
BIT DEPTH (bits) 8 1, 2, 4, 8, 16 1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 24, 32, 48, 64 8
CHROMA SAMPLING 4:2:2, 4:4:4 (above 75% quality) 4:4:4:4 4:4:4:4 4:2:0, 4:2:2
ALPHA
COLOR SPACE YUV, RGB RGB YUV, RGB YUV
AUDIO CHANNELS None None None Undefined
FILE SIZE ESTIMATION (GB/hr) 90 16 648 1.9
MPEG PROFILE None None None None
COMPRESSION Intra-frame Intra-frame Intra-frame Interframe
ALGORITHM DCT Lossless Lossless, others DCT
MEDIA ● JPG File ● PNG File ● TIFF File ● Web

H.264 (MPEG 4 PT. 10) ● MPEG1 ● MPEG2 ● VC-1 ●

RESOLUTION Up to 4K Up to 4K Up to 1920x1080 Up to 2048 × 1536
TARGET BIT RATE (Mbps) Up to 960 Up to 100 Up to 300 Up to 135
FRAME RATE (frames/second) Up to 120p Up to 60p Up to 60p Up to 60p
PIXEL ASPECT RATIO Undefined Undefined Undefined Undefined
FIELD ORDER Undefined Undefined Undefined Undefined
BIT DEPTH (bits) 8, 10, 12 8 8, 10 8
CHROMA SAMPLING 4:2:0, 4:2:2, 4:4:4 4:2:0 4:2:0, 4:2:2, 4:4:4 4:2:0
ALPHA
COLOR SPACE YUV YUV YUV YUV
AUDIO CHANNELS 2 @ 16 bit Undefined Undefined Undefined
FILE SIZE ESTIMATION (GB/hr) 9 .3 3.9 Undefined
MPEG PROFILE Multiple Multiple Multiple None
COMPRESSION Interframe, Intraframe Interframe, Intraframe Interframe, Intraframe Interframe, Intraframe
ALGORITHM DCT, Lossless DCT DCT DCT
● Compact Flash ● Web, Portable Devices, ● Web, DTV ● Web, DVD, HDTV ● Web, Blu-ray Disc
MEDIA
HDTV, Blu-ray Disc
VP6 ● WINDOWS MEDIA VIDEO 9 ● X264 (H.264 IMPLEMENTATION) ● XVID ●
RESOLUTION Up to 1920x1080 Up to 1920x1080 Up to 2K Up to 1920x1080
TARGET BIT RATE (Mbps) Up to 10 Up to 12 Up to 960 Up to 10
FRAME RATE (frames/second) Up to 120p Up to 60p Up to 120p Up to 120p
PIXEL ASPECT RATIO Undefined Undefined Undefined Undefined
FIELD ORDER Undefined Undefined Undefined Undefined
BIT DEPTH (bits) 8 8 8 8
CHROMA SAMPLING 4:2:0, 4:2:2 4:2:0 4:2:0 4:2:0, 4:2:2
ALPHA
COLOR SPACE YUV YUV YUV YUV
AUDIO CHANNELS Undefined Undefined Undefined Undefined
FILE SIZE ESTIMATION (GB/hr) .7 3.6 3.3 3.6
MPEG PROFILE None None None None
COMPRESSION Interframe, Intraframe Interframe, Intraframe Interframe, Intraframe Interframe
ALGORITHM DCT DCT DCT, Lossless DCT
MEDIA ● Web, Portable Devices ● Web, Portable Devices ● Web ● Web

UNCOMPRESSED ●
720x486 720x576 1280x720 1920x108 W H E R E M U LT I P L E F R A M E R AT E S A R E P R E S E N T , F I L E S I Z E I S C A L C U L AT E D W I T H 2 9 . 9 7. W H E R E R E S O L U T I O N I S
RESOLUTION U N D E F I N E D , 19 2 0 X 10 8 0 I S U S E D .
(NTSC) (PAL) 0
A S N O T E D , F R A M E R AT E I S D E F I N E D B Y F R A M E S P E R S E C O N D , N O T F I E L D S P E R S E C O N D ; “ 5 9 . 94 ” , F O R E X A M P L E , I S
315 311 829 1860 L I S T E D H E R E A S 2 9 . 9 7.
(29.97fps, (25fps, 10 (29.97fps, (29.97fps, W H E R E B O T H P R O G R E S S I V E A N D I N T E R L A C E D F R A M E R AT E S A R E P R E S E N T , F I E L D O R D E R A P P L I E S O N LY T O T H E
TARGET BIT RATE (Mbps) I N T E R L A C E D R AT E .
10 bit, bit, 4:4:4) 10 bit, 10 bit,
4:4:4) 4:4:4) 4:4:4) “ 2 3 . 9 8 ” D E N O T E S 2 3 . 9 76 . A L L O T H E R F R A M E R AT E S A R E E X A C T ; “ 3 0 ” I S N E V E R U S E D I N P L A C E O F 2 9 . 9 7, O R “ 2 4 ” I N
P L A C E O F 2 3 . 9 8 .
FRAME RATE (frames/second) Undefined R E S O L U T I O N S I N “ U N C O M P R E S S E D ” A R E F O R R E F E R E N C E - - U N C O M P R E S S E D V I D E O D O E S N O T C A R R Y N AT I V E LY
PIXEL ASPECT RATIO Undefined DEFINED RESOLUTIONS.

FIELD ORDER Undefined ADDITIONAL HELP IN MAKING THIS GUIDE FROM JUSTIN K WA N .
BIT DEPTH (bits) 8, 10, 12 T H E I N F O R M AT I O N I N T H I S G U I D E WA S C O M P I L E D F R O M VA R I O U S O U T L E T S O F I N F O R M AT I O N ; I T I S N O T A L L
G U A R A N T E E D T O B E A C C U R AT E . C O N TA C T M E W I T H A N Y E R RO R S / S U G G E S T I O N S : H T T P : / / WO R L DW I D E -
CHROMA SAMPLING 4:2:2, 4:4:4, RAW S T U D I O S . C O M / W O R L D W I D E _ S T U D I O S / C O N TA C T . H T M L .
ALPHA T H E L AT E S T V E R S I O N S O F T H I S , A N D O T H E R R E S O U R C E S , M AY B E F O U N D H E R E : H T T P : / / W O R L D W I D E - S T U D I O S . C O M /
WO R L DW I D E _ S T U D I O S / R E S O U RC E S . H T M L
COLOR SPACE YUV, RGB
AUDIO CHANNELS Undefined
141.6 139.8 372.6 838.8
(29.97fps, (25fps, 10 (29.97fps, (29.97fps,
FILE SIZE ESTIMATION (GB/hr)
10 bit, bit, 4:4:4) 10 bit, 10 bit,
4:4:4) 4:4:4) 4:4:4)
MPEG PROFILE None
COMPRESSION Uncompressed
ALGORITHM Uncompressed
MEDIA Undefined