Video Technology 101

January 20, 2025 · 21 min read · Page View:

Do you really understand the video technology? What is the frame rate, resolution, bit rate and their relationships? Do you know the parameters p and K in the terminology 1080p and 4K? Do you know how to describe the video quality? What is the Blu-ray Disc on earth? What the difference between the codec such as H.264/AVC, H.265/HEVC, AV1? You may notice the Apple ProRes in apple, so do you really understand what it for? Do you know the HDR and Dolby Vision? So why there are so many tailers such as .mp4, .mkv, .flv, etc?

Now this Video Technology 101 will introduce them to you.