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Kumara Velu

Kumara has a background in electronic engineering and has been exploring video technology since 1996. He has been a multimedia trainer since 1999, while editing various trade and technical magazines before switching to web publishing in 2007.

What is a WebM File? How Do You Open it Without a Media Player?

<p class&equals;”wp-block-paragraph”>WebM is video container format designed for the web&period; It&&num;8217&semi;s based on the Matroska video format&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p class&equals;”wp-block-paragraph”>WebM could be used for HD video playback&comma; live video streaming and even video calls&comma; In short the format can be used for any form of web video&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<h2 class&equals;”wp-block-heading” id&equals;”h-webm-history”>WebM History<&sol;h2>&NewLine;<p class&equals;”wp-block-paragraph”> WebM started development after Google acquired […]

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What is M4V? What Media Players Can Open It?

<p class&equals;”wp-block-paragraph”>If you&&num;8217&semi;ve come across M4V and have been wondering what it is all about&comma; this post will clear your doubts&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<h2 class&equals;”wp-block-heading” id&equals;”h-what-does-m4v-mean”>What does M4V Mean&quest;<&sol;h2>&NewLine;<p class&equals;”wp-block-paragraph”>M4V means MPEG-4 Visual&period; It was developed by Apple and is the format used for video files over their iTunes Store&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p class&equals;”wp-block-paragraph”>There are two types of M4V &&num;8211&semi; one […]

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How to Transfer Video from a Camcorder to Your Computer Using USB

<p class&equals;”wp-block-paragraph”>If you have a tape-based camcorder&comma; there&&num;8217&semi;s a way to transfer video from your camcorder to your computer as will be explained below&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p class&equals;”wp-block-paragraph”> If yours is a <a href&equals;”http&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;freevideoworkshop&period;com&sol;2017&sol;10&sol;digital8-camcorder-convert-analog-8mm-video-to-digital&period;html&sol;amp”>Digital8 <&sol;a>or <a href&equals;”http&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;freevideoworkshop&period;com&sol;2020&sol;01&sol;what-is-mini-dv&period;html&sol;amp”>mini-DV<&sol;a> camcorder&comma; you can use the Firewire connection in your camcorder to transfer video to your camcorder&period; This is only possible if […]

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What is the HEVC (H 265) Codec?

<p class&equals;”wp-block-paragraph”>HEVC stands for <strong>High-Efficiency Video Coding&period; <&sol;strong><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p class&equals;”wp-block-paragraph”> It&&num;8217&semi;s also popularly referred to as <strong>H265<&sol;strong>&period; It&&num;8217&semi;s actually H264&&num;8217&semi;s successor&period; And for your information&comma; <a href&equals;”http&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;freevideoworkshop&period;com&sol;2017&sol;01&sol;what-is-h264-frequently-asked-questions&period;html&sol;amp”>H264 <&sol;a>was MPEG-4&&num;8217&semi;s successor&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p class&equals;”wp-block-paragraph”>HEVC saw development under the guidance of the ISO&sol;IEC MPEG &lpar;Moving Picture Experts Group&rpar; and the ITU-T VCEG &lpar;Video Coding Experts Group and was first introduced […]

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What is H263 and its Uses?

<p class&equals;”wp-block-paragraph”>What is H263 and what are its uses&quest;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p class&equals;”wp-block-paragraph”>H263 is a low-bit-rate video coding standard designed for such use as video conferencing&comma; video telephony and MMS &lpar;Multimedia Messaging Service&rpar;&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p class&equals;”wp-block-paragraph”> Its compression structure is based on H261&comma; but it offers superior picture quality at lower bit rates&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p class&equals;”wp-block-paragraph”> H263 was developed VCEG &lpar;Video Coding […]

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What is the 3GP Video Format and How do I Play it?

<h2 class&equals;”wp-block-heading”>What is the 3GP Video Format&quest;<&sol;h2>&NewLine;<p class&equals;”wp-block-paragraph”>3GP&comma; also known as 3GPP Multimedia&comma; is a container format that enables the making&comma; editing and viewing of AV content &&num;8211&semi; video and audio &&num;8211&semi; using a 3G-enabled mobile telephone&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p class&equals;”wp-block-paragraph”>It can store video in the following codecs &&num;8211&semi; 3GP&comma; <a href&equals;”http&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;freevideoworkshop&period;com&sol;2019&sol;03&sol;mpeg4-vs-mp4-are-they-the-same&period;html&sol;amp&quest;preview&lowbar;id&equals;888&amp&semi;preview&lowbar;nonce&equals;a94799d606&amp&semi;preview&equals;true&amp&semi;&lowbar;thumbnail&lowbar;id&equals;894″>MPEG-4<&sol;a> or H263&period; <&sol;p>&NewLine;<p class&equals;”wp-block-paragraph”>On the audio […]

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What is SVCD? How to You Play SVCD?

<p class&equals;”wp-block-paragraph”>SVCD stands for Super Video CD &period; It can be considered a &&num;8216&semi;superior&&num;8217&semi; version of <a href&equals;”http&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;freevideoworkshop&period;com&sol;2020&sol;01&sol;what-is-vcd&period;html&sol;amp”>VCD<&sol;a>&period; <&sol;p>&NewLine;<p class&equals;”wp-block-paragraph”>The China Recording Standards Committee under the Chinese government first developed the format in 1998 together with the VCD consortium consisting of Sony&comma; Philips&comma; Matsushita and JVC&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p class&equals;”wp-block-paragraph”>SVCD uses <a href&equals;”http&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;freevideoworkshop&period;com&sol;2020&sol;01&sol;what-is-mpeg-compression&period;html&sol;amp”>MPEG-2 <&sol;a>encoding for video&period; For audio […]

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What is VCD?

<p class&equals;”wp-block-paragraph”>VCDs were popular until DVD players made their entry into the home entertainment market about three years after their introduction&period; <&sol;p>&NewLine;<p class&equals;”wp-block-paragraph”>Though VCDs offered movie in a disc as an alternative to <a href&equals;”http&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;freevideoworkshop&period;com&sol;what-is-the-difference-between-vhs-and-s-vhs&sol;amp”>VHS<&sol;a>&comma; they didn&&num;8217&semi;t catch on with the rest of the world except in Asia&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<h2 class&equals;”wp-block-heading”> What is the Meaning of VCD&quest; […]

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What is MPEG Compression?

<p class&equals;”wp-block-paragraph”>MPEG compression is a lossy compression that strives to reduce file size while maintaining the highest video and audio quality possible&period; <&sol;p>&NewLine;<p class&equals;”wp-block-paragraph”>The following are the popular MPEG compression that most digital video beginners need to understand&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p class&equals;”wp-block-paragraph”>Mainly&comma; we&&num;8217&semi;ll look at the difference between MPEG-1 and MPEG-2&period; <&sol;p>&NewLine;<h2 class&equals;”wp-block-heading” id&equals;”h-mpeg-1-compression”>MPEG-1 Compression<&sol;h2>&NewLine;<h3 class&equals;”wp-block-heading” id&equals;”h-what-does-mpeg-1-mean”> What […]

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What is a WMV File and How to Open It?

<p class&equals;”wp-block-paragraph”>WMV &lpar;Windows Media Video&rpar; as the name suggests is proprietary to the Windows Platform&period; It is one of the earliest digital video formats when computer video made its entry&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<h2 class&equals;”wp-block-heading”> When was WMV created&quest; <&sol;h2>&NewLine;<p class&equals;”wp-block-paragraph”> WMV was first introduced in 1999 with the first version being WMV7 and was part of Microsoft&&num;8217&semi;s implementation […]

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