Video formats: what it is and which one to choose to export?

In this video, we will introduce different types of video formats and what video format should you export depending on different purposes.
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The world of video formats can be pretty confusing. What do they all have in common and how are they different, which one to choose? In this video, we’ve put together some useful information that will help you better understand all these questions.

What is video format? Different types of video formats?
Video format, technically referred to as “container formats”, is a type of file format for storing digital video data on a computer system. These include audio, video, and sometimes even subtitles. Different file formats do different things, and the right video format for a specific purpose isn’t necessarily the right one for the others.
Generally speaking, the most popular video container formats include: AVI, FLV, WMV, MOV, MP4, MPEG etc. Depending on different purposes, they can be categorized into 4.

Which video format to choose?
The first type is sharing format that are best for online video platforms.
If you are making and uploading videos to online video sharing platforms such as Youtube, Vimeo, or Daily motion etc., MP4, FLV and WMV can be a good choice. On the one hand, all these file formats are supported by mainstream video platforms so there’s no need to worry about the compatibility issues. On the other hand, they have relatively smaller file sizes while still maintaining high quality. So it’s very easy to stream and can also provide good watching experience.
Second type is HD format that are best to be watched on TV or Computers.
For those of you who want to watch the video at home on the HD TV or computers, you probably want to export your movie masterpieces in a format with the best video quality. MOV, AVI, and MKV are great for that purpose. They are the best quality video format for HD TVs, cons are that they usually have much larger file sizes.
If you want to burn the video onto a DVD, choose to export as MPEG-2 or VOB. In general, these two video files have the best video quality. However, please note that 60 minutes of video can take up several gigabytes of hard disk space, so be sure to have enough storage space. And you can easily and quickly burn your video to a DVD with Wondershare Filmora.
If you are building a website and have some content in video format, WEBM or HTML5 should be the best practices. They have relatively wider browser support and smaller file sizes, which can easily be embedded to your website.

Those are the 4 major types of video formats depending on different uses!