Understanding video files
A digital video file (e.g. .mov, .mp4 or .avi) is a container that encapsulates one or more video and audio streams. Each of these streams again is encoded using an industry standard codec (e.g. mp3 or aac for audio, H.264/AVC or MPEG-2 for video).
Recommendations for optimal playback of video in Live
For best performance in Live we recommend using videos with a keyframe every frame, or at least every two frames. Lower keyframe amounts will result in higher CPU demand, possibly resulting in stuttered or glitchy playback.
- For videos up to 1080p we recommend using Photo-JPEG
- For high resolution videos, use H264
- As container file format, the best choice is .mov or .mp4
Note: Encoding in these optimal formats will require more disk space, but this trade-off is necessary for smooth editing. Once finished scoring to video, you could encode the final video export with a different compression setting and keyframe amount, if you would rather have a smaller video file size.