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Video and File Formats
Motion supports a wide variety of media and video
formats for broadcast and multimedia. This appendix
covers the technical specifications for the most popular
video formats in use today.
Motion allows you to create projects that integrate many media types using a wide
variety of formats. This appendix provides an overview of the most popular file formats
that are supported.
In addition, whether you’re using one of Motion’s project presets or creating your own,
it’s important to be aware of what distinguishes one video format from another. More
information is provided to explain the different characteristics of video, with
explanations for the different frame sizes, how interlacing works, the difference
between square and nonsquare pixels, and which frame rates correspond to which
video formats.
Lastly, topics are presented explains how to create artwork that is optimized for
broadcast, taking into account the benefits and limitations of broadcast video.
Supported File Formats
Motion supports the use of a wide variety of video, still image, and audio files within a
single project. Since it’s a QuickTime standard application, Motion supports many of
the same file formats that QuickTime does.
QuickTime video codecs
Motion supports QuickTime video files using nearly any codec installed on your
computer, including, but not limited to:
• Animation
• BMP
• Cinepak
• Component Video
• DV - PAL
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