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From: Teddy Gage <teddygage@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 17 Oct 2012 18:45:55 -0400
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Subject: Re: [AE] Standards, Containers and Encodings
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I had someone ask me the other day for a "an mp4, an mpeg and a quicktime"

instead of arguing I sent him the same file with 3 different file
extensions.

On Wed, Oct 17, 2012 at 5:08 PM, Jim Curtis <jpcurtis@me.com> wrote:

> I don't think there is a way to simplify the explanation of codecs.
> wrappers and containers.
>
> That's why your clients need highly paid consultants like you to educate,
> explain and interpret.  Wikipedia is a great starting point, IMO.
>
> I can't tell you how many times a client has said, "Send me a Quicktime,"
> as if that's all I need to hear.
>
>
>
>
> On Oct 17, 2012, at 3:06 PM, Mike Abbott wrote:
>
>
> Hi all,
> I've got a UK based client working in the PR / marketing world who has to
> deal with video, but how has no video or digital graphics background, and
> therefore virtually no knowledge of things such as standards, containers
> and encodings.
>
> I'd like to point him in the direction of a reasonably authoritative
> document that can get him up to speed. I'm not looking for anything overly
> technical, just something that would broadly educate him on the difference
> between standards, containers and codec's, and outline the popular versions
> he's likely to see.
>
> Google throws up various bits and pieces, some questionable, some out of
> date etc.
> Anyone know of anything worth passing on before I point him in the
> direction of Wikipedia? Something with an 'Adobe' stamp would be ideal.
>
>
> Thanks,
>
>
> Mike
>
>
>


-- 
Animator & Editor
www.teddygage.com
Brooklyn

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I had someone ask me the other day for a &quot;an mp4, an mpeg and a quickt=
ime&quot;<br><br>instead of arguing I sent him the same file with 3 differe=
nt file extensions. <br><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote">On Wed, Oct 17, 2012=
 at 5:08 PM, Jim Curtis <span dir=3D"ltr">&lt;<a href=3D"mailto:jpcurtis@me=
.com" target=3D"_blank">jpcurtis@me.com</a>&gt;</span> wrote:<br>

<blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1p=
x #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div style=3D"word-wrap:break-word">I don&#3=
9;t think there is a way to simplify the explanation of codecs. wrappers an=
d containers. =A0<div>

<br></div><div>That&#39;s why your clients need highly paid consultants lik=
e you to educate, explain and interpret. =A0Wikipedia is a great starting p=
oint, IMO.</div><div><br></div><div>I can&#39;t tell you how many times a c=
lient has said, &quot;Send me a Quicktime,&quot; as if that&#39;s all I nee=
d to hear.=A0</div>

<div class=3D"im"><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br><di=
v><div>On Oct 17, 2012, at 3:06 PM, Mike Abbott wrote:</div><br><blockquote=
 type=3D"cite">



<div>
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<div><span><font face=3D"Verdana">Hi=20
all,</font></span></div>
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video, but how has no video or digital graphics=A0background, and therefore=
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virtually no=A0knowledge of things such as standards, containers and=20
encodings.</font></span></div>
<div><span><font face=3D"Verdana"></font></span>=A0</div>
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him in the direction of a reasonably authoritative document that can get hi=
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to speed. I&#39;m not looking for anything overly technical, just something=
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would broadly educate him on the difference between standards, containers a=
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codec&#39;s, and outline the popular versions he&#39;s likely to=20
see.</font></span></div>
<div><span></span>=A0</div>
<div><span></span><span><font face=3D"Verdana">Google throws up various bit=
s and pieces, some questionable,=20
some out of date etc.</font></span></div>
<div><span><font face=3D"Verdana">Anyone know of=20
anything worth passing on before I point him in the direction of Wikipedia?=
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Something with an &#39;Adobe&#39; stamp would be ideal.</font></span></div>
<div><span><font face=3D"Verdana"></font></span>=A0</div>
<div><span><font face=3D"Verdana"></font></span>=A0</div>
<div><span><font face=3D"Verdana">Thanks,</font></span></div>
<div><span><font face=3D"Verdana"></font></span>=A0</div>
<div><span><font face=3D"Verdana"></font></span>=A0</div>
<div><span><font face=3D"Verdana">Mike</font></span></div></div>
</blockquote></div><br></div></div></div>
</blockquote></div><br><br clear=3D"all"><br>-- <br><span style=3D"color:rg=
b(0,0,0)">Animator &amp; Editor</span><br style=3D"color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span =
style=3D"color:rgb(0,0,0)"><a href=3D"http://www.teddygage.com" target=3D"_=
blank">www.teddygage.com</a></span><br style=3D"color:rgb(0,0,0)">

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