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Full name | Matroska File Format with FFV1 video encoding |
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Description | Matroska file containing video essence encoded as FFV1. Supported encodings are declared via the unique Codec ID in the Matroska Codec Mappings. For FFV1 files, the information is the following:
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Production phase | Middle state, used for storage or archiving |
Relationship to other formats | |
Subtype of | Matroska, Matroska Multimedia Container |
Contains | FFV1_v0-1-3, FF Video Codec 1, Version 0, 1 and 3 |
May contain | Sound essences and other elements, not described at this time. |
LC experience or existing holdings | As of November 2021, the National Audio-Visual Conservation Center (NAVCC) has ingested several hundred ffv1/mkv files. These files were received from CUNY-TV through the American Archive of Public Broadcasting and the Library will receive many more of these files through the AAPB in the future. |
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LC preference | FFV1 codec in the Matroska container is a 'preferred' format in the Recommended Formats Statement (RFS) for Video -- File-based Improved support for timecode, as opposed to timestamps, is still in development as is support for multi-planar and 3D videos. |
Disclosure | See Matroska and FFV1_v0-1-3. |
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Documentation | See Matroska and FFV1_v0-1-3. |
Adoption | Steadily increasing adoption of Matroska and FFV1_v0-1-3 in heritage repositories, including the Library of Congress in 2023. |
Licensing and patents | See Matroska and FFV1_v0-1-3. |
Transparency | See Matroska and FFV1_v0-1-3. |
Self-documentation | See Matroska and FFV1_v0-1-3. |
External dependencies | See Matroska and FFV1_v0-1-3. |
Technical protection considerations | See Matroska and FFV1_v0-1-3. |
Tag | Value | Note |
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Filename extension | See related format. | See Matroska |
Pronom PUID | See note. | See Matroska. |
Wikidata Title ID | See note. | See Matroska. |
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