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DV ALWAYS has the same data rate, and our tests indicate that one DV file plays back as
well as any other, so it is much more predictable than PhotoJPEG.
Other QuickTime codecs can be recommended in specific applications
CODEC Recommended Use
DV-PAL PAL TV bound
footage or anything
that requires a
720x576, 25 fps
movie.
DV/DVCPRO NTSC TV bound
-NTSC footage or anything
that requires a
720x480, 29.97 fps
movie
DVCPRO50-
NTSC
DVCPRO50-
PAL
Motion JPEG
A and Motion
JPEG B:
Photo JPEG Single layer playback
Pro
Plays back very well,
even multiple movies
simultaneously.
Same as DV-PAL
Better color sampling
(4:2:2 rather than 4:1:1)
Twice the data rate for
better images
DVCPRO50-
Same as
NTSC
Playback is acceptable
Only option other than
DV that can handle
fields (interlaced
material) when properly
configured.
Can use arbitrary frame
sizes and frame rates.
Adequate between 50
and 80% quality
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Custom Content
Cons
Heavy compression, doesn't handle
strongly saturated colors well
Heavy color downsampling (strong
reds look bad, for instance).
It cannot be used with any other
pixel size and frame rate.
Same as DV-PAL
Worse playback than DV-NTSC and
PhotoJPEG.
It cannot be used with any other
pixel size and frame rate.
DVCPRO50-NTSC
Same as
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