Premiere - Codec

When looking at Photoshop and Illustrator it was important to look at the different file types and what these meant for the image. Codec is the equivalent for Premiere. I had very little knowledge of Codec before using Premiere and hence it was important that I did some research into what this means and what variations there are.

"Codec" is a technical name for "compression/decompression". It also stands for "compressor/decompressor" and "code/decode". All of these variations mean the same thing: a codec is a computer program that both shrinks large movie files, and makes them playable on your computer. - http://netforbeginners.about.com/od/multimedia/f/codec.html

There are 5 main types of Codec. These are as follows:
Mov
Mp4 / Mpeg
WMV
H.264/DIVX
MKV
DV
HDV

It is often required to convert a piece of film to a different file format in order to play it on your PC. For this reason these file formats are often converted between each other.

For the purpose of this assignment I have been required to submit my Quicktime file encoded with DV Codec. For this reason I am focusing on this aspect. DV stands for Digital Video. Premiere gives us the option to work with either DV or HDV. HDV is High Definition Video, it is possible to create my trailer using HDV however I would need to convert this before submission. I personally feel that I am better off using the required DV from the beginning. Digital Video uses a Lossy compression technique but leaves the audio uncompressed.

It is worth noting these different media file types as I will be importing different clips and film footage throughout my Premiere production.