Video Formats

Small Flash
320 x 240
320 x 180
25
.flv

small_flash
Flash 8 encoded, low quality small preview file.

Small QT
320 x 240
320 x 180
25
.mov

small_qt
QuickTime H.264. Fast start.

Medium

Video Podcast
640 x 480
640 x 360
SD:25, HD:50
.m4v
*
1500

medium_podcast

QuickTime H.264 encoded. It can be watched with any hardware, Apple iPod included, or in any program that reads files in .m4v format.

Medium MPEG-1
640 x 480
640 x 360
25
.mpeg

3000
medium_mpg1
MPEG-1 encoded, good quality, medium file for download (suitable for PowerPoint).

Medium Flash
640 x 480
640 x 360
25
.flv

1500
medium_flash
Flash 8 encoded

Large

Large QT
768 x 576
720 x 405
25
.mov

2000
large_qt
QuickTime, H.264. Fast start.

Broadcast SD
768 x 576, 4:3 interlaced
720 x 576, 16:9 Anamorphic (plays full screen on a 16:9 display
25
.mxf, .avi

30 000
broadcast_sd
MXF-HD source, DV Type 2 SD-Source

HD
HD & Apple TV Preview
N/A
1280 x 720
25
.m4v
*
5000
hd_and_apple
MPEG4 H.264. Suitable for Apple TV. Fast start, .m4v

HD Broadcast 720p/50
N/A
1280 x 720
50
.mxf

hd_broadcast_720p50
MXF(XDCAM) encoded, high quality, massive file for broadcasters.

Full HD Preview 1080p
N/A
1920 x 1080
25
.mp4
*
18-
25 000 (var.)
hd_1080p25_screen
MPEG4 H.264

Full HD Broadcast 1080p
N/A
1920 x 1080
25
.avi (before 2023) and .mov (from 2023)
*
7 200 000
hd_1080p25_broadcast
Grass Valley HQX codec in an AVI wrapper and Apple prores 422 HQ (.mov)

Ultra HD
4K Ultra HD Preview H.264
N/A
3840 x 2160
25
.mp4
*
20 000
ultra_hd
MPEG4 H.264

4K Ultra HD Preview H.265
N/A
3840 x 2160
25
.mp4
*
30 000
ultra_hd_h265
MPEG4 H.265, high quality (only offered in special cases, playable in latest DivX player)

4K Ultra HD Broadcast
N/A
3840 x 2160
25
.avi (before 2023) and .mov (from 2023)
*
7200 000
ultra_hd_broadcast
Grass Valley HQX codec in an AVI wrapper and CineForm Master-10bit-max (.mov)

Fulldome
Fulldome Preview
N/A
1024 x 1024
30
.mp4
*
12 000
dome_preview
MPEG4 H.264

Fulldome 1.5k mov
N/A
1536 x 1536
30
.mov
*
15 000
dome_mov
QuickTime, H.264

Fulldome 2k Master
N/A
2048 x 2048 (or best available)
30
.jpgs. Zipped with Winzip
*
~230 000
dome_2kmaster

For planetarium use only (lightly compressed zipped single frames). The dome masters can be downloaded and sliced into the configuration that suits the individual planetarium. Only supplied for long clips or shows.
Note: 1. Do not use Windows’ built-in unzipper or Mac OS’ standard Archive Utility (or unzip command) as they produce random frames (due to its default security settings). 2. As no network or browser is 100% stable, we strongly recommend using a download manager (like Free Download Manager1 or the command line tool aria2).

Fulldome 4k Master
N/A
4096 x 4096 (or best available)
30
.jpgs. Zipped with Winzip
*
~1 000 000
dome_4kmaster
For planetarium use only (lightly compressed zipped single frames). The dome masters can be downloaded and sliced into the configuration that suits the individual planetarium.

Note

: 1. Do not use Windows’ built-in unzipper or Mac OS’ standard Archive Utility 

(or 

unzip

 command)

 as they produce random frames (on Windows due to its default security settings). 2. As no network or browser is 100% stable, we

strongly

recommend using a download manager (like

Free Download Manager1

or the command line tool

aria2

).

Fulldome 8k Master
N/A
8192 x 8192
30
.jpgs. Zipped with Winzip
*

dome_8kmaster
For planetarium use only (lightly compressed zipped single frames). The dome masters can be downloaded and sliced into the configuration that suits the individual planetarium.

Note

: 1. Do not use Windows’ built-in unzipper or Mac OS’ standard Archive Utility 

(or 

unzip

 command)

 as they produce random frames (due to its default security settings). 2. As no network or browser is 100% stable, we

strongly

recommend using a download manager (like

Free Download Manager1

or the command line tool

aria2

).

VR
16k Cylindrical VR Master
N/A
16384 x 8192

.zip
*

cylindrical_16kmaster

8k Cylindrical VR Master
N/A
8192 x 4096

.zip
*

cylindrical_8kmaster

4k Cylindrical VR Master
N/A
4096 x 2048

.zip
*

cylindrical_4kmaster

8k VR
N/A
8192 x 4096
25
.mp4
*

8k_vr

4k VR
N/A
4096 x 2048
25
.mp4
*

4k_vr