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COMPARISON OF SAVE FORMATS
H.264 is the fastest and easiest way to
save videos that can then be watched on
a wide variety of devices.
This format results in MPEG-4 (.mp4)
video, which will sacrifice small amounts
of quality for compression. Parameters
related to compression can be changed
in the Encoder section of Play Settings.
• Text overlays are possible
• Bitrates up to 60 Mbps
• Video saved as single file
Raw12 is the fastest way to get raw
video off the camera since it produces
files 75% the size of Raw 16 bit.
Raw16 has been kept for legacy support
purposes.
• DNG images can be extracted
from the raw file using an external
tool, such as our pyraw2dng
python script found here:
https://github.com/krontech/chronos-
utils/
CinemaDNG has the best image quality
and compatibility with video editing
software.
• Individual frames saved in one
folder
TIFF is compatible with a wide variety of
software and can be opened on PCs
without the need for extra software.
On monochrome cameras, TIFF is
generally preferred over CinemaDNG.
On color cameras, image quality is
slightly lower than CinemaDNG because
built-in demosaic and color corrections
are performed as oppose to advanced
corrections that can be made on modern
editing software.
• Text overlays are possible
• Individual frames saved in one
folder
TIFF Raw is primarily for scientific use,
since brightness is linear-encoded,
instead of gamma-encoded.
• No on-camera demosaic
• Individual frames saved in one
folder
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