I am using OBS Studio and there are a number of different recording formats some of which I do not understand.
What are Fragmented MP4 and Fragmented MOV? How do they differ from the normal?
Am I correct in thinking that Matroska Video will survive a power outage up to that point whereas MOV or MP4 will lose everything?
What are the disadvantages of using Matroska?
Also which of these encoders is the best to use on my M4 mini?
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Mac mini
The advantage of using Matroska is that it sounds bada$$
But really from what I know, for OBS Matroska (.mkv) has been great because it does survive if your computer shuts down half way through a recording. It saves the video in pieces basically. So for safety its been a good idea to record in .mkv and you can set OBS to automatically convert (remux) to .mp4 or whatever.
Fragmented .mp4 and Fragmented .mov seem to have been added recently to OBS. These have actually been around for a while though- since around 2000. They're just a version of .mp4/.mov that also will save segments of video at a time, effectively similar to .mkv so that if your power goes out you won't lose the whole video.
The additional benefit of Fragmented .mp4/.mov is that you can use them just like regular .mp4/.mov files and you don't have to remux for final use. So it's more convenient.
So unless you have a specific reason to use .mkv (its a container format that can do a lot), it's probably most bestest to use Fragmented .mp4 or .mov (if you for some reason want .mov). No more remuxing!
You would have to convert the .mkv file. Handbrake can do.
Any idea what fragmented mp4 and mov are?
Got it! Small sections preserve the integrity.
Is the system that unreliable you need to use Fragmented?
No. I simply wanted to know what it meant.
It means more work thus more time exporting to gain characteristics you don't need.
Thank you Chris.
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