Skip main navigation

Time-based data formats

A look at the difference between timelapse image sequences and video, with a discussion of common video codecs. Presented by Professor Andy French

What are the difference between video data and sequences of time lapse photographs?

Usually video data has some sort of compression via a codec. In this video we discuss some common video file formats such as MP4 and AVI.

This article is from the free online

Introduction to Image Analysis for Plant Phenotyping

Created by
FutureLearn - Learning For Life

Reach your personal and professional goals

Unlock access to hundreds of expert online courses and degrees from top universities and educators to gain accredited qualifications and professional CV-building certificates.

Join over 18 million learners to launch, switch or build upon your career, all at your own pace, across a wide range of topic areas.

Start Learning now