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What are the video specifications?

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ElementStandard HD Mezzanine SpecHD 1080p Mezzanine Spec
File FormatMPEG-4 (.mp4)MPEG-4 (.mp4)
Total Stream BitRate5 Mbps15Mbps
Video Stream
CodecAVC (H.264)AVC (H.264)
Frame Size 16/91280 x 7201920 x 1080
Frame Size 4/3960 x 7201440 x 1080
Frame Rate30 fps30 fps
Scan TypeProgressiveProgressive
Video Stream BitRate4808 Kbps14808 Kbps
Video Stream BitRate ModeVBRVBR
Audio Stream
CodecAACAAC
Audio Stream BitRate192 Kbps192 Kbps
Audio Stream BitRate ModeCBRCBR
Number of Audio Channels2 (Stereo)2 (Stereo)
Audio Channel's PositionsL, RL, R
Sampling Rate48 KHz48 KHz
Bit Depth
16 bits16 bits



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