Deposition Deliverable Quick Reference Guide
Use this quick reference guide to ensure that your deposition video deliverables meet or exceed industry-standard specifications.
This assumes video captured using NTSC or HDTV standards with stereo audio, and encoded at a constant bit rate.
FRAME | FRAME | MINIMUM | INTERLACED OR PROGRESSIVE | SQUARE OR NON-SQUARE PIXELS | |
SD MPEG-1 (Fullscreen) | 640x480 | 30 fps | 1500 Kbps | Progressive | Square |
SD MPEG-1 (Widescreen) | 720x405 | 30 fps | 1500 Kbps | Progressive | Square |
SD MPEG-2 (Fullscreen) | 720x480 | 29.97 fps | 3000 Kbps | Interlaced | Non-Square (0.91) |
SD MPEG-2 (Widescreen) | 720x480 | 29.97 fps | 3000 Kbps | Interlaced | Non-Square (1.21) |
SD MPEG-4 (Fullscreen) | 640x480 | 30 fps | 2500 Kbps | Progressive | Square |
SD MPEG-4 (Widescreen) | 720x405 | 30 fps | 2500 Kbps | Progressive | Square |
MPEG-3 (Audio Only) | N/A | 44.1 Khz | 128 kbps | N/A | N/A |
HD MPEG-1 | 1280x720 | 30 fps | 3250 Kbps | Progressive | Square |
HD MPEG-2 | 1280x720 | 30 fps | 6500 Kbps | Progressive | Square |
HD MPEG-4 | 1280x720 | 30 fps | 5000 Kbps | Progressive | Square |