MP4 — H.264 Clip
A short H.264 test clip in an MP4 container (yuv420p, faststart) — the most widely supported web and mobile video format. Video-only and tiny; for testing players, thumbnailers, and MP4→other conversion.
Specifications
- Resolution
- 480x270
- Fps
- 24
- Duration
- 4s
- Audio
- none (video-only)
- Container
- MP4
- Codec
- H.264 (libx264)
- Pixel Format
- yuv420p
What is a .mp4 file?
MP4 (MPEG-4 Part 14) is a widely supported multimedia container based on ISOBMFF that holds video, audio, subtitles, and metadata, most commonly H.264 or H.265 video with AAC audio. It supports streaming, chapters, and multiple tracks. It is the dominant format for distributing and playing digital video.
How to use this file
Use an example MP4 to test container demuxing, track and codec detection, seeking and streaming, and transcoding or thumbnail-extraction pipelines.
Related files
- 3gp3GP — Mobile H.264 ClipThe clip as 3GP — the 3GPP mobile container from the feature-phone era. For testing 3GP demuxing and conversion.
- aviAVI — DivX (MPEG-4 ASP) ClipThe clip as DivX-style MPEG-4 ASP in an AVI container — the codec that defined early desktop video. For testing MPEG-4 Part 2 decoding and AVI conversion.
- aviAVI — Motion-JPEG ClipThe clip as Motion-JPEG in a classic AVI (RIFF) container — every frame an independent JPEG. For testing legacy AVI readers, MJPEG decoding, and AVI→modern-codec conversion.
- flvFLV — Flash Video ClipThe clip as Flash Video (.flv) with H.264 — the legacy web-streaming container. For testing FLV demuxing and conversion to MP4.
- m4vM4V — iTunes H.264 ClipThe clip as M4V — Apple's MP4 variant used by iTunes. Browser-playable; for testing M4V handling and M4V↔MP4 conversion.
- mkvMKV — Matroska H.264 ClipThe clip in a Matroska (MKV) container with H.264 video — the flexible open container used for rich multi-track media. For testing MKV demuxing and remux/conversion.
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