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Video formats

On these pages you find overviews of some of Hubble video clips produced by the Hubble European Space Agency Information Centre.

The animations can be downloaded in six different sizes and qualities:

Format Dimensions [pixels] (4:3) Dimensions
[pixels] (16:9)
Field/Frame Rate [fps] File type Other info
Small QT 192 x 144 192 x 108 25 .mov Quicktime Sorensen-3 encoded, needs Quicktime 4 or 5, can be downloaded here
Small MPEG 192 x 144 192 x 108 25 .mpg MPEG-1 encoded
Medium QT 384 x 288 384 x 216 25 .mov Quicktime Sorensen-3 encoded, needs Quicktime 4 or 5, can be downloaded here
Medium MPEG 384 x 288 384 x 216 25 .mpg MPEG-1 encoded
Video podcasts 640 x 480 25 .m4v (another name for .mp4 files) It can be watched with any hardware, Apple iPod included, or in any program that reads files in .m4v format. Encoded with the H.264 codec.
Large H.264 MPEG 720 x 576 25 .mp4 Full PAL format, MPEG-4 encoded. Can be played with the freeware-Player VLC or Apple Quicktime 7. This format is intended for comfortable screen viewing and has a small file size.
Broadcast PAL 720 x 576 25 .avi. Zipped with Winzip. For broadcasters only. Broadcast quality DV format, 25 fps. This format can be imported by non-linear editing systems and edited.
HD720P_screen 1280x720 25 .mp4 Encoded with H.264 MPEG-4. This format is suitable for Apple TV.
HD720P_broadcast 1280 x 720 25 ..m2t format Zipped with Winzip. This file format is for broadcasters and the files are encoded in HDV Mode-1 (mpeg 2 transport stream). This format can be imported by non-linear editing systems and edited.
HD1080p_screen 1920x1080 25 .mp4 MPEG-4, encoded with H.264
HD1080p_broadcast 1440 x 1080 25 .m2t. Zipped with Winzip. This file format is for broadcasters and the files are. Mpeg 2 transport stream, encoded in HDV Mode-2. This format can be imported by non-linear editing systems and edited.
Dome Masters 3600 x 3600 25
.jpgs. Zipped with Winzip.
For planetarium use only (lightly compressed single frames), Produced with with a 180 degrees fish-eye camera, or a standard 5 camera rig stitched together to a dome master. The dome masters can be downloaded and sliced into the configuration that suits the individual planetarium.


Notes:

Large H.264 MPEG can also be ordered at no costs by TV broadcasters on Betacam SP PAL tapes. Please send IDs of the clips you want to hubble@stecf.org.

We do not distribute VHS tapes.


Everything is free for you to use as long as you follow the simple rules in our Copyright info.