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Why is it safe to archive in SheerVideo, a proprietary format?

April 26, 2017archive format proprietary safe SheerVideo

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Why is it safe to archive in SheerVideo, a proprietary format?

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• The SheerVideo decoder is free, and you can archive it along with your footage. • SheerVideo is a QuickTime codec, and QuickTime and Apple have an excellent track record for maintaining compatibility across versions and platforms. • SheerVideo is from BitJazz, who has been around since 1997 and also has an excellent track record for maintaining compatibility across versions and platforms. • For perspective, consider the fact that MPEG, JPEG, GIF, LZW, Animation, Graphics, and just about all other codecs except PNG are likewise proprietary.