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The ACTi cam i want can store raw files or avi i think. Will raw save me space on my NVR? Is either one better.

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The ACTi cam i want can store raw files or avi i think. Will raw save me space on my NVR? Is either one better.

What NVR?

RAW means uncompressed video and is usually very big. At least, just like a BMP file.

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When exporting video using Avigilon VMS ACC, native files are small when compared to AVI files.

 

Sample Video:

 

13 minute, 48 second

1280 x 960

Quality=High

Full frame rate 30fps

 

Native (.AVE) = 177MB

AVI (VC-1 Window Media Video encoder) = 594MB

AVI (no encoder) = 42.6GB

 

When submitting police evidence, I supply both Avigilon native file with ACC Player (zoom is nice) and AVI file (VC-1 Window Media Video encoder)

 

When doing long time-lapse videos, I export to AVI file (VC-1 Window Media Video encoder) and stitch the AVI's with QuickTime Pro.

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AVI and MP4 are containers, not a compression formats. They'll be big or small, depending on what kind of video they contain.

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