In addition to offering better color accuracy, clarity and file stability than compressed instances, uncompressed videos are also increasingly easy and efficient to store, using a Professional Video Series SSD from DIGISTOR, which ensures rapid writing and reliable long-term storage.

What is an uncompressed video file?

Uncompressed video is digital video that either has never been compressed or was generated by decompressing previously compressed digital video. ... Some HD video cameras output uncompressed video, whereas others compress the video using a lossy compression method such as MPEG or H. 264.

Why is raw footage uncompressed?

Raw data isn't necessarily uncompressed. In fact, it's usually compressed. The RED cameras shoot in REDCODE, which has compression options from 3:1 to 18:1. ... The raw data is compressed in much the same ways that traditional video is compressed, and the process does have some effect on image quality.