Slot: video_codec

Video compression codec used for recording.

URI: BeStMeta:video_codec

Applicable Classes

Name	Description	Modifies Slot
Acquisition	Video acquisition and recording parameters, including timing encoding and illumination details.	no

Properties

Type and Range

Property	Value
Range	VideoCodecEnum
Domain Of	Acquisition

Cardinality and Requirements

Property	Value
Recommended	Yes

Notes

• Report the codec, not the container format.
• Container format is captured separately in video_container_format.
• mp4 is a container, not a codec — most mp4 files use H264 or H265 as codec.

Identifier and Mapping Information

Schema Source

• from schema: https://w3id.org/bestmeta/schema

Mappings

Mapping Type	Mapped Value
self	BeStMeta:video_codec
native	BeStMeta:video_codec
exact	ebucore:codecName

LinkML Source

name: video_codec
description: Video compression codec used for recording.
notes:
- Report the codec, not the container format.
- Container format is captured separately in video_container_format.
- mp4 is a container, not a codec — most mp4 files use H264 or H265 as codec.
from_schema: https://w3id.org/bestmeta/schema
exact_mappings:
- ebucore:codecName
rank: 1000
domain_of:
- Acquisition
range: VideoCodecEnum
required: false
recommended: true