[lug] Open Source Video Encoding Formats...Multiple Video Layers?

[Michael J. Hammel]

Not as a container format or video format, per se, but as an editable
format: OpenShot saves video projects in layers (or tracks), including
separate audio tracks.  But then you have to render the video to a
playback format like mp4 or mkv or similar to get something you can
play with mplayer, vlc or ffmpeg.  It's not unlike layers in GIMP
where, to save the layers, you must save in XCF format which is an
editing format, but not really a generalized display format.

On Tue, 2020-03-31 at 15:54 -0600, D. Stimits wrote:
> Hi, 
> 
> I've been tinkering a bit and thinking about video formats. I was
> looking to see if there were any formats which support recording
> video in layers which can later be edited on each layer, layers
> enabled/disabled, so on. Unfortunately I never found anything, and
> especially nothing for open source/free formats. Has anyone here ever
> heard of an open source video encoding format or file format
> supporting video in layers? 
> 
> Thanks! 
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