[FFmpeg-user] Good Tutorial on Video formats?

[Lou]

On Tue, 17 Dec 2013 12:28:39 -0430
Gustavo J Mata <gjmata at gmail.com> wrote:

> Does anybody know a good introduction to video encoders, containers, frame
> rates, bit rates, compression schemes, and such?

The FFmpeg Wiki has some articles targeted for the new user:

http://trac.ffmpeg.org/wiki/

"The H.264 Advanced Video Compression Standard" (2nd edition) may be of
interest.

These answers on superuser might help:
http://superuser.com/a/300997/110524
http://superuser.com/a/347434/110524

Of course if you have any specific questions you can ask them on this
mailing list.