ffmpeg_video_codec

• Type: Discrete Strings
• Range / Valid values: mpeg4, msmpeg4, swf, flv, ffv1, mov, ogg, mp4, mkv, hevc
• Default: mpeg4
• Group: Movie File Output

• mpeg4 or msmpeg4 - gives you files with extension .avi
• msmpeg4 is recommended for use with Windows Media Player because it requires no installation of codec on the Windows client.
• swf - gives you a flash film with extension .swf
• flv - gives you a flash video with extension .flv
• ffv1 - FF video codec 1 for Lossless Encoding ( experimental )
• mov - QuickTime ( testing )
• ogg - Ogg/Theora ( testing )
• mp4 - MPEG-4 Part 14 H264 encoding
• mkv - Matroska H264 encoding
• hevc - H.265 / HEVC (High Efficiency Video Coding)

• swf - Creates swf file with mpeg-2 encoding.
  If motion is shutdown and restarted, new pics will be appended to any previously created file with name indicated for timelapse.
• mpeg4 - Creates avi file with the default encoding.
  If motion is shutdown and restarted, new pics will create a new file with the name indicated for timelapse.