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*'''MPEG-4''' Regular MP4 container with widespread playback support. Only downside is that your recording will be unrecoverable if OBS crashes before finalizing the file.  
*'''MPEG-4''' Regular MP4 container with widespread playback support. Only downside is that your recording will be unrecoverable if OBS crashes before finalizing the file.  
*'''Fragmented MP4''' Records video data in fragmented chunks, making it recoverable after a crash, like the MKV container. However, playback support may be limited.
*'''Fragmented MP4''' Records video data in fragmented chunks, making it recoverable after a crash, like the MKV container. However, playback support may be limited.
*'''Hybrid MP4''' Records video data as Fragmented MP4, but converts ("remuxes") it to a regular MP4 after the recording ends.  
*'''Hybrid MP4''' Records video data as Fragmented MP4, but converts ("remuxes") it to a regular MP4 after the recording ends. It's the best of both worlds, so this is the one we recommend.


We have previously recommended using MKV as recording format and remux to MP4 afterwards. This is still a very useful method. The remuxing can be automated; see below.
We have previously recommended using MKV as recording format and remux to MP4 afterwards. This is still a very useful method. The remuxing can be automated; see below.