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FFMPEG An Intermediate Guide/File Formats

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[edit] 3g2

FFMPEG: Encoding
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Description: 3GP2 format

[edit] 3gp

FFMPEG: Encoding
Full Name: 3GP format
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Description:

[edit] 4xm

FFMPEG: Decoding
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Description: 4X Technologies format

[edit] IFF

FFMPEG: Encoding
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Description: IFF format

[edit] ISS

FFMPEG: Decoding
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Description: Funcom ISS format

[edit] MTV

FFMPEG: Decoding
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Description: MTV format

[edit] RoQ

FFMPEG: Decoding, Encoding
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Description: raw id RoQ format

[edit] aac

FFMPEG: Decoding
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Description: raw ADTS AAC

[edit] ac3

FFMPEG: Decoding, Encoding
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Description: raw AC-3

[edit] adts

FFMPEG: Encoding
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Description: ADTS AAC

[edit] aea

FFMPEG: Decoding
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Description: MD STUDIO audio

[edit] aiff

FFMPEG: Decoding, Encoding
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Description: Audio IFF

[edit] alaw

FFMPEG: Decoding, Encoding
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Description: PCM A-law format

[edit] alsa

FFMPEG: Decoding, Encoding
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Description: ALSA audio output

[edit] amr

FFMPEG: Decoding, Encoding
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Description: 3GPP AMR file format

[edit] apc

FFMPEG: Decoding
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Description: CRYO APC format

[edit] ape

FFMPEG: Decoding
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Description: Monkey's Audio

[edit] asf

FFMPEG: Decoding, Encoding
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Description: ASF format

[edit] asf_stream

FFMPEG: Encoding
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Description: ASF format

[edit] ass

FFMPEG: Decoding, Encoding
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Description: SSA/ASS format

[edit] au

FFMPEG: Decoding, Encoding
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Description: SUN AU format

[edit] avi

FFMPEG: Decoding, Encoding
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Description: AVI format

[edit] avm2

FFMPEG: Encoding
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Description: Flash 9 (AVM2) format

[edit] avs

FFMPEG: Decoding
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Description: AVS format

[edit] bethsoftvid

FFMPEG: Decoding
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Description: Bethesda Softworks VID format

[edit] bfi

FFMPEG: Decoding
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Description: Brute Force & Ignorance

[edit] c93

FFMPEG: Decoding
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Description: Interplay C93

[edit] caf

FFMPEG: Decoding
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Description: Apple Core Audio Format

[edit] cavsvideo

FFMPEG: Decoding
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Description: raw Chinese AVS video

[edit] crc

FFMPEG: Encoding
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Description: CRC testing format

[edit] daud

FFMPEG: Decoding, Encoding
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Description: D-Cinema audio format

[edit] dirac

FFMPEG: Decoding, Encoding
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Description: raw Dirac

[edit] dnxhd

FFMPEG: Decoding, Encoding
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Description: raw DNxHD (SMPTE VC-3)

[edit] dsicin

FFMPEG: Decoding
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Description: Delphine Software International CIN format

[edit] dts

FFMPEG: Decoding, Encoding
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Description: raw DTS

[edit] dv

FFMPEG: Decoding, Encoding
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Description: DV video format

[edit] dv1394

FFMPEG: Decoding
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Description: DV1394 A/V grab

[edit] dvd

FFMPEG: Encoding
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Description: MPEG-2 PS format (DVD VOB)
For more information see the MPEG page.

[edit] dxa

FFMPEG: Decoding
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Description: DXA

[edit] ea

FFMPEG: Decoding
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Description: Electronic Arts Multimedia Format

[edit] ea_cdata

FFMPEG: Decoding
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Description: Electronic Arts cdata

[edit] eac3

FFMPEG: Decoding, Encoding
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Description: raw E-AC-3

[edit] f32be

FFMPEG: Decoding, Encoding
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Description: PCM 32 bit floating-point big-endian format

[edit] f32le

FFMPEG: Decoding, Encoding
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Description: PCM 32 bit floating-point little-endian format

[edit] f64be

FFMPEG: Decoding, Encoding
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Description: PCM 64 bit floating-point big-endian format

[edit] f64le

FFMPEG: Decoding, Encoding
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Description: PCM 64 bit floating-point little-endian format

[edit] ffm

FFMPEG: Decoding, Encoding
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Description: FFM (FFserver live feed) format

[edit] film_cpk

FFMPEG: Decoding
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Description: Sega FILM/CPK format

[edit] flac

FFMPEG: Decoding, Encoding
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Description: raw FLAC

[edit] flic

FFMPEG: Decoding
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Description: FLI/FLC/FLX animation format

[edit] flv

FFMPEG: Decoding, Encoding
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Description: FLV format

[edit] framecrc

FFMPEG: Encoding
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Description: framecrc testing format

[edit] gif

FFMPEG: Encoding
Full Name: Graphic Interchange Format
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Description: GIF Animation

[edit] gsm

FFMPEG: Decoding
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Description: raw GSM

[edit] gxf

FFMPEG: Decoding, Encoding
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Description: GXF format

[edit] h261

FFMPEG: Decoding, Encoding
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Description: raw H.261

[edit] h263

FFMPEG: Decoding, Encoding
Full Name: Sorencer Video
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Description: raw H.263

[edit] h264

FFMPEG: Decoding, Encoding
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Description: raw H.264 video format

[edit] idcin

FFMPEG: Decoding
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Description: id Cinematic format

[edit] image2

FFMPEG: Decoding, Encoding
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Description: image2 sequence

[edit] image2pipe

FFMPEG: Decoding, Encoding
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Description: piped image2 sequence

[edit]

FFMPEG: Decoding
Full Name: ingenient
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Description: raw Ingenient MJPEG

[edit] ipmovie

FFMPEG: Decoding
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Description: Interplay MVE format

[edit] ipod

FFMPEG: Encoding
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Description: iPod H.264 MP4 format

[edit] lmlm4

FFMPEG: Decoding
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Description: lmlm4 raw format

[edit] m4v

FFMPEG: Decoding, Encoding
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Description: raw MPEG-4 video format
For more information see the MPEG page.

[edit] matroska

FFMPEG: Decoding, Encoding
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Description: Matroska file format

[edit] mjpeg

FFMPEG: Decoding, Encoding
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Description: raw MJPEG video

[edit] mlp

FFMPEG: Decoding, Encoding
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Description: raw MLP

[edit] mm

FFMPEG: Decoding
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Description: American Laser Games MM format

[edit] mmf

FFMPEG: Decoding, Encoding
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Description: Yamaha SMAF

[edit] mov

FFMPEG: Encoding, Decoding dependant on input Codec.
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Description: MOV format
Although not list as decodable in the official manual, a lot of the codecs are fully decodable. check whether the embedded codec is decodable by FFMPEG.

[edit] mov,mp4,m4a,3gp,3g2,mj2

FFMPEG: Decoding
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Description: QuickTime/MPEG-4/Motion JPEG 2000 format

[edit] mp2

FFMPEG: Encoding
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Description: MPEG audio layer 2
For more information see the MPEG page.

[edit] mp3

FFMPEG: Decoding, Encoding
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Description: MPEG audio layer 3
For more information see the MPEG page.

[edit] mp4

FFMPEG: Encoding
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Description: MP4 format
For more information see the MPEG page.

[edit] mpc

FFMPEG: Decoding
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Description: Musepack

[edit] mpc8

FFMPEG: Decoding
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Description: Musepack SV8

[edit] mpeg

FFMPEG: Decoding, Encoding
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Description: MPEG-1 System format
For more information see the MPEG page.

[edit] mpeg1video

FFMPEG: Encoding
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Description: raw MPEG-1 video
For more information see the MPEG page.

[edit] mpeg2video

FFMPEG: Encoding
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Description: raw MPEG-2 video
For more information see the MPEG page.

[edit] mpegts

FFMPEG: Decoding, Encoding
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Description: MPEG-2 transport stream format
For more information see the MPEG page.

[edit] mpegtsraw

FFMPEG: Decoding
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Description: MPEG-2 raw transport stream format
For more information see the MPEG page.

[edit] mpegvideo

FFMPEG: Decoding
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Description: raw MPEG video
For more information see the MPEG page.

[edit] mpjpeg

FFMPEG: Encoding
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Description: MIME multipart JPEG format

[edit] msnwctcp

FFMPEG: Decoding
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Description: MSN TCP Webcam stream

[edit] mulaw

FFMPEG: Decoding, Encoding
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Description: PCM mu-law format

[edit] mvi

FFMPEG: Decoding
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Description: Motion Pixels MVI format

[edit] mxf

FFMPEG: Decoding, Encoding
Full Name: Material eXchange Format
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Description: Avid exchange format, used by Avid video editor for storing all videos for the Avid system.

[edit] mxf_d10

FFMPEG: Encoding
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Description: Material eXchange Format, D-10 Mapping

[edit] nc

FFMPEG: Decoding
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Description: NC camera feed format

[edit] nsv

FFMPEG: Decoding
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Description: Nullsoft Streaming Video

[edit] null

FFMPEG: Encoding
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Description: raw null video format

[edit] nut

FFMPEG: Decoding, Encoding
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Description: NUT format

[edit] nuv

FFMPEG: Decoding
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Description: NuppelVideo format

[edit] ogg

FFMPEG: Decoding, Encoding
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Description: Ogg

[edit] oma

FFMPEG: Decoding
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Description: Sony OpenMG audio

[edit] oss

FFMPEG: Decoding, Encoding
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Description: Open Sound System playback

[edit] psp

FFMPEG: Encoding
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Description: PSP MP4 format
For more information see the MPEG page.

[edit] psxstr

FFMPEG: Decoding
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Description: Sony PlayStation STR format

[edit] pva

FFMPEG: Decoding
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Description: TechnoTrend PVA file and stream format

[edit] qcp

FFMPEG: Decoding
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Description: QCP format

[edit] r3d

FFMPEG: Decoding
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Description: REDCODE R3D format

[edit] rawvideo

FFMPEG: Decoding, Encoding
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Description: raw video format

[edit] rcv

FFMPEG: Encoding
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Description: VC-1 test bitstream

[edit] redir

FFMPEG: Decoding
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Description: Redirector format

[edit] rl2

FFMPEG: Decoding
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Description: RL2 format

[edit] rm

FFMPEG: Decoding, Encoding
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Description: RealMedia format

[edit] rpl

FFMPEG: Decoding
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Description: RPL/ARMovie format

[edit] rtp

FFMPEG: Encoding
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Description: RTP output format

[edit] rtsp

FFMPEG: Decoding
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Description: RTSP input format

[edit] s16be

FFMPEG: Decoding, Encoding
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Description: PCM signed 16 bit big-endian format

[edit] s16le

FFMPEG: Decoding, Encoding
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Description: PCM signed 16 bit little-endian format

[edit] s24be

FFMPEG: Decoding, Encoding
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Description: PCM signed 24 bit big-endian format

[edit] s24le

FFMPEG: Decoding, Encoding
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Description: PCM signed 24 bit little-endian format

[edit] s32be

FFMPEG: Decoding, Encoding
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Description: PCM signed 32 bit big-endian format

[edit] s32le

FFMPEG: Decoding, Encoding
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Description: PCM signed 32 bit little-endian format

[edit] s8

FFMPEG: Decoding, Encoding
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Description: PCM signed 8 bit format

[edit] sdp

FFMPEG: Decoding
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Description: SDP

[edit] shn

FFMPEG: Decoding
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Description: raw Shorten

[edit] siff

FFMPEG: Decoding
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Description: Beam Software SIFF

[edit] smk

FFMPEG: Decoding
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Description: Smacker video

[edit] sol

FFMPEG: Decoding
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Description: Sierra SOL format

[edit] sox

FFMPEG: Decoding, Encoding
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Description: SoX native format

[edit] spdif

FFMPEG: Encoding
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Description: IEC958 - S/PDIF (IEC-61937)

[edit] svcd

FFMPEG: Encoding
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Description: MPEG-2 PS format (VOB)
For more information see the MPEG page.

[edit] swf

FFMPEG: Decoding, Encoding
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Description: Flash format

[edit] thp

FFMPEG: Decoding
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Description: THP

[edit] tiertexseq

FFMPEG: Decoding
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Description: Tiertex Limited SEQ format

[edit] tmv

FFMPEG: Decoding
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Description: 8088flex TMV

[edit] truehd

FFMPEG: Decoding, Encoding
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Description: raw TrueHD

[edit] tta

FFMPEG: Decoding
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Description: True Audio

[edit] txd

FFMPEG: Decoding
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Description: Renderware TeXture Dictionary

[edit] u16be

FFMPEG: Decoding, Encoding
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Description: PCM unsigned 16 bit big-endian format

[edit] u16le

FFMPEG: Decoding, Encoding
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Description: PCM unsigned 16 bit little-endian format

[edit] u24be

FFMPEG: Decoding, Encoding
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Description: PCM unsigned 24 bit big-endian format

[edit] u24le

FFMPEG: Decoding, Encoding
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Description: PCM unsigned 24 bit little-endian format

[edit] u32be

FFMPEG: Decoding, Encoding
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Description: PCM unsigned 32 bit big-endian format

[edit] u32le

FFMPEG: Decoding, Encoding
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Description: PCM unsigned 32 bit little-endian format

[edit] u8

FFMPEG: Decoding, Encoding
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Description: PCM unsigned 8 bit format

[edit] vc1

FFMPEG: Decoding
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Description: raw VC-1

[edit] vc1test

FFMPEG: Decoding
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Description: VC-1 test bitstream format

[edit] vcd

FFMPEG: Encoding
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Description: MPEG-1 System format (VCD)
For more information see the MPEG page.

[edit] video4linux

FFMPEG: Decoding
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Description: Video4Linux device grab

[edit] video4linux2

FFMPEG: Decoding
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Description: Video4Linux2 device grab

[edit] vmd

FFMPEG: Decoding
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Description: Sierra VMD format

[edit] vob

FFMPEG: Encoding
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Description: MPEG-2 PS format (VOB)

[edit] voc

FFMPEG: Decoding, Encoding
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Description: Creative Voice file format

[edit] vqf

FFMPEG: Decoding
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Description: Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation (NTT) TwinVQ

[edit] w64

FFMPEG: Decoding
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Description: Sony Wave64 format

[edit] wav

FFMPEG: Decoding, Encoding
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Description: WAV format

[edit] wc3movie

FFMPEG: Decoding
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Description: Wing Commander III movie format

[edit] webm

FFMPEG: Decoding, Encoding
Full Name:
Web site: http://www.webmproject.org/
Description:

[edit] wsaud

FFMPEG: Decoding
Full Name:
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Description: Westwood Studios audio format

[edit] wsvqa

FFMPEG: Decoding
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Description: Westwood Studios VQA format

[edit] wv

FFMPEG: Decoding
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Description: WavPack

[edit] x11grab

FFMPEG: Decoding
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Description: X11grab

[edit] xa

FFMPEG: Decoding
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Description: Maxis XA File Format

[edit] yuv4mpegpipe

FFMPEG: Decoding, Encoding
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Description: YUV4MPEG pipe format

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