FFMPEG An Intermediate Guide/File Formats

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3g2 [edit]

FFMPEG: Encoding
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Description: 3GP2 format

3gp [edit]

FFMPEG: Encoding
Full Name: 3GP format
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Description:

4xm [edit]

FFMPEG: Decoding
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Description: 4X Technologies format

IFF [edit]

FFMPEG: Encoding
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Description: IFF format

ISS [edit]

FFMPEG: Decoding
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Description: Funcom ISS format

MTV [edit]

FFMPEG: Decoding
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Description: MTV format

RoQ [edit]

FFMPEG: Decoding, Encoding
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Description: raw id RoQ format

aac [edit]

FFMPEG: Decoding
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Description: raw ADTS AAC

ac3 [edit]

FFMPEG: Decoding, Encoding
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Description: raw AC-3

adts [edit]

FFMPEG: Encoding
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Description: ADTS AAC

aea [edit]

FFMPEG: Decoding
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Description: MD STUDIO audio

aiff [edit]

FFMPEG: Decoding, Encoding
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Description: Audio IFF

alaw [edit]

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

alsa [edit]

FFMPEG: Decoding, Encoding
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Description: ALSA audio output

amr [edit]

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

apc [edit]

FFMPEG: Decoding
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Description: CRYO APC format

ape [edit]

FFMPEG: Decoding
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Description: Monkey's Audio

asf [edit]

FFMPEG: Decoding, Encoding
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Description: ASF format

asf_stream [edit]

FFMPEG: Encoding
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Description: ASF format

ass [edit]

FFMPEG: Decoding, Encoding
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Description: SSA/ASS format

au [edit]

FFMPEG: Decoding, Encoding
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Description: SUN AU format

avi [edit]

FFMPEG: Decoding, Encoding
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Description: AVI format

avm2 [edit]

FFMPEG: Encoding
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Description: Flash 9 (AVM2) format

avs [edit]

FFMPEG: Decoding
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Description: AVS format

bethsoftvid [edit]

FFMPEG: Decoding
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Description: Bethesda Softworks VID format

bfi [edit]

FFMPEG: Decoding
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Description: Brute Force & Ignorance

c93 [edit]

FFMPEG: Decoding
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Description: Interplay C93

caf [edit]

FFMPEG: Decoding
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Description: Apple Core Audio Format

cavsvideo [edit]

FFMPEG: Decoding
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Description: raw Chinese AVS video

crc [edit]

FFMPEG: Encoding
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Description: CRC testing format

daud [edit]

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

dirac [edit]

FFMPEG: Decoding, Encoding
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Description: raw Dirac

dnxhd [edit]

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

dsicin [edit]

FFMPEG: Decoding
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Description: Delphine Software International CIN format

dts [edit]

FFMPEG: Decoding, Encoding
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Description: raw DTS

dv [edit]

FFMPEG: Decoding, Encoding
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Description: DV video format

dv1394 [edit]

FFMPEG: Decoding
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Description: DV1394 A/V grab

dvd [edit]

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

dxa [edit]

FFMPEG: Decoding
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Description: DXA

ea [edit]

FFMPEG: Decoding
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Description: Electronic Arts Multimedia Format

ea_cdata [edit]

FFMPEG: Decoding
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Description: Electronic Arts cdata

eac3 [edit]

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

f32be [edit]

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

f32le [edit]

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

f64be [edit]

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

f64le [edit]

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

ffm [edit]

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

film_cpk [edit]

FFMPEG: Decoding
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Description: Sega FILM/CPK format

flac [edit]

FFMPEG: Decoding, Encoding
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Description: raw FLAC

flic [edit]

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

flv [edit]

FFMPEG: Decoding, Encoding
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Description: FLV format

framecrc [edit]

FFMPEG: Encoding
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Description: framecrc testing format

gif [edit]

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

gsm [edit]

FFMPEG: Decoding
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Description: raw GSM

gxf [edit]

FFMPEG: Decoding, Encoding
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Description: GXF format

h261 [edit]

FFMPEG: Decoding, Encoding
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Description: raw H.261

h263 [edit]

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

h264 [edit]

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

idcin [edit]

FFMPEG: Decoding
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Description: id Cinematic format

image2 [edit]

FFMPEG: Decoding, Encoding
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Description: image2 sequence

image2pipe [edit]

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

ipmovie [edit]

FFMPEG: Decoding
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Description: Interplay MVE format

ipod [edit]

FFMPEG: Encoding
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Description: iPod H.264 MP4 format

lmlm4 [edit]

FFMPEG: Decoding
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Description: lmlm4 raw format

m4v [edit]

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

matroska [edit]

FFMPEG: Decoding, Encoding
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Description: Matroska file format

mjpeg [edit]

FFMPEG: Decoding, Encoding
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Description: raw MJPEG video

mlp [edit]

FFMPEG: Decoding, Encoding
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Description: raw MLP

mm [edit]

FFMPEG: Decoding
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Description: American Laser Games MM format

mmf [edit]

FFMPEG: Decoding, Encoding
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Description: Yamaha SMAF

mov [edit]

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.

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

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

mp2 [edit]

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

mp3 [edit]

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

mp4 [edit]

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

mpc [edit]

FFMPEG: Decoding
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Description: Musepack

mpc8 [edit]

FFMPEG: Decoding
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Description: Musepack SV8

mpeg [edit]

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

mpeg1video [edit]

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

mpeg2video [edit]

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

mpegts [edit]

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

mpegtsraw [edit]

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

mpegvideo [edit]

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

mpjpeg [edit]

FFMPEG: Encoding
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Description: MIME multipart JPEG format

msnwctcp [edit]

FFMPEG: Decoding
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Description: MSN TCP Webcam stream

mulaw [edit]

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

mvi [edit]

FFMPEG: Decoding
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Description: Motion Pixels MVI format

mxf [edit]

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.

mxf_d10 [edit]

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

nc [edit]

FFMPEG: Decoding
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Description: NC camera feed format

nsv [edit]

FFMPEG: Decoding
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Description: Nullsoft Streaming Video

null [edit]

FFMPEG: Encoding
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Description: raw null video format

nut [edit]

FFMPEG: Decoding, Encoding
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Description: NUT format

nuv [edit]

FFMPEG: Decoding
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Description: NuppelVideo format

ogg [edit]

FFMPEG: Decoding, Encoding
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Description: Ogg

oma [edit]

FFMPEG: Decoding
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Description: Sony OpenMG audio

oss [edit]

FFMPEG: Decoding, Encoding
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Description: Open Sound System playback

psp [edit]

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

psxstr [edit]

FFMPEG: Decoding
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Description: Sony PlayStation STR format

pva [edit]

FFMPEG: Decoding
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Description: TechnoTrend PVA file and stream format

qcp [edit]

FFMPEG: Decoding
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Description: QCP format

r3d [edit]

FFMPEG: Decoding
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Description: REDCODE R3D format

rawvideo [edit]

FFMPEG: Decoding, Encoding
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Description: raw video format

rcv [edit]

FFMPEG: Encoding
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Description: VC-1 test bitstream

redir [edit]

FFMPEG: Decoding
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Description: Redirector format

rl2 [edit]

FFMPEG: Decoding
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Description: RL2 format

rm [edit]

FFMPEG: Decoding, Encoding
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Description: RealMedia format

rpl [edit]

FFMPEG: Decoding
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Description: RPL/ARMovie format

rtp [edit]

FFMPEG: Encoding
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Description: RTP output format

rtsp [edit]

FFMPEG: Decoding
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Description: RTSP input format

s16be [edit]

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

s16le [edit]

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

s24be [edit]

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

s24le [edit]

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

s32be [edit]

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

s32le [edit]

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

s8 [edit]

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

sdp [edit]

FFMPEG: Decoding
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Description: SDP

shn [edit]

FFMPEG: Decoding
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Description: raw Shorten

siff [edit]

FFMPEG: Decoding
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Description: Beam Software SIFF

smk [edit]

FFMPEG: Decoding
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Description: Smacker video

sol [edit]

FFMPEG: Decoding
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Description: Sierra SOL format

sox [edit]

FFMPEG: Decoding, Encoding
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Description: SoX native format

spdif [edit]

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

svcd [edit]

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

swf [edit]

FFMPEG: Decoding, Encoding
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Description: Flash format

thp [edit]

FFMPEG: Decoding
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Description: THP

tiertexseq [edit]

FFMPEG: Decoding
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Description: Tiertex Limited SEQ format

tmv [edit]

FFMPEG: Decoding
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Description: 8088flex TMV

truehd [edit]

FFMPEG: Decoding, Encoding
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Description: raw TrueHD

tta [edit]

FFMPEG: Decoding
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Description: True Audio

txd [edit]

FFMPEG: Decoding
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Description: Renderware TeXture Dictionary

u16be [edit]

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

u16le [edit]

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

u24be [edit]

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

u24le [edit]

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

u32be [edit]

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

u32le [edit]

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

u8 [edit]

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

vc1 [edit]

FFMPEG: Decoding
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Description: raw VC-1

vc1test [edit]

FFMPEG: Decoding
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Description: VC-1 test bitstream format

vcd [edit]

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

video4linux [edit]

FFMPEG: Decoding
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Description: Video4Linux device grab

video4linux2 [edit]

FFMPEG: Decoding
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Description: Video4Linux2 device grab

vmd [edit]

FFMPEG: Decoding
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Description: Sierra VMD format

vob [edit]

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

voc [edit]

FFMPEG: Decoding, Encoding
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Description: Creative Voice file format

vqf [edit]

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

w64 [edit]

FFMPEG: Decoding
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Description: Sony Wave64 format

wav [edit]

FFMPEG: Decoding, Encoding
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Description: WAV format

wc3movie [edit]

FFMPEG: Decoding
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Description: Wing Commander III movie format

webm [edit]

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

wsaud [edit]

FFMPEG: Decoding
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Description: Westwood Studios audio format

wsvqa [edit]

FFMPEG: Decoding
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Description: Westwood Studios VQA format

wv [edit]

FFMPEG: Decoding
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Description: WavPack

x11grab [edit]

FFMPEG: Decoding
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Description: X11grab

xa [edit]

FFMPEG: Decoding
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Description: Maxis XA File Format

yuv4mpegpipe [edit]

FFMPEG: Decoding, Encoding
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Description: YUV4MPEG pipe format