Standard Encoder formats and codecs
This article contains a list of the most common import and export file formats that you can use with StandardEncoderPreset. For information on how to create custom presets using StandardEncoderPreset, see Create a transform with a custom preset.
Input container/file formats
File formats (file extensions) | Supported |
---|---|
FLV (with H.264 and AAC codecs) (.flv) | Yes |
MXF (.mxf) | Yes |
GXF (.gxf) | Yes |
MPEG2-PS, MPEG2-TS, 3GP (.ts, .ps, .3gp, .3gpp, .mpg) | Yes |
Windows Media Video (WMV)/ASF (.wmv, .asf) | Yes |
AVI (Uncompressed 8bit/10bit) (.avi) | Yes |
MP4 (.mp4, .m4a, .m4v)/ISMV (.isma, .ismv) | Yes |
Microsoft Digital Video Recording(DVR-MS) (.dvr-ms) | Yes |
Matroska/WebM (.mkv) | Yes |
WAVE/WAV (.wav) | Yes |
QuickTime (.mov) | Yes |
Audio formats in input containers
Standard Encoder supports carrying the following audio formats in input containers:
- MXF, GXF, and QuickTime files, which have audio tracks with interleaved stereo or 5.1 samples
or
- MXF, GXF, and QuickTime files where the audio is carried as separate PCM tracks but the channel mapping (to stereo or 5.1) can be deduced from the file metadata
Input video codecs
Input video codecs | Supported |
---|---|
AVC 8-bit/10-bit, up to 4:2:2, including AVCIntra | 8 bit 4:2:0 and 4:2:2 |
Avid DNxHD (in MXF) | Yes |
DVCPro/DVCProHD (in MXF) | Yes |
Digital video (DV) (in AVI files) | Yes |
JPEG 2000 | Yes |
MPEG-2 (up to 422 Profile and High Level; including variants such as XDCAM, XDCAM HD, XDCAM IMX, CableLabs®, and D10) | Up to 422 Profile |
MPEG-1 | Yes |
VC-1/WMV9 | Yes |
Canopus HQ/HQX | No |
MPEG-4 Part 2 | Yes |
Theora | Yes |
YUV420 uncompressed, or mezzanine | Yes |
Apple ProRes 422 | Yes |
Apple ProRes 422 LT | Yes |
Apple ProRes 422 HQ | Yes |
Apple ProRes Proxy | Yes |
Apple ProRes 4444 | Yes |
Apple ProRes 4444 XQ | Yes |
HEVC/H.265 | Main Profile |
Input audio codecs
Input Audio Codecs | Supported |
---|---|
AAC (AAC-LC, AAC-HE, and AAC-HEv2; up to 5.1) | Yes |
MPEG Layer 2 | Yes |
MP3 (MPEG-1 Audio Layer 3) | Yes |
Windows Media Audio | Yes |
WAV/PCM | Yes |
FLAC | Yes |
Opus | Yes |
Vorbis | Yes |
AMR (adaptive multi-rate) | Yes |
AES (SMPTE 331M and 302M, AES3-2003) | No |
Dolby® E | No |
Dolby® Digital (AC3) | No |
Dolby® Digital Plus (E-AC3) | No |
Output formats and codecs
The following table lists the codecs and file formats that are supported for export.
File Format | Video Codec | Audio Codec |
---|---|---|
MP4 (including multi-bitrate MP4 containers) |
H.264 (High, Main, and Baseline Profiles) | AAC-LC, HE-AAC v1, HE-AAC v2 |
MPEG2-TS | H.264 (High, Main, and Baseline Profiles) | AAC-LC, HE-AAC v1, HE-AAC v2 |