Supported File Formats, Codec, Features

Supported Video codecs

Name	Encoding	Decoding	Comments
4X Movie		X	Used in certain computer games.
8088flex TMV		X
A64 multicolor	X		Creates video suitable to be played on a commodore 64 (multicolor mode).
Amazing Studio PAF Video		X
American Laser Games MM		X	Used in games like Mad Dog McCree.
AMV Video	X	X	Used in Chinese MP3 players.
ANSI/ASCII art		X
Apple Intermediate Codec		X
Apple MJPEG-B		X
Apple ProRes	X	X
Apple QuickDraw		X	fourcc: qdrw
Asus v1	X	X	fourcc: ASV1
Asus v2	X	X	fourcc: ASV2
ATI VCR1		X	fourcc: VCR1
ATI VCR2		X	fourcc: VCR2
Auravision Aura		X
Auravision Aura 2		X
Autodesk Animator Flic video		X
Autodesk RLE		X	fourcc: AASC
Avid 1:1 10-bit RGB Packer	X	X	fourcc: AVrp
AVS (Audio Video Standard) video		X	Video encoding used by the Creature Shock game.
AYUV	X	X	Microsoft uncompressed packed 4:4:4:4
Beam Software VB		X
Bethesda VID video		X	Used in some games from Bethesda Softworks.
Bink Video		X
Bitmap Brothers JV video		X
y41p Brooktree uncompressed 4:1:1 12-bit	X	X
Brute Force & Ignorance		X	Used in the game Flash Traffic: City of Angels.
C93 video		X	Codec used in Cyberia game.
CamStudio		X	fourcc: CSCD
CD+G		X	Video codec for CD+G karaoke disks
CDXL		X	Amiga CD video codec
Chinese AVS video	E	X	AVS1-P2, JiZhun profile, encoding through external library libxavs
Delphine Software International CIN video		X	Codec used in Delphine Software International games.
Discworld II BMV Video		X
Canopus Lossless Codec		X
Cinepak		X
Cirrus Logic AccuPak	X	X	fourcc: CLJR
CPiA Video Format		X
Creative YUV (CYUV)		X
DFA		X	Codec used in Chronomaster game.
Dirac	E	X	supported through external library libschroedinger
Deluxe Paint Animation		X
DNxHD	X	X	aka SMPTE VC3
Duck TrueMotion 1.0		X	fourcc: DUCK
Duck TrueMotion 2.0		X	fourcc: TM20
DV (Digital Video)	X	X
Dxtory capture format		X
Feeble Files/ScummVM DXA		X	Codec originally used in Feeble Files game.
Electronic Arts CMV video		X	Used in NHL 95 game.
Electronic Arts Madcow video		X
Electronic Arts TGV video		X
Electronic Arts TGQ video		X
Electronic Arts TQI video		X
Escape 124		X
Escape 130		X
FFmpeg video codec #1	X	X	lossless codec (fourcc: FFV1)
Flash Screen Video v1	X	X	fourcc: FSV1
Flash Screen Video v2	X	X
Flash Video (FLV)	X	X	Sorenson H.263 used in Flash
Forward Uncompressed		X
Fraps		X
Go2Webinar		X	fourcc: G2M4
H.261	X	X
H.263 / H.263-1996	X	X
H.263+ / H.263-1998 / H.263 version 2	X	X
H.264 / AVC / MPEG-4 AVC / MPEG-4 part 10	E	X	encoding supported through external library libx264
HEVC		X
HNM version 4		X
HuffYUV	X	X
HuffYUV FFmpeg variant	X	X
IBM Ultimotion		X	fourcc: ULTI
id Cinematic video		X	Used in Quake II.
id RoQ video	X	X	Used in Quake III, Jedi Knight 2, other computer games.
IFF ILBM		X	IFF interleaved bitmap
IFF ByteRun1		X	IFF run length encoded bitmap
Intel H.263		X
Intel Indeo 2		X
Intel Indeo 3		X
Intel Indeo 4		X
Intel Indeo 5		X
Interplay C93		X	Used in the game Cyberia from Interplay.
Interplay MVE video		X	Used in Interplay .MVE files.
J2K	X	X
Karl Morton’s video codec		X	Codec used in Worms games.
Kega Game Video (KGV1)		X	Kega emulator screen capture codec.
Lagarith		X
LCL (LossLess Codec Library) MSZH		X
LCL (LossLess Codec Library) ZLIB	E	E
LOCO		X
LucasArts Smush		X	Used in LucasArts games.
lossless MJPEG	X	X
Microsoft ATC Screen		X	Also known as Microsoft Screen 3.
Microsoft Expression Encoder Screen		X	Also known as Microsoft Titanium Screen 2.
Microsoft RLE		X
Microsoft Screen 1		X	Also known as Windows Media Video V7 Screen.
Microsoft Screen 2		X	Also known as Windows Media Video V9 Screen.
Microsoft Video 1		X
Mimic		X	Used in MSN Messenger Webcam streams.
Miro VideoXL		X	fourcc: VIXL
MJPEG (Motion JPEG)	X	X
Mobotix MxPEG video		X
Motion Pixels video		X
MPEG-1 video	X	X
MPEG-2 video	X	X
MPEG-4 part 2	X	X	libxvidcore can be used alternatively for encoding.
MPEG-4 part 2 Microsoft variant version 1		X
MPEG-4 part 2 Microsoft variant version 2	X	X
MPEG-4 part 2 Microsoft variant version 3	X	X
Nintendo Gamecube THP video		X
NuppelVideo/RTjpeg		X	Video encoding used in NuppelVideo files.
On2 VP3		X	still experimental
On2 VP5		X	fourcc: VP50
On2 VP6		X	fourcc: VP60,VP61,VP62
VP8	E	X	fourcc: VP80, encoding supported through external library libvpx
VP9	E	X	encoding supported through external library libvpx
Pinnacle TARGA CineWave YUV16		X	fourcc: Y216
Prores		X	fourcc: apch,apcn,apcs,apco
Q-team QPEG		X	fourccs: QPEG, Q1.0, Q1.1
QuickTime 8BPS video		X
QuickTime Animation (RLE) video	X	X	fourcc: ’rle ’
QuickTime Graphics (SMC)		X	fourcc: ’smc ’
QuickTime video (RPZA)		X	fourcc: rpza
R10K AJA Kona 10-bit RGB Codec	X	X
R210 Quicktime Uncompressed RGB 10-bit	X	X
Raw Video	X	X
RealVideo 1.0	X	X
RealVideo 2.0	X	X
RealVideo 3.0		X	still far from ideal
RealVideo 4.0		X
Renderware TXD (TeXture Dictionary)		X	Texture dictionaries used by the Renderware Engine.
RL2 video		X	used in some games by Entertainment Software Partners
SGI RLE 8-bit		X
Sierra VMD video		X	Used in Sierra VMD files.
Silicon Graphics Motion Video Compressor 1 (MVC1)		X
Silicon Graphics Motion Video Compressor 2 (MVC2)		X
Smacker video		X	Video encoding used in Smacker.
SMPTE VC-1		X
Snow	X	X	experimental wavelet codec (fourcc: SNOW)
Sony PlayStation MDEC (Motion DECoder)		X
Sorenson Vector Quantizer 1	X	X	fourcc: SVQ1
Sorenson Vector Quantizer 3		X	fourcc: SVQ3
Sunplus JPEG (SP5X)		X	fourcc: SP5X
TechSmith Screen Capture Codec		X	fourcc: TSCC
TechSmith Screen Capture Codec 2		X	fourcc: TSC2
Theora	E	X	encoding supported through external library libtheora
Tiertex Limited SEQ video		X	Codec used in DOS CD-ROM FlashBack game.
Ut Video	X	X
v210 QuickTime uncompressed 4:2:2 10-bit	X	X
v308 QuickTime uncompressed 4:4:4	X	X
v408 QuickTime uncompressed 4:4:4:4	X	X
v410 QuickTime uncompressed 4:4:4 10-bit	X	X
VBLE Lossless Codec		X
VMware Screen Codec / VMware Video		X	Codec used in videos captured by VMware.
Westwood Studios VQA (Vector Quantized Animation) video		X
Windows Media Image		X
Windows Media Video 7	X	X
Windows Media Video 8	X	X
Windows Media Video 9		X	not completely working
Wing Commander III / Xan		X	Used in Wing Commander III .MVE files.
Wing Commander IV / Xan		X	Used in Wing Commander IV.
Winnov WNV1		X
WMV7	X	X
YAMAHA SMAF	X	X
Psygnosis YOP Video		X
yuv4	X	X	libquicktime uncompressed packed 4:2:0
ZeroCodec Lossless Video		X
ZLIB	X	X	part of LCL, encoder experimental
Zip Motion Blocks Video	X	X	Encoder works only in PAL8.

Supported Audio codecs

Name	Encoding	Decoding	Comments
8SVX exponential		X
8SVX fibonacci		X
AAC+	E	X	encoding supported through external library libaacplus
AAC	E	X	encoding supported through external library libfaac and libvo-aacenc
AC-3	IX	X
ADPCM 4X Movie		X
ADPCM CDROM XA		X
ADPCM Creative Technology		X	16 -> 4, 8 -> 4, 8 -> 3, 8 -> 2
ADPCM Electronic Arts		X	Used in various EA titles.
ADPCM Electronic Arts Maxis CDROM XS		X	Used in Sim City 3000.
ADPCM Electronic Arts R1		X
ADPCM Electronic Arts R2		X
ADPCM Electronic Arts R3		X
ADPCM Electronic Arts XAS		X
ADPCM G.722	X	X
ADPCM G.726	X	X
ADPCM IMA AMV		X	Used in AMV files
ADPCM IMA Electronic Arts EACS		X
ADPCM IMA Electronic Arts SEAD		X
ADPCM IMA Funcom		X
ADPCM IMA QuickTime	X	X
ADPCM IMA Loki SDL MJPEG		X
ADPCM IMA WAV	X	X
ADPCM IMA Westwood		X
ADPCM ISS IMA		X	Used in FunCom games.
ADPCM IMA Dialogic		X
ADPCM IMA Duck DK3		X	Used in some Sega Saturn console games.
ADPCM IMA Duck DK4		X	Used in some Sega Saturn console games.
ADPCM IMA Radical		X
ADPCM Microsoft	X	X
ADPCM MS IMA	X	X
ADPCM Nintendo Gamecube AFC		X
ADPCM Nintendo Gamecube DTK		X
ADPCM Nintendo Gamecube THP		X
ADPCM QT IMA	X	X
ADPCM SEGA CRI ADX	X	X	Used in Sega Dreamcast games.
ADPCM Shockwave Flash	X	X
ADPCM Sound Blaster Pro 2-bit		X
ADPCM Sound Blaster Pro 2.6-bit		X
ADPCM Sound Blaster Pro 4-bit		X
ADPCM Westwood Studios IMA		X	Used in Westwood Studios games like Command and Conquer.
ADPCM Yamaha	X	X
AMR-NB	E	X	encoding supported through external library libopencore-amrnb
AMR-WB	E	X	encoding supported through external library libvo-amrwbenc
Amazing Studio PAF Audio		X
Apple lossless audio	X	X	QuickTime fourcc ’alac’
ATRAC1		X
ATRAC3		X
ATRAC3+		X
Bink Audio		X	Used in Bink and Smacker files in many games.
CELT		E	decoding supported through external library libcelt
Delphine Software International CIN audio		X	Codec used in Delphine Software International games.
Discworld II BMV Audio		X
COOK		X	All versions except 5.1 are supported.
DCA (DTS Coherent Acoustics)	X	X
DPCM id RoQ	X	X	Used in Quake III, Jedi Knight 2 and other computer games.
DPCM Interplay		X	Used in various Interplay computer games.
DPCM Sierra Online		X	Used in Sierra Online game audio files.
DPCM Sol		X
DPCM Xan		X	Used in Origin’s Wing Commander IV AVI files.
DSP Group TrueSpeech		X
DV audio		X
Enhanced AC-3	X	X
EVRC (Enhanced Variable Rate Codec)		X
FLAC (Free Lossless Audio Codec)	X	IX
G.723.1	X	X
G.729		X
GSM	E	X	encoding supported through external library libgsm
GSM Microsoft variant	E	X	encoding supported through external library libgsm
IAC (Indeo Audio Coder)		X
iLBC (Internet Low Bitrate Codec)	E	E	encoding and decoding supported through external library libilbc
IMC (Intel Music Coder)		X
MACE (Macintosh Audio Compression/Expansion) 3:1		X
MACE (Macintosh Audio Compression/Expansion) 6:1		X
MLP (Meridian Lossless Packing)		X	Used in DVD-Audio discs.
Monkey’s Audio		X
MP1 (MPEG audio layer 1)		IX
MP2 (MPEG audio layer 2)	IX	IX	libtwolame can be used alternatively for encoding.
MP3 (MPEG audio layer 3)	E	IX	encoding supported through external library LAME, ADU MP3 and MP3onMP4 also supported
MPEG-4 Audio Lossless Coding (ALS)		X
Musepack SV7		X
Musepack SV8		X
Nellymoser Asao	X	X
Opus	E	E	supported through external library libopus
PCM A-law	X	X
PCM mu-law	X	X
PCM signed 8-bit planar	X	X
PCM signed 16-bit big-endian planar	X	X
PCM signed 16-bit little-endian planar	X	X
PCM signed 24-bit little-endian planar	X	X
PCM signed 32-bit little-endian planar	X	X
PCM 32-bit floating point big-endian	X	X
PCM 32-bit floating point little-endian	X	X
PCM 64-bit floating point big-endian	X	X
PCM 64-bit floating point little-endian	X	X
PCM D-Cinema audio signed 24-bit	X	X
PCM signed 8-bit	X	X
PCM signed 16-bit big-endian	X	X
PCM signed 16-bit little-endian	X	X
PCM signed 24-bit big-endian	X	X
PCM signed 24-bit little-endian	X	X
PCM signed 32-bit big-endian	X	X
PCM signed 32-bit little-endian	X	X
PCM signed 16/20/24-bit big-endian in MPEG-TS		X
PCM unsigned 8-bit	X	X
PCM unsigned 16-bit big-endian	X	X
PCM unsigned 16-bit little-endian	X	X
PCM unsigned 24-bit big-endian	X	X
PCM unsigned 24-bit little-endian	X	X
PCM unsigned 32-bit big-endian	X	X
PCM unsigned 32-bit little-endian	X	X
PCM Zork		X
QCELP / PureVoice		X
QDesign Music Codec 2		X	There are still some distortions.
RealAudio 1.0 (14.4K)	X	X	Real 14400 bit/s codec
RealAudio 2.0 (28.8K)		X	Real 28800 bit/s codec
RealAudio 3.0 (dnet)	IX	X	Real low bitrate AC-3 codec
RealAudio Lossless		X
RealAudio SIPR / ACELP.NET		X
Shorten		X
Sierra VMD audio		X	Used in Sierra VMD files.
Smacker audio		X
SMPTE 302M AES3 audio	X	X
Sonic	X	X	experimental codec
Sonic lossless	X	X	experimental codec
Speex	E	E	supported through external library libspeex
TAK (Tom’s lossless Audio Kompressor)		X
True Audio (TTA)	X	X
TrueHD		X	Used in HD-DVD and Blu-Ray discs.
TwinVQ (VQF flavor)		X
VIMA		X	Used in LucasArts SMUSH animations.
Vorbis	E	X	A native but very primitive encoder exists.
Voxware MetaSound		X
WavPack	X	X
Westwood Audio (SND1)		X
Windows Media Audio 1	X	X
Windows Media Audio 2	X	X
Windows Media Audio Lossless		X
Windows Media Audio Pro		X
Windows Media Audio Voice		X

Supported Subtitles formats

Name	Muxing	Demuxing	Encoding	Decoding
3GPP Timed Text			X	X
AQTitle		X		X
DVB	X	X	X	X
DVB teletext		X		E
DVD	X	X	X	X
JACOsub	X	X		X
MicroDVD	X	X		X
MPL2		X		X
MPsub (MPlayer)		X		X
PGS				X
PJS (Phoenix)		X		X
RealText		X		X
SAMI		X		X
SSA/ASS	X	X	X	X
SubRip (SRT)	X	X	X	X
SubViewer v1		X		X
SubViewer		X		X
TED Talks captions		X		X
VobSub (IDX+SUB)		X		X
VPlayer		X		X
WebVTT	X	X		X
XSUB			X	X

Supported Image formats

Name	Encoding	Decoding	Comments
4xm		X	4X Technologies format, used in some games.
8088flex TMV		X
ACT Voice		X	contains G.729 audio
Adobe Filmstrip	X	X
Audio IFF (AIFF)	X	X
American Laser Games MM		X	Multimedia format used in games like Mad Dog McCree.
3GPP AMR	X	X
Amazing Studio Packed Animation File		X	Multimedia format used in game Heart Of Darkness.
Apple HTTP Live Streaming		X
Artworx Data Format		X
ADP		X	Audio format used on the Nintendo Gamecube.
AFC		X	Audio format used on the Nintendo Gamecube.
ASF	X	X
AST	X	X	Audio format used on the Nintendo Wii.
AVI	X	X
AviSynth		X
AVR		X	Audio format used on Mac.
AVS		X	Multimedia format used by the Creature Shock game.
Beam Software SIFF		X	Audio and video format used in some games by Beam Software.
Bethesda Softworks VID		X	Used in some games from Bethesda Softworks.
Binary text		X
Bink		X	Multimedia format used by many games.
Bitmap Brothers JV		X	Used in Z and Z95 games.
Brute Force & Ignorance		X	Used in the game Flash Traffic: City of Angels.
BRSTM		X	Audio format used on the Nintendo Wii.
BWF	X	X
CRI ADX	X	X	Audio-only format used in console video games.
Discworld II BMV		X
Interplay C93		X	Used in the game Cyberia from Interplay.
Delphine Software International CIN		X	Multimedia format used by Delphine Software games.
CD+G		X	Video format used by CD+G karaoke disks
Commodore CDXL		X	Amiga CD video format
Core Audio Format	X	X	Apple Core Audio Format
CRC testing format	X
Creative Voice	X	X	Created for the Sound Blaster Pro.
CRYO APC		X	Audio format used in some games by CRYO Interactive Entertainment.
D-Cinema audio	X	X
Deluxe Paint Animation		X
DFA		X	This format is used in Chronomaster game
DV video	X	X
DXA		X	This format is used in the non-Windows version of the Feeble Filesgame and different game cutscenes repacked for use with ScummVM.
Electronic Arts cdata		X
Electronic Arts Multimedia		X	Used in various EA games; files have extensions like WVE and UV2.
Ensoniq Paris Audio File		X
FFM (FFserver live feed)	X	X
Flash (SWF)	X	X
Flash 9 (AVM2)	X	X	Only embedded audio is decoded.
FLI/FLC/FLX animation		X	.fli/.flc files
Flash Video (FLV)	X	X	Macromedia Flash video files
framecrc testing format	X
FunCom ISS		X	Audio format used in various games from FunCom like The Longest Journey.
G.723.1	X	X
G.729 BIT	X	X
G.729 raw		X
GIF Animation	X	X
GXF	X	X	General eXchange Format SMPTE 360M, used by Thomson Grass Valleyplayout servers.
HNM		X	Only version 4 supported, used in some games from Cryo Interactive
iCEDraw File		X
ICO	X	X	Microsoft Windows ICO
id Quake II CIN video		X
id RoQ	X	X	Used in Quake III, Jedi Knight 2 and other computer games.
IEC61937 encapsulation	X	X
IFF		X	Interchange File Format
iLBC	X	X
Interplay MVE		X	Format used in various Interplay computer games.
IV8		X	A format generated by IndigoVision 8000 video server.
IVF (On2)	X	X	A format used by libvpx
IRCAM	X	X
LATM	X	X
LMLM4		X	Used by Linux Media Labs MPEG-4 PCI boards
LOAS		X	contains LATM multiplexed AAC audio
LVF		X
LXF		X	VR native stream format, used by Leitch/Harris’ video servers.
Matroska	X	X
Matroska audio	X
FFmpeg metadata	X	X	Metadata in text format.
MAXIS XA		X	Used in Sim City 3000; file extension .xa.
MD Studio		X
Metal Gear Solid: The Twin Snakes		X
Megalux Frame		X	Used by Megalux Ultimate Paint
Mobotix .mxg		X
Monkey’s Audio		X
Motion Pixels MVI		X
MOV/QuickTime/MP4	X	X	3GP, 3GP2, PSP, iPod variants supported
MP2	X	X
MP3	X	X
MPEG-1 System	X	X	muxed audio and video, VCD format supported
MPEG-PS (program stream)	X	X	also known as VOB file, SVCD and DVD format supported
MPEG-TS (transport stream)	X	X	also known as DVB Transport Stream
MPEG-4	X	X	MPEG-4 is a variant of QuickTime.
MIME multipart JPEG	X
MSN TCP webcam		X	Used by MSN Messenger webcam streams.
MTV		X
Musepack		X
Musepack SV8		X
Material eXchange Format (MXF)	X	X	SMPTE 377M, used by D-Cinema, broadcast industry.
Material eXchange Format (MXF), D-10 Mapping	X	X	SMPTE 386M, D-10/IMX Mapping.
NC camera feed		X	NC (AVIP NC4600) camera streams
NIST SPeech HEader REsources		X
NTT TwinVQ (VQF)		X	Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation TwinVQ.
Nullsoft Streaming Video		X
NuppelVideo		X
NUT	X	X	NUT Open Container Format
Ogg	X	X
Playstation Portable PMP		X
Portable Voice Format		X
TechnoTrend PVA		X	Used by TechnoTrend DVB PCI boards.
QCP		X
raw ADTS (AAC)	X	X
raw AC-3	X	X
raw Chinese AVS video	X	X
raw CRI ADX	X	X
raw Dirac	X	X
raw DNxHD	X	X
raw DTS	X	X
raw DTS-HD		X
raw E-AC-3	X	X
raw FLAC	X	X
raw GSM		X
raw H.261	X	X
raw H.263	X	X
raw H.264	X	X
raw HEVC		X
raw Ingenient MJPEG		X
raw MJPEG	X	X
raw MLP		X
raw MPEG		X
raw MPEG-1		X
raw MPEG-2		X
raw MPEG-4	X	X
raw NULL	X
raw video	X	X
raw id RoQ	X
raw Shorten		X
raw TAK		X
raw TrueHD	X	X
raw VC-1	X	X
raw PCM A-law	X	X
raw PCM mu-law	X	X
raw PCM signed 8 bit	X	X
raw PCM signed 16 bit big-endian	X	X
raw PCM signed 16 bit little-endian	X	X
raw PCM signed 24 bit big-endian	X	X
raw PCM signed 24 bit little-endian	X	X
raw PCM signed 32 bit big-endian	X	X
raw PCM signed 32 bit little-endian	X	X
raw PCM unsigned 8 bit	X	X
raw PCM unsigned 16 bit big-endian	X	X
raw PCM unsigned 16 bit little-endian	X	X
raw PCM unsigned 24 bit big-endian	X	X
raw PCM unsigned 24 bit little-endian	X	X
raw PCM unsigned 32 bit big-endian	X	X
raw PCM unsigned 32 bit little-endian	X	X
raw PCM floating-point 32 bit big-endian	X	X
raw PCM floating-point 32 bit little-endian	X	X
raw PCM floating-point 64 bit big-endian	X	X
raw PCM floating-point 64 bit little-endian	X	X
RDT		X
REDCODE R3D		X	File format used by RED Digital cameras, contains JPEG 2000 frames and PCM audio.
RealMedia	X	X
Redirector		X
RedSpark		X
Renderware TeXture Dictionary		X
RL2		X	Audio and video format used in some games by Entertainment Software Partners.
RPL/ARMovie		X
Lego Mindstorms RSO	X	X
RSD		X
RTMP	X	X	Output is performed by publishing stream to RTMP server
RTP	X	X
RTSP	X	X
SAP	X	X
SBG		X
SDP		X
Sega FILM/CPK		X	Used in many Sega Saturn console games.
Silicon Graphics Movie		X
Sierra SOL		X	.sol files used in Sierra Online games.
Sierra VMD		X	Used in Sierra CD-ROM games.
Smacker		X	Multimedia format used by many games.
SMJPEG	X	X	Used in certain Loki game ports.
Smush		X	Multimedia format used in some LucasArts games.
Sony OpenMG (OMA)	X	X	Audio format used in Sony Sonic Stage and Sony Vegas.
Sony PlayStation STR		X
Sony Wave64 (W64)	X	X
SoX native format	X	X
SUN AU format	X	X
Text files		X
THP		X	Used on the Nintendo GameCube.
Tiertex Limited SEQ		X	Tiertex .seq files used in the DOS CD-ROM version of the game Flashback.
True Audio		X
VC-1 test bitstream	X	X
Vivo		X
WAV	X	X
WavPack	X	X
WebM	X	X
Windows Televison (WTV)	X	X
Wing Commander III movie		X	Multimedia format used in Origin’s Wing Commander III computer game.
Westwood Studios audio		X	Multimedia format used in Westwood Studios games.
Westwood Studios VQA		X	Multimedia format used in Westwood Studios games.
XMV		X	Microsoft video container used in Xbox games.
xWMA		X	Microsoft audio container used by XAudio 2.
eXtended BINary text (XBIN)		X
YUV4MPEG pipe	X	X
Psygnosis YOP		X

Supported File formats

Name	Encoding	Decoding	Comments
4xm		X	4X Technologies format, used in some games.
8088flex TMV		X
ACT Voice		X	contains G.729 audio
Adobe Filmstrip	X	X
Audio IFF (AIFF)	X	X
American Laser Games MM		X	Multimedia format used in games like Mad Dog McCree.
3GPP AMR	X	X
Amazing Studio Packed Animation File		X	Multimedia format used in game Heart Of Darkness.
Apple HTTP Live Streaming		X
Artworx Data Format		X
ADP		X	Audio format used on the Nintendo Gamecube.
AFC		X	Audio format used on the Nintendo Gamecube.
ASF	X	X
AST	X	X	Audio format used on the Nintendo Wii.
AVI	X	X
AviSynth		X
AVR		X	Audio format used on Mac.
AVS		X	Multimedia format used by the Creature Shock game.
Beam Software SIFF		X	Audio and video format used in some games by Beam Software.
Bethesda Softworks VID		X	Used in some games from Bethesda Softworks.
Binary text		X
Bink		X	Multimedia format used by many games.
Bitmap Brothers JV		X	Used in Z and Z95 games.
Brute Force & Ignorance		X	Used in the game Flash Traffic: City of Angels.
BRSTM		X	Audio format used on the Nintendo Wii.
BWF	X	X
CRI ADX	X	X	Audio-only format used in console video games.
Discworld II BMV		X
Interplay C93		X	Used in the game Cyberia from Interplay.
Delphine Software International CIN		X	Multimedia format used by Delphine Software games.
CD+G		X	Video format used by CD+G karaoke disks
Commodore CDXL		X	Amiga CD video format
Core Audio Format	X	X	Apple Core Audio Format
CRC testing format	X
Creative Voice	X	X	Created for the Sound Blaster Pro.
CRYO APC		X	Audio format used in some games by CRYO Interactive Entertainment.
D-Cinema audio	X	X
Deluxe Paint Animation		X
DFA		X	This format is used in Chronomaster game
DV video	X	X
DXA		X	This format is used in the non-Windows version of the Feeble Filesgame and different game cutscenes repacked for use with ScummVM.
Electronic Arts cdata		X
Electronic Arts Multimedia		X	Used in various EA games; files have extensions like WVE and UV2.
Ensoniq Paris Audio File		X
FFM (FFserver live feed)	X	X
Flash (SWF)	X	X
Flash 9 (AVM2)	X	X	Only embedded audio is decoded.
FLI/FLC/FLX animation		X	.fli/.flc files
Flash Video (FLV)	X	X	Macromedia Flash video files
framecrc testing format	X
FunCom ISS		X	Audio format used in various games from FunCom like The Longest Journey.
G.723.1	X	X
G.729 BIT	X	X
G.729 raw		X
GIF Animation	X	X
GXF	X	X	General eXchange Format SMPTE 360M, used by Thomson Grass Valleyplayout servers.
HNM		X	Only version 4 supported, used in some games from Cryo Interactive
iCEDraw File		X
ICO	X	X	Microsoft Windows ICO
id Quake II CIN video		X
id RoQ	X	X	Used in Quake III, Jedi Knight 2 and other computer games.
IEC61937 encapsulation	X	X
IFF		X	Interchange File Format
iLBC	X	X
Interplay MVE		X	Format used in various Interplay computer games.
IV8		X	A format generated by IndigoVision 8000 video server.
IVF (On2)	X	X	A format used by libvpx
IRCAM	X	X
LATM	X	X
LMLM4		X	Used by Linux Media Labs MPEG-4 PCI boards
LOAS		X	contains LATM multiplexed AAC audio
LVF		X
LXF		X	VR native stream format, used by Leitch/Harris’ video servers.
Matroska	X	X
Matroska audio	X
FFmpeg metadata	X	X	Metadata in text format.
MAXIS XA		X	Used in Sim City 3000; file extension .xa.
MD Studio		X
Metal Gear Solid: The Twin Snakes		X
Megalux Frame		X	Used by Megalux Ultimate Paint
Mobotix .mxg		X
Monkey’s Audio		X
Motion Pixels MVI		X
MOV/QuickTime/MP4	X	X	3GP, 3GP2, PSP, iPod variants supported
MP2	X	X
MP3	X	X
MPEG-1 System	X	X	muxed audio and video, VCD format supported
MPEG-PS (program stream)	X	X	also known as VOB file, SVCD and DVD format supported
MPEG-TS (transport stream)	X	X	also known as DVB Transport Stream
MPEG-4	X	X	MPEG-4 is a variant of QuickTime.
MIME multipart JPEG	X
MSN TCP webcam		X	Used by MSN Messenger webcam streams.
MTV		X
Musepack		X
Musepack SV8		X
Material eXchange Format (MXF)	X	X	SMPTE 377M, used by D-Cinema, broadcast industry.
Material eXchange Format (MXF), D-10 Mapping	X	X	SMPTE 386M, D-10/IMX Mapping.
NC camera feed		X	NC (AVIP NC4600) camera streams
NIST SPeech HEader REsources		X
NTT TwinVQ (VQF)		X	Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation TwinVQ.
Nullsoft Streaming Video		X
NuppelVideo		X
NUT	X	X	NUT Open Container Format
Ogg	X	X
Playstation Portable PMP		X
Portable Voice Format		X
TechnoTrend PVA		X	Used by TechnoTrend DVB PCI boards.
QCP		X
raw ADTS (AAC)	X	X
raw AC-3	X	X
raw Chinese AVS video	X	X
raw CRI ADX	X	X
raw Dirac	X	X
raw DNxHD	X	X
raw DTS	X	X
raw DTS-HD		X
raw E-AC-3	X	X
raw FLAC	X	X
raw GSM		X
raw H.261	X	X
raw H.263	X	X
raw H.264	X	X
raw HEVC		X
raw Ingenient MJPEG		X
raw MJPEG	X	X
raw MLP		X
raw MPEG		X
raw MPEG-1		X
raw MPEG-2		X
raw MPEG-4	X	X
raw NULL	X
raw video	X	X
raw id RoQ	X
raw Shorten		X
raw TAK		X
raw TrueHD	X	X
raw VC-1	X	X
raw PCM A-law	X	X
raw PCM mu-law	X	X
raw PCM signed 8 bit	X	X
raw PCM signed 16 bit big-endian	X	X
raw PCM signed 16 bit little-endian	X	X
raw PCM signed 24 bit big-endian	X	X
raw PCM signed 24 bit little-endian	X	X
raw PCM signed 32 bit big-endian	X	X
raw PCM signed 32 bit little-endian	X	X
raw PCM unsigned 8 bit	X	X
raw PCM unsigned 16 bit big-endian	X	X
raw PCM unsigned 16 bit little-endian	X	X
raw PCM unsigned 24 bit big-endian	X	X
raw PCM unsigned 24 bit little-endian	X	X
raw PCM unsigned 32 bit big-endian	X	X
raw PCM unsigned 32 bit little-endian	X	X
raw PCM floating-point 32 bit big-endian	X	X
raw PCM floating-point 32 bit little-endian	X	X
raw PCM floating-point 64 bit big-endian	X	X
raw PCM floating-point 64 bit little-endian	X	X
RDT		X
REDCODE R3D		X	File format used by RED Digital cameras, contains JPEG 2000 frames and PCM audio.
RealMedia	X	X
Redirector		X
RedSpark		X
Renderware TeXture Dictionary		X
RL2		X	Audio and video format used in some games by Entertainment Software Partners.
RPL/ARMovie		X
Lego Mindstorms RSO	X	X
RSD		X
RTMP	X	X	Output is performed by publishing stream to RTMP server
RTP	X	X
RTSP	X	X
SAP	X	X
SBG		X
SDP		X
Sega FILM/CPK		X	Used in many Sega Saturn console games.
Silicon Graphics Movie		X
Sierra SOL		X	.sol files used in Sierra Online games.
Sierra VMD		X	Used in Sierra CD-ROM games.
Smacker		X	Multimedia format used by many games.
SMJPEG	X	X	Used in certain Loki game ports.
Smush		X	Multimedia format used in some LucasArts games.
Sony OpenMG (OMA)	X	X	Audio format used in Sony Sonic Stage and Sony Vegas.
Sony PlayStation STR		X
Sony Wave64 (W64)	X	X
SoX native format	X	X
SUN AU format	X	X
Text files		X
THP		X	Used on the Nintendo GameCube.
Tiertex Limited SEQ		X	Tiertex .seq files used in the DOS CD-ROM version of the game Flashback.
True Audio		X
VC-1 test bitstream	X	X
Vivo		X
WAV	X	X
WavPack	X	X
WebM	X	X
Windows Televison (WTV)	X	X
Wing Commander III movie		X	Multimedia format used in Origin’s Wing Commander III computer game.
Westwood Studios audio		X	Multimedia format used in Westwood Studios games.
Westwood Studios VQA		X	Multimedia format used in Westwood Studios games.
XMV		X	Microsoft video container used in Xbox games.
xWMA		X	Microsoft audio container used by XAudio 2.
eXtended BINary text (XBIN)		X
YUV4MPEG pipe	X	X
Psygnosis YOP		X

This software uses code of FFmpeg licensed under the LGPLv2.1 and its source can be downloaded here.