Media Encoder Standard Formats and Codecs
This document contains a list of the most common import and export file formats that you can use with Media Encoder Standard.
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 |
Note
Above is a list of the more commonly encountered file extensions. Media Encoder Standard does support many others (for example: .m2ts, .mpeg2video, .qt). If you try to encode a file and you get an error message about the format not being supported, provide your feedback here.
Audio formats in input containers
Media Encoder Standard 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 and Main 10 (*) Profiles Main 10 Profile support is intended for 8bit 4:2:0 content. |
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 |