To create a video proxy preview, files are transcoded. Some file headers, especially CCTV, can be complex and difficult to decode. If there is a codec, we will do our best to support the format. Below is a list of containers and codecs that are supported.
Container | Video codecs supported with container |
No Container | DV/DVCPRO, AVC (H.264), HEVC (H.265), MPEG-1, MPEG-2 |
3G2 | AVC (H.264), H.263, MPEG-4 part 2 |
3GP | AVC (H.264), H.263, MPEG-4 part 2 |
Audio Video Interleave (AVI) | Uncompressed, Canopus HQ, DivX/Xvid, DV/DVCPRO |
Adobe Flash | AVC (H.264), Flash 9 File, H.263 |
Matroska | AVC (H.264), PCM, MPEG-2, MPEG-4 part 2, VC-1 |
IMF | Apple ProRes, JPEG 2000 (J2K) |
MPEG Program Streams (MPEG-PS) | MPEG-2 |
MPEG Transport Streams (MPEG-TS) | AVC (H.264), HEVC (H.265), MPEG-2, VC-1 |
MPEG-1 System Streams | MPEG-1, MPEG-2 |
MPEG-4 | Uncompressed, AVC Intra 50/100, DivX/Xvid, H.261, H.262, H.263, AVC (H.264), HEVC (H.265), JPEG 2000, MPEG-2, MPEG-4 part 2, VC-1 |
MXF | Uncompressed, Apple ProRes (supported types), AVC Intra 50/100, VC-3, DV/DVCPRO, DV25, DV50, DVCPro HD, AVC (H.264), JPEG 2000 (J2K), MPEG-2, Panasonic P2, SonyXDCam, SonyXDCam MPEG-4 Proxy |
QuickTime | Uncompressed, Apple ProRes (supported types), AVC Intra 50/100, DivX/Xvid, DV/DVCPRO, H.261, H.262, H.263, AVC (H.264), HEVC (H.265), JPEG 2000 (J2K), MJPEG, MPEG-2, MPEG-4 part 2, QuickTime Animation (RLE) |
WebM | VP8, VP9 |
WMV/ASF | VC-1 |
Apple formats that are supported include:
- Apple ProRes 4444 XQ
- Apple ProRes 4444
- Apple ProRes 422 HQ
- Apple ProRes 422
- Apple ProRes LT
- Apple ProRes Proxy
