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| − | A FourCC | + | A FourCC – also spelled FOURCC or fourcc – is a 4-byte identifier which specifies the format of a video stream. |
| − | Every codec has its own unique FourCC. Commonly, each byte corresponds to a printable character in the [ | + | Every [[codec]] has its own unique FourCC. Commonly, each byte corresponds to a printable character in the [[wikipedia:ASCII|ASCII character set]], making the sequence human-readable. |
| − | This is very useful for determining whether {{VLC}} can decode a video stream. For audio streams, a [ | + | This is very useful for determining whether {{VLC}} can decode a video stream. For audio streams, a [https://wiki.multimedia.cx/index.php/TwoCC TwoCC] is used. |
Good lists of FourCC can be found here: | Good lists of FourCC can be found here: | ||
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* http://abcavi.kibi.ru/fourcc.php | * http://abcavi.kibi.ru/fourcc.php | ||
* http://www.fourcc.org/codecs.php | * http://www.fourcc.org/codecs.php | ||
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[[Category:Glossary]] | [[Category:Glossary]] | ||
Latest revision as of 00:20, 6 April 2019
A FourCC – also spelled FOURCC or fourcc – is a 4-byte identifier which specifies the format of a video stream.
Every codec has its own unique FourCC. Commonly, each byte corresponds to a printable character in the ASCII character set, making the sequence human-readable.
This is very useful for determining whether VLC media player can decode a video stream. For audio streams, a TwoCC is used.
Good lists of FourCC can be found here:
