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| − | 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. | + | Every codec has its own unique FourCC. Commonly, each byte corresponds to a printable character in the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ASCII ASCII character set], making the sequence human-readable. |
| − | This is very useful | + | This is very useful for determining whether {{VLC}} can decode a video stream. For audio streams, a [[TwoCC]] is used. |
| − | Good lists of FourCC | + | Good lists of FourCC can be found here: |
* http://abcavi.kibi.ru/fourcc.php | * http://abcavi.kibi.ru/fourcc.php | ||
Revision as of 13:12, 12 October 2007
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:
