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A FourCC – also spelled FOURCC or fourcc – is a 4-byte identifier which specifies the format of a video stream. | 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 [[TwoCC]] is used. | This is very useful for determining whether {{VLC}} can decode a video stream. For audio streams, a [[TwoCC]] is used. | ||
Good lists of FourCC can be found here: | Good lists of FourCC can be found here: | ||
* http://abcavi.kibi.ru/fourcc.php | * http://abcavi.kibi.ru/fourcc.php | ||
* http://www.fourcc.org/codecs.php | * http://www.fourcc.org/codecs.php | ||
Revision as of 23:59, 5 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: