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FourCC, - sometimes called FOURCC or fourcc - is a 4-bytes identifier which specify the format of datas contained in a media file.
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FourCC, - sometimes called FOURCC or fourcc - is a 4-bytes identifier which specifies the format of data contained in a media file.
  
 
Every codec has its own unique FourCC.
 
Every codec has its own unique FourCC.

Revision as of 08:16, 21 May 2007

FourCC, - sometimes called FOURCC or fourcc - is a 4-bytes identifier which specifies the format of data contained in a media file.

Every codec has its own unique FourCC.

This is very useful to tell if VLC media player can or cannot read a video codec.

Good lists of FourCC (or FOURCC) can be found here: