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|| DIV1, DIV2, DIV3, mp41, mp42, MPG4, MPG3 || {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} || ffmpeg || | || DIV1, DIV2, DIV3, mp41, mp42, MPG4, MPG3 || {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} || ffmpeg || | ||
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! DivX 4, 5, | ! DivX 4, 5, 6 , 3ivx D4, MPEG-4 | ||
|| | || DIV4, DIV5, DIV6, col1, col0, 3ivd || {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} || ffmpeg || | ||
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! MPEG-4 Part 2 | ! MPEG-4 Part 2 | ||
|| DIVX, mp4s, m4s2, xvid, mp4v, fmp4, 3iv2, smp4, ... || {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} || ffmpeg || | || DIVX, Xvid, mp4s, m4s2, xvid, mp4v, fmp4, 3iv2, smp4, ... || {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} || ffmpeg || | ||
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! H.264 / X.264 | ! H.264 / X.264 | ||
|| ||{{Yes}} || {{Yes}} || ffmpeg (decode), x264 (encode) || | || h264, s264, AVC1, DAVC, H264, X264, VSSH ||{{Yes}} || {{Yes}} || ffmpeg (decode), x264 (encode) || | ||
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! Sorenson 1 (Quicktime) | ! Sorenson 1 (Quicktime) | ||
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! Cinepak | ! Cinepak | ||
|| | || cvid ||{{Yes}} || {{No}} || internal, ffmpeg || | ||
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! Theora | ! Theora | ||
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! WMV 1/2 (7/8) | ! WMV 1/2 (7/8) | ||
|| || {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} || ffmepg || | || wmv1, wmv2 || {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} || ffmepg || | ||
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! WMV 3 / WMV-9 / VC-1 | ! WMV 3 / WMV-9 / VC-1 | ||
|| || {{Yes}} || {{No}} || ffmpeg || | || wmv3, wvc1, wmva || {{Yes}} || {{No}} || ffmpeg || | ||
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! On2 VP6 (used by FLV) | ! On2 VP6 (used by FLV) | ||
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! On2 VP3, VP5 | ! On2 VP3, VP5 | ||
|| | || VP31, VP30, VP3, VP50, VP5, VP51 || {{Yes}} || {{No}} || ffmpeg || | ||
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! Flash Screen Video | ! Flash Screen Video | ||
|| || {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} || ffmpeg || | || FSV1 || {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} || ffmpeg || | ||
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! Indeo Video v3 | ! Indeo Video v3 | ||
|| IV32 || {{Yes}} || {{no}} || ?? || | || IV31, IV32 || {{Yes}} || {{no}} || ?? || | ||
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! Indeo Video v4/5 | ! Indeo Video v4/5 | ||
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! Dirac | ! Dirac | ||
|| || {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} || dirac || | || BBCD || {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} || dirac || | ||
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! Huffyuv / Lagarith | ! Huffyuv / Lagarith | ||
Revision as of 09:44, 23 May 2007
This is an unofficial and experimental page that lists the audio/video codecs that VLC can or cannot read. You can get the official features page on VideoLAN website.
Don't use this page as a reference
If you have any question about those codecs, just consult our Knowledge Base or our friends on the Multimedia Wiki.
Video Codecs
| Name | FOURCC | Playable | Encoder | library | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MPEG-1 Part 2 | mpeg, mp1v, mpg1, PIM1 | Yes | Yes | libmpeg2 , ffmpeg | |
| MPEG-2 Part 2 | mp2v, mpg2, vcr2, hdv1, hdv2, hdv3, mx*n, mx*p | Yes | Yes | libmpeg2 , ffmpeg | |
| Divx (1, 2, 3) | DIV1, DIV2, DIV3, mp41, mp42, MPG4, MPG3 | Yes | Yes | ffmpeg | |
| DivX 4, 5, 6 , 3ivx D4, MPEG-4 | DIV4, DIV5, DIV6, col1, col0, 3ivd | Yes | Yes | ffmpeg | |
| MPEG-4 Part 2 | DIVX, Xvid, mp4s, m4s2, xvid, mp4v, fmp4, 3iv2, smp4, ... | Yes | Yes | ffmpeg | |
| H.264 / X.264 | h264, s264, AVC1, DAVC, H264, X264, VSSH | Yes | Yes | ffmpeg (decode), x264 (encode) | |
| Sorenson 1 (Quicktime) | SVQ 1 | Yes | Yes | ffmpeg | |
| Sorenson 3 (Quicktime) | SVQ 3 | Yes | No | ffmpeg | |
| DV | Yes | Yes | ffmpeg | ||
| Cinepak | cvid | Yes | No | internal, ffmpeg | |
| Theora | thra | Yes | Yes broken | libtheora | |
| H.263 / H.263i | h263 | Yes | Yes | ffmpeg | |
| H.261 | h261 | Yes | Yes | ffmpeg | |
| MJPEG (A/B) | Yes | Yes | ffmpeg ??? | ||
| WMV 1/2 (7/8) | wmv1, wmv2 | Yes | Yes | ffmepg | |
| WMV 3 / WMV-9 / VC-1 | wmv3, wvc1, wmva | Yes | No | ffmpeg | |
| On2 VP6 (used by FLV) | VP60, VP61, VP62, VP6F | Yes | No | ffmpeg | |
| On2 VP3, VP5 | VP31, VP30, VP3, VP50, VP5, VP51 | Yes | No | ffmpeg | |
| Flash Screen Video | FSV1 | Yes | Yes | ffmpeg | |
| Indeo Video v3 | IV31, IV32 | Yes | No | ?? | |
| Indeo Video v4/5 | IV41, IV51 | No | No | ?? | |
| Real Video 1.0, 1.3, 2.0 | RV10, RV13, RV20 | Yes | Yes | ffmpeg | |
| Real Video 3, 10 | RV30, RV40 | No | No | ||
| Dirac | BBCD | Yes | Yes | dirac | |
| Huffyuv / Lagarith | Yes | Yes | ffmpeg |
| Rare codecs ! | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apple Animation, Graphics, Video, QuickDraw | 'rle','smc ','rpza', 'qdrw' | Yes | No | ffmpeg | ||
| SheerVideo | No | No | Professional use, no open source decoders | |||
| CorePNG | ?? | ?? | ||||
| MSU Lossless | ?? | ?? | ||||
| Snow | Yes | Yes | ||||
| VP 7 | No | No | ||||
| Pixlet | ?? | ?? | ||||
| Rare codecs (Asus V1, Asus V2) | ASV1, ASV2 | Yes | Yes | ffmpeg | ||
| Game Codecs (Some) | Yes | No | ffmpeg |
Audio Codecs
| Name | FOURCC | Decoder | Encoder | library | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MPEG-Audio 1 Layer-2 | Yes | Yes | libmad (decoding), twolame (encoding) | ISO/IEC MPEG | |
| MP3 | Yes | Yes | libmad (decoding), ffmpeg-mp3lame | ISO/IEC MPEG - (recompile needed) | |
| AAC | Yes | Yes | faad (decode), faac (encoding) | ISO/IEC MPEG | |
| HE-AAC | Yes | Yes | faad (decode), faac (encoding) | ISO/IEC MPEG | |
| AC-3 | Yes | Yes | liba52 (decode), ffmpeg (encode) | ||
| ATRAC | Yes | No | |||
| iLBC | untested ??? | untested ??? | to check | ||
| Mu-Law | Yes | No | ffmpeg | (check for encoder) | |
| NellyMoser | untested ??? | untested ??? | to chek | ||
| Real Audio | lpcJ, 28_8, dnet, sipr, cook, atrc, raac, racp, ralf | Yes | No | Some works. ralf don't | |
| Shorten | shrn | No | No | ffmpeg and ffplay do it. VLC doesn't. (It is in the FOURCC list in VLC's ffmpeg.c Dionoea) | |
| Speex | Yes | Yes | libspeex | ||
| Vorbis | Yes | Yes | libvorbis | ||
| DTS | Yes | No | libdca | DTS-HD unsupported | |
| MPC | Yes | No | libmpcdec | ||
| WMA 1/2 | Yes | Yes | ffmpeg | WMA9 is not supported | |
| Flac | Yes | Yes | libflac | lossless | |
| Apple Lossless Audio Codec | Yes | No | ffmpeg | lossless | |
| Monkey's Audio | No | No | lossless - NON FREE LICENSE | ||
| Musepack | Yes | No | libmpcdec | ||
| ADMPCM (various) | Yes | Yes | ffmpeg and internal | ||
| AMR | Yes | Yes | ffmpeg + libamrnb + libamrwb | RECOMPILE VLC for this | |
| Sonic | Yes | Yes | ffmpeg |
Subtitles Codecs
See SubtitlesCodec for the matter.