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This is an '''unofficial and experimental''' page that lists the audio/video codecs that VLC can or cannot read.  
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{{Back to|VLC Features}}
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You can get the official features page on [http://www.videolan.org/vlc/features.html VideoLAN website].
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This is a new page that lists the audio/video codecs that VLC can or cannot read. It is still under development, don't hesitate to add a some [[FourCC]] and infos.
  
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'''''Don't use this page as a reference'''''
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It should now be a bit more complete than the official features page on [https://www.videolan.org/vlc/features.html VideoLAN website].
  
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If you have any question about those codecs, just consult our [[Knowledge Base]] or our friends on the [http://wiki.multimedia.cx Multimedia Wiki].
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If you have any question about those codecs, just consult our [[Knowledge Base]] or our friends on the [http://wiki.multimedia.cx Multimedia Wiki]. If you don't find information, search with Wikipedia or Google.
  
 
== Video Codecs ==
 
== Video Codecs ==
  
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{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: small; text-align: center; width: 100%; margin: 1em auto 1em auto; border : 1px"
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=== Widely Used Video Codecs ===
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{| class="wikitable codec-table centered sortable"
 
|+ '''Most used Video Codecs'''  
 
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! MPEG-2 Part 2
 
! MPEG-2 Part 2
 
|| mp2v, mpg2, vcr2, hdv1, hdv2, hdv3, mx*n, mx*p|| {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} || libmpeg2 , ffmpeg ||  
 
|| mp2v, mpg2, vcr2, hdv1, hdv2, hdv3, mx*n, mx*p|| {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} || libmpeg2 , ffmpeg ||  
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! MJPEG (A/B)
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|| ||{{Yes}} || {{Yes}} || ffmpeg ||
 
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! Divx (1, 2, 3)  
 
! Divx (1, 2, 3)  
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|| DIV4, DIV5, DIV6, col1, col0, 3ivd || {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} || ffmpeg ||
 
|| DIV4, DIV5, DIV6, col1, col0, 3ivd || {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} || ffmpeg ||
 
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! MPEG-4 Part 2
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! MPEG-4 Part 2 (AVP), Xvid
 
||  DIVX, Xvid, 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.261
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|| h261 || {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} || ffmpeg ||
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! H.262
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|| h262 || {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} || ffmpeg || Same as MPEG-2 Video
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! H.263 / H.263i
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|| h263 || {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} || ffmpeg ||
 
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! H.264 / X.264  
 
! H.264 / X.264  
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(MPEG-4/AVC)
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(MPEG-4 Part.10)
 
|| h264, s264, AVC1, DAVC, H264, X264, VSSH ||{{Yes}} || {{Yes}} || ffmpeg (decode), x264 (encode) ||  
 
|| h264, s264, AVC1, DAVC, H264, X264, VSSH ||{{Yes}} || {{Yes}} || ffmpeg (decode), x264 (encode) ||  
 
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! Theora  
 
! Theora  
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|| thra || {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} broken || libtheora ||
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|| thra || {{Yes}} || {{Yes}}, violated || libtheora ||
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! H.263 / H.263i
 
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|| h263 || {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} || ffmpeg ||
 
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! H.261
 
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|| h261 || {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} || ffmpeg ||
 
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! MJPEG (A/B)
 
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|| ||{{Yes}} || {{Yes}} || ffmpeg ??? ||
 
 
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! WMV 1/2 (7/8)  
 
! WMV 1/2 (7/8)  
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! WMV 3 / WMV-9 / VC-1  
 
! WMV 3 / WMV-9 / VC-1  
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|| wmv3, wvc1, wmva || {{Yes}} || {{No}} || ffmpeg ||
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|| wmv3, wvc1, wmva || {{Yes}} || {{No}} || ffmpeg || Not all profiles are supported. See [[DMO]].
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! On2 VP3,
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|| VP31, VP30, VP3 || {{Yes}} || {{No}} || ffmpeg ||
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! On2 VP5
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|| VP50, VP5, VP51 || {{Yes}} || {{No}} || ffmpeg ||
 
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! On2 VP6 (used by FLV)  
 
! On2 VP6 (used by FLV)  
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|| VP60, VP61, VP62, VP6F || {{Yes}} || {{No}} || ffmpeg ||
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|| VP60, VP61, VP62, VP6F, VP6A || {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} || ffmpeg ||
 
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! On2 VP3, VP5
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! On2 VP7
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|| VP31, VP30, VP3, VP50, VP5, VP51 || {{Yes}} || {{No}} || ffmpeg ||
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|| VP7 || {{No}} || {{No}} || ||
 
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! Flash Screen Video  
 
! Flash Screen Video  
 
|| FSV1 ||  {{Yes}}  ||  {{Yes}}  || ffmpeg ||
 
|| FSV1 ||  {{Yes}}  ||  {{Yes}}  || ffmpeg ||
 
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! Indeo Video v3  
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! Indeo Video 3  
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|| IV31, IV32 || {{Yes}} || {{no}} || ?? ||
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|| IV31, IV32 || {{Yes}} || {{no}} || ffmpeg ||
 
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! Indeo Video v4/5   
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! Indeo Video 4/5   
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||IV41, IV51 || {{No}} || {{no}} || ?? ||
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||IV41, IV51 || {{Yes}} || {{no}} || libavcodec ||
 
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!Real Video 1.0, 1.3, 2.0  
 
!Real Video 1.0, 1.3, 2.0  
 
|| RV10, RV13, RV20 || {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} || ffmpeg ||
 
|| RV10, RV13, RV20 || {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} || ffmpeg ||
 
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!Real Video 3, 10
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!Real Video 3.0, 4.0
 
|| RV30, RV40 || {{No}} || {{No}} || ||
 
|| RV30, RV40 || {{No}} || {{No}} || ||
 
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|| BBCD || {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} || dirac ||
 
|| BBCD || {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} || dirac ||
 
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! Huffyuv / Lagarith  
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! Huffyuv / <del>Lagarith</del>
 
|| || {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} || ffmpeg  ||
 
|| || {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} || ffmpeg  ||
 
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|}
  
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=== Rarer Video Codecs ===
  
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{| class="wikitable codec-table centered sortable"
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{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: small; text-align: center; width: 100%; margin: 1em auto 1em auto; border : 1px"
 
 
|+ '''Less Used Video Codecs'''  
 
|+ '''Less Used Video Codecs'''  
 
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! Rare codecs !
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! Rare codecs !! FOURCC !! Decoder !! Encoder !! library !! Comment
 
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! Apple Animation, Graphics, Video, QuickDraw  
 
! Apple Animation, Graphics, Video, QuickDraw  
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! CorePNG  
 
! CorePNG  
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|| || ?? || ?? || || ||
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|| || ?? || ?? || ||
 
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! MSU Lossless  
 
! MSU Lossless  
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! Snow  
 
! Snow  
 
|| || {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} || ||
 
|| || {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} || ||
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! VP 7
 
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|| || {{No}} || {{No}} || ||
 
 
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! Pixlet  
 
! Pixlet  
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|| || {{Yes}} || {{no}} || ffmpeg ||
 
|| || {{Yes}} || {{no}} || ffmpeg ||
 
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! Tarkin
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|| || {{No}} || {{No}} || ||
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! QPEG
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|| QPEG || {{Yes}} || {{Untested}} || ffmpeg ||
 
|}
 
|}
  
 
== Audio Codecs ==
 
== Audio Codecs ==
  
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{| class="wikitable codec-table centered sortable"
 
|+ '''Audio Codecs Status'''  
 
|+ '''Audio Codecs Status'''  
 
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! Name !! FOURCC !! Decoder !! Encoder !! library !! Comment  
 
! Name !! FOURCC !! Decoder !! Encoder !! library !! Comment  
 
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| MPEG-Audio 1 Layer-2 || mpga || {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} || libmad (decoding), twolame (encoding) || ISO/IEC MPEG
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! MPEG-Audio 1 Layer-1/2  
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|| mpga || {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} || libmad (decoding), twolame (encoding) || ISO/IEC MPEG
 
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| MP3 || mp3, .mp3, LAME || {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} || libmad (decoding), ffmpeg-mp3lame  || ISO/IEC MPEG - '''(recompile needed)'''
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! MP3  
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|| mp3, .mp3, LAME || {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} || libmad (decoding), ffmpeg-mp3lame  || ISO/IEC MPEG - '''(recompile needed for encoding)'''
 
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| AAC || mp4a||  {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} || faad (decode), faac (encoding) || ISO/IEC MPEG
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! AAC
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|| mp4a||  {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} || faad (decode), faac (encoding) || ISO/IEC MPEG
 
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| HE-AAC || ||  {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} || faad (decode), faac (encoding) || ISO/IEC MPEG
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! HE-AAC  
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|| ||  {{Yes}} || {{Untested}} || faad (decode), libaacplus + ffmpeg (encoding) || ISO/IEC MPEG, AAC+ encoding through libaacplus + ffmpeg (patched) - untested
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'''RECOMPILE VLC & ffmpeg for this''' Audio codec
 
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| AC-3 || a52, a52b || {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} || liba52 (decode), ffmpeg (encode) ||
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! AC-3  
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|| a52, a52b || {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} || liba52 (decode), ffmpeg (encode) ||
 
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| ATRAC || atrc ||{{Yes}} || {{No}} || ||
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! ATRAC  
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|| atrc ||{{Yes}} || {{No}} || ||
 
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| iLBC || ||{{Untested}} || {{Untested}} || || to check
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! iLBC  
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|| ILBC, ilbc || {{Untested}} || {{Untested}} || QuickTime (decode) || (check for encoder and free decoder)
 
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| Mu-Law || ||{{Yes}} || {{No}} || ffmpeg || (check for encoder)
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! Mu-Law  
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|| ||{{Yes}} || {{No}} || ffmpeg || (check for encoder)
 
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| NellyMoser|| ||{{No}} || {{No}} || || to chek
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! NellyMoser
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|| ||{{Yes}} || {{No}} || ffmpeg ||  
 
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| Real Audio || lpcJ, 28_8, dnet, sipr, cook, atrc, raac, racp, ralf || {{Yes}} || {{No}} || || Some works. ralf don't
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! QCELP (PureVoice)
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|| Qclp ||{{Yes}} || {{No}}? || ffmpeg || Usually in QCP container. [https://trac.videolan.org/vlc/ticket/5347 buggy?]
 
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| Shorten || shrn || {{No}} || {{No}} || || ffmpeg and ffplay do it. VLC doesn't. (It is in the FOURCC list in VLC's ffmpeg.c [[User:Dionoea|Dionoea]])
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! Real Audio
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|| lpcJ, 28_8, dnet, sipr, cook, atrc, raac, racp, ralf || {{Yes}} || {{No}} || || Some work. Half don't
 
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| Speex || spex || {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} || libspeex ||
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! Shorten
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|| shrn || {{No}} || {{No}} || || ffmpeg and ffplay do it. VLC doesn't. (It is in the FOURCC list in VLC's {{VLCSourceFile|modules/codec/avcodec/fourcc.c}} --[[User:Dionoea|Dionoea]])
 
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| Vorbis || vorb || {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} || libvorbis ||
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! Speex
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|| spex || {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} || libspeex ||
 
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| DTS || dts || {{Yes}} || {{No}} || libdca || DTS-HD unsupported
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! Vorbis
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|| vorb || {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} || libvorbis ||
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! DTS  
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|| dts || {{Yes}} || {{No}} || libdca || DTS-HD unsupported
 
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|-  
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| MPC || || {{Yes}} || {{No}} || libmpcdec ||
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! MPC  
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|| || {{Yes}} || {{No}} || libmpcdec ||
 
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| WMA 1/2 || wma1, wma2 || {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} || ffmpeg || WMA9 is not supported
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! WMA 1/2
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|| wma1, wma2 || {{Yes}} || {{Yes}}, violated || ffmpeg || WMA9 is not supported
 
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| Flac || flac || {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} || libflac || lossless
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! Flac  
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|| flac || {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} || libflac || lossless
 
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| Apple Lossless Audio Codec || alac || {{Yes}} || {{No}} || ffmpeg || lossless  
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! Apple Lossless Audio Codec  
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|| alac || {{Yes}} || {{No}} || ffmpeg || lossless  
 
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| Monkey's Audio ||  ||{{No}} || {{No}} || || lossless - NON FREE LICENSE
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! Monkey's Audio  
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||  ||{{Yes}} || {{No}} || || lossless
 
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| Musepack || || {{Yes}} || {{No}} || libmpcdec ||
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! Musepack  
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|| || {{Yes}} || {{No}} || libmpcdec ||
 
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| ADMPCM (various) || || {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} || ffmpeg and internal ||
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! ADMPCM (various)  
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|| || {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} || ffmpeg and internal ||
 
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| AMR || samr || {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} || ffmpeg + libamrnb + libamrwb || '''RECOMPILE VLC for this'''
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! AMR  
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|| samr || {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} || ffmpeg + libamrnb + libamrwb || '''RECOMPILE VLC for this''' Speech codec
 
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| Sonic || SONC ||  {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} || ffmpeg ||
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! Sonic  
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|| SONC ||  {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} || ffmpeg ||
 
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|}
  
 
== Subtitles Codecs ==
 
== Subtitles Codecs ==
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{{Transcluded|Subtitles codecs}}
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<!-- Editors: This page includes content from Subtitles codecs. Make edits to this section there. -->
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{{:Subtitles codecs}}
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== Format/Container/Muxers ==
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{| class="wikitable codec-table centered sortable"
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|+ '''Muxer'''
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! Name !! extensions !! Playable !! Savable !! Comment
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! 3GP
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|| .3gp || {{Yes}} || {{Untested}} ||
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! AIFF
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|| .asf, .wmv || {{Yes}} || {{No}} ||
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! ASF
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|| .asf, .wmv || {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} ||
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! AU
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|| .au || {{Yes}} || ||
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! AVI
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|| .avi || {{Yes}} || {{Yes}}, violated ||
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! DMF
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|| || {{Untested}} || {{Untested}} ||
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! FLV
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|| .flv || {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} || through ffmpeg
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! MOV
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|| .mov || {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} ||
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! MP4
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|| .mp4 || {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} ||
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! OGG
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|| .ogm, .ogg || {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} ||
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! MKV
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|| .mkv, .mka || {{Yes}} || {{No}}, WIP || Summer of Code 2007 Project
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! MPEG-2 / TS
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|| .ts, .mpg || {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} ||
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! MPEG-2 / ES, PS, PVA, MP3
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|| .mpg, .mp3, .mp2 || {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} ||
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! NSC
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|| .nsc || {{Yes}} || {{No}} ||
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! NSV
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|| .nsv || {{Yes}} || {{No}} ||
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! Nut
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|| .nut || {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} || Muxable through libavformat
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! Real
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|| .ra, .ram, .rm, .rv , .rmbv || {{Partial}} || {{No }} ||  version 4 and 5, no support for version 3
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! Raw (a52, dts, aac, flac, .dv, .vid)
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|| .a52, .dts, .aac, .flac, .dv, .vid || {{Yes}} || ?? ||
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! True Audio Codec
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|| .tta, .tac || {{Yes}} ||  {{No}} ||
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|-
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! Ty Tivo
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|| .ty || {{Yes}} || {{No}} ||
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! Wav
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|| .wav, .dts || {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} ||
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|-
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! Xa
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|| .xa || {{Yes}} || {{No}} ||
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See [[SubtitlesCodec]] for the matter.
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== HD-Discs codecs ==
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{{Transcluded|HD-Discs codecs}}
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<!-- Editors: This page includes content from HD-Discs codecs. Make edits to this section there. -->
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{{:HD-Discs codecs}}
  
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[[Category:Codecs]]
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[[Category:Knowledge Base]]
  
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[[Category:About VideoLAN]]
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Latest revision as of 06:19, 11 April 2019

← Back to VLC Features
 This is a new page that lists the audio/video codecs that VLC can or cannot read. It is still under development, don't hesitate to add a some FourCC and infos.

It should now be a bit more complete than the official features page on VideoLAN website.

If you have any question about those codecs, just consult our Knowledge Base or our friends on the Multimedia Wiki. If you don't find information, search with Wikipedia or Google.

Video Codecs

Widely Used Video Codecs

Most used 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
MJPEG (A/B) Yes Yes 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 (AVP), Xvid DIVX, Xvid, mp4s, m4s2, xvid, mp4v, fmp4, 3iv2, smp4, ... Yes Yes ffmpeg
H.261 h261 Yes Yes ffmpeg
H.262 h262 Yes Yes ffmpeg Same as MPEG-2 Video
H.263 / H.263i h263 Yes Yes ffmpeg
H.264 / X.264

(MPEG-4/AVC) (MPEG-4 Part.10)

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, violated libtheora
WMV 1/2 (7/8) wmv1, wmv2 Yes Yes ffmepg
WMV 3 / WMV-9 / VC-1 wmv3, wvc1, wmva Yes No ffmpeg Not all profiles are supported. See DMO.
On2 VP3, VP31, VP30, VP3 Yes No ffmpeg
On2 VP5 VP50, VP5, VP51 Yes No ffmpeg
On2 VP6 (used by FLV) VP60, VP61, VP62, VP6F, VP6A Yes Yes ffmpeg
On2 VP7 VP7 No No
Flash Screen Video FSV1 Yes Yes ffmpeg
Indeo Video 3 IV31, IV32 Yes No ffmpeg
Indeo Video 4/5 IV41, IV51 Yes No libavcodec
Real Video 1.0, 1.3, 2.0 RV10, RV13, RV20 Yes Yes ffmpeg
Real Video 3.0, 4.0 RV30, RV40 No No
Dirac BBCD Yes Yes dirac
Huffyuv / Lagarith Yes Yes ffmpeg

Rarer Video Codecs

Less Used Video Codecs
Rare codecs FOURCC Decoder Encoder library Comment
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
Pixlet ?? ??
Rare codecs (Asus V1, Asus V2) ASV1, ASV2 Yes Yes ffmpeg
Game Codecs (Some) Yes No ffmpeg
Tarkin No No
QPEG QPEG Yes untested ??? ffmpeg

Audio Codecs

Audio Codecs Status
Name FOURCC Decoder Encoder library Comment
MPEG-Audio 1 Layer-1/2 mpga Yes Yes libmad (decoding), twolame (encoding) ISO/IEC MPEG
MP3 mp3, .mp3, LAME Yes Yes libmad (decoding), ffmpeg-mp3lame ISO/IEC MPEG - (recompile needed for encoding)
AAC mp4a Yes Yes faad (decode), faac (encoding) ISO/IEC MPEG
HE-AAC Yes untested ??? faad (decode), libaacplus + ffmpeg (encoding) ISO/IEC MPEG, AAC+ encoding through libaacplus + ffmpeg (patched) - untested

RECOMPILE VLC & ffmpeg for this Audio codec

AC-3 a52, a52b Yes Yes liba52 (decode), ffmpeg (encode)
ATRAC atrc Yes No
iLBC ILBC, ilbc untested ??? untested ??? QuickTime (decode) (check for encoder and free decoder)
Mu-Law Yes No ffmpeg (check for encoder)
NellyMoser Yes No ffmpeg
QCELP (PureVoice) Qclp Yes No? ffmpeg Usually in QCP container. buggy?
Real Audio lpcJ, 28_8, dnet, sipr, cook, atrc, raac, racp, ralf Yes No Some work. Half don't
Shorten shrn No No ffmpeg and ffplay do it. VLC doesn't. (It is in the FOURCC list in VLC's modules/codec/avcodec/fourcc.c --Dionoea)
Speex spex Yes Yes libspeex
Vorbis vorb Yes Yes libvorbis
DTS dts Yes No libdca DTS-HD unsupported
MPC Yes No libmpcdec
WMA 1/2 wma1, wma2 Yes Yes, violated ffmpeg WMA9 is not supported
Flac flac Yes Yes libflac lossless
Apple Lossless Audio Codec alac Yes No ffmpeg lossless
Monkey's Audio Yes No lossless
Musepack Yes No libmpcdec
ADMPCM (various) Yes Yes ffmpeg and internal
AMR samr Yes Yes ffmpeg + libamrnb + libamrwb RECOMPILE VLC for this Speech codec
Sonic SONC Yes Yes ffmpeg

Subtitles Codecs

Transcluded from Subtitles codecs
Subtitles Status
Subtitle Name Extension Subtitle Type Character Encoding Line Break Text Styling Metadata Info Timings Timing Precision VLC media player Support
AQTitle *.aqt Text-based None Yes No No Framings Dependent on Frame Yes (0.9.0 and over)
Blu-Ray N/A Image-based N/A N/A N/A No Elapsed Time Unknown Yes (1.1.0 and over)
CVD subtitles *.cvd Image-based N/A N/A N/A No Elapsed Time Unknown Yes
DKS *.dks Text-based None Yes No No Elapsed Time Unknown Yes (0.9.0 and over)
DVB subtitles N/A (in DVB streams) Image-based N/A N/A N/A No Elapsed Time Unknown Yes
DVD subtitles N/A Image-based Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown
JACOsub *.jss Text-based None Yes Yes No Elapsed Time 10 Milliseconds (1/100th sec) Yes (0.9.0 and over), no styles
Kate N/A (inside OGG) Text-based None Yes Yes No Unknown Unknown Yes (0.9.0 and over), no styles
MicroDVD *.sub Text-based None Yes No No Framings Dependent on Frames Yes
MPEG-4 Timed Text .ttxt XML Unknown Unknown Yes No Elapsed Time 1 Millisecond Yes
MPL2 *.mpl/.txt Text-based None Yes No No Sequential Time 100 Milliseconds (1/10th sec) Yes, no italic
MPSub *.sub Text-based None Yes No Yes Sequential Time 10 Milliseconds (1/100th sec) Yes (0.9.0 and over)
OggWrit N/A (inside Oggs) Text-based None No Yes Yes Sequential Granules Dependent on Bitstream untested ???- Not specified yet.
Phoenix Subtitle *.pjs Text-based None No No No Framings Dependent on Frames Yes (0.9.0 and over)
PowerDivX .psb Text-based None No No No Elapsed Time 1 Second Yes (0.9.0 and over)
RealText / SMIL *.rt HTML-based Unicode (UTF-8) Yes Yes (SMIL) No Elapsed Time 10 Milliseconds (1/100th sec) Yes (0.9.0 and over)
SAMI *.smi HTML-based Unicode (Windows-1252) Yes Yes (CSS) Yes Framings Dependent on Frames Yes
Structured Subtitle Format .ssf XML None No Yes Yes Elapsed Time 1 Millisecond No
SubRip *.srt Text-based Informally Unicode Yes No No Elapsed Time 1 Millisecond (1/1000th sec) Yes
SubStation Alpha *.ssa/.ass Text-based None No Yes Yes Elapsed Time 10 Milliseconds (1/100th sec) Yes, 0.9.0 and over
SubViewer *.sub Text-based None Yes No Yes Elapsed Time 10 Milliseconds (1/100th sec) Yes
SVCD subtitles *.svcd Image-based N/A N/A N/A No Elapsed Time Unknown Yes
Teletext Unknown Text-based Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Yes
Universal Subtitle *.usf XML Unicode (UTF-8) No Yes (XML DTD) No Elapsed Time 1 Millisecond (1/1000th sec) Yes, 0.9.0 and over
VobSub *.sub, *.idx Image-based N/A N/A N/A N/A Elapsed Time 1 Millisecond (1/1000th sec) Yes
VPlayer *.txt Text-based None Yes No No Framing or Time 10 Milliseconds (1/100th sec) Yes
XSUB (DivX subtitles) N/A (embedded in .divx) Image-based N/A N/A N/A No Elapsed Time 1 Millisecond Yes (1.1.0 and over)

Format/Container/Muxers

Muxer
Name extensions Playable Savable Comment
3GP .3gp Yes untested ???
AIFF .asf, .wmv Yes No
ASF .asf, .wmv Yes Yes
AU .au Yes
AVI .avi Yes Yes, violated
DMF untested ??? untested ???
FLV .flv Yes Yes through ffmpeg
MOV .mov Yes Yes
MP4 .mp4 Yes Yes
OGG .ogm, .ogg Yes Yes
MKV .mkv, .mka Yes No, WIP Summer of Code 2007 Project
MPEG-2 / TS .ts, .mpg Yes Yes
MPEG-2 / ES, PS, PVA, MP3 .mpg, .mp3, .mp2 Yes Yes
NSC .nsc Yes No
NSV .nsv Yes No
Nut .nut Yes Yes Muxable through libavformat
Real .ra, .ram, .rm, .rv , .rmbv Partial No version 4 and 5, no support for version 3
Raw (a52, dts, aac, flac, .dv, .vid) .a52, .dts, .aac, .flac, .dv, .vid Yes ??
True Audio Codec .tta, .tac Yes No
Ty Tivo .ty Yes No
Wav .wav, .dts Yes Yes
Xa .xa Yes No

HD-Discs codecs

Transcluded from HD-Discs codecs
HD-Disc codecs support
Codec VLC 1.0 VLC 1.1 VLC 1.2 VLC 3.0.6 Remarks
H.264 Yes Yes Yes GPU acceleration recommended
VLC DxVA2 or VLC VAAPI.
VC-1 Partial Partial Partial VC-1 Interlaced isn't ready
MPEG-2 Yes Yes Yes FFmpeg or libmpeg2
EAC3 Yes Yes Yes FFmpeg, libavcodec > 52.0
TrueHD Yes Yes Yes FFmpeg, libavcodec > 52.40
DTS Core Yes Yes Yes libdca or FFmpeg
DTS-HD Master Audio No No No Core is played
Blu-Ray Subtitles No Yes, libavcodec > 52.40 Yes FFmpeg
HD-DVD Subtitles No No No
HD-DVD Files (.evo) No No No
Blu-Ray folders Partial Partial Partial
Discs No No Partial


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