FFMPEG An Intermediate Guide/File Formats

FFMPEG: Encoding
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Description: 3GP2 format

FFMPEG: Encoding
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Description: 4X Technologies format

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Description: IFF format

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Description: Funcom ISS format

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Description: MTV format

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Description: raw id RoQ format

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Description: raw ADTS AAC

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Description: raw AC-3

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Description: ADTS AAC

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Description: MD STUDIO audio

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Description: Audio IFF

alaw

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Description: PCM A-law format

alsa

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FFMPEG: Decoding, Encoding
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Description: ALSA audio output

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Description: 3GPP AMR file format

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Description: CRYO APC format

FFMPEG: Decoding
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Description: Monkey's Audio

FFMPEG: Decoding, Encoding
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Description: ASF format

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Description: ASF format

FFMPEG: Decoding, Encoding
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Description: SSA/ASS format

FFMPEG: Decoding, Encoding
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Description: SUN AU format

FFMPEG: Decoding, Encoding
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Description: AVI format

avm2

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FFMPEG: Encoding
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Description: Flash 9 (AVM2) format

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Description: AVS format

bethsoftvid

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Description: Bethesda Softworks VID format

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Description: Brute Force & Ignorance

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Description: Interplay C93

FFMPEG: Decoding
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Description: Apple Core Audio Format

cavsvideo

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FFMPEG: Decoding
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Description: raw Chinese AVS video

FFMPEG: Encoding
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Description: CRC testing format

daud

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Description: D-Cinema audio format

dirac

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FFMPEG: Decoding, Encoding
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Description: raw Dirac

dnxhd

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FFMPEG: Decoding, Encoding
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Description: raw DNxHD (SMPTE VC-3)

dsicin

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FFMPEG: Decoding
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Description: Delphine Software International CIN format

FFMPEG: Decoding, Encoding
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Description: raw DTS

FFMPEG: Decoding, Encoding
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Description: DV video format

dv1394

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FFMPEG: Decoding
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Description: DV1394 A/V grab

FFMPEG: Encoding
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Description: MPEG-2 PS format (DVD VOB)
For more information see the MPEG page.

FFMPEG: Decoding
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Description: DXA

FFMPEG: Decoding
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Description: Electronic Arts Multimedia Format

ea_cdata

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FFMPEG: Decoding
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Description: Electronic Arts cdata

eac3

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FFMPEG: Decoding, Encoding
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Description: raw E-AC-3

f32be

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FFMPEG: Decoding, Encoding
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Description: PCM 32 bit floating-point big-endian format

f32le

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FFMPEG: Decoding, Encoding
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Description: PCM 32 bit floating-point little-endian format

f64be

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FFMPEG: Decoding, Encoding
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Description: PCM 64 bit floating-point big-endian format

f64le

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FFMPEG: Decoding, Encoding
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Description: PCM 64 bit floating-point little-endian format

FFMPEG: Decoding, Encoding
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Description: FFM (FFserver live feed) format

film_cpk

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FFMPEG: Decoding
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Description: Sega FILM/CPK format

flac

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Description: raw FLAC

flic

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FFMPEG: Decoding
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Description: FLI/FLC/FLX animation format

FFMPEG: Decoding, Encoding
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Description: FLV format

framecrc

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FFMPEG: Encoding
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Description: framecrc testing format

FFMPEG: Encoding
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Description: GIF Animation

FFMPEG: Decoding
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Description: raw GSM

FFMPEG: Decoding, Encoding
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Description: GXF format

h261

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FFMPEG: Decoding, Encoding
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Description: raw H.261

h263

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FFMPEG: Decoding, Encoding
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Description: raw H.263

h264

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FFMPEG: Decoding, Encoding
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Description: raw H.264 video format

idcin

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FFMPEG: Decoding
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Description: id Cinematic format

image2

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FFMPEG: Decoding, Encoding
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Description: image2 sequence

image2pipe

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FFMPEG: Decoding, Encoding
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Description: piped image2 sequence

FFMPEG: Decoding
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Description: raw Ingenient MJPEG

ipmovie

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Description: Interplay MVE format

ipod

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FFMPEG: Encoding
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Description: iPod H.264 MP4 format

lmlm4

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FFMPEG: Decoding
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Description: lmlm4 raw format

FFMPEG: Decoding, Encoding
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Description: raw MPEG-4 video format
For more information see the MPEG page.

matroska

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FFMPEG: Decoding, Encoding
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Description: Matroska file format

mjpeg

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FFMPEG: Decoding, Encoding
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Description: raw MJPEG video

FFMPEG: Decoding, Encoding
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Description: raw MLP

FFMPEG: Decoding
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Description: American Laser Games MM format

FFMPEG: Decoding, Encoding
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Description: Yamaha SMAF

FFMPEG: Encoding, Decoding dependent on input Codec.
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Description: MOV format
Although not list as decodable in the official manual, a lot of the codecs are fully decodable. check whether the embedded codec is decodable by FFMPEG.

mov,mp4,m4a,3gp,3g2,mj2

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FFMPEG: Decoding
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Description: QuickTime/MPEG-4/Motion JPEG 2000 format

FFMPEG: Encoding
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Description: MPEG audio layer 2
For more information see the MPEG page.

FFMPEG: Decoding, Encoding
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Description: MPEG audio layer 3
For more information see the MPEG page.

FFMPEG: Encoding
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Description: MP4 format
For more information see the MPEG page.

FFMPEG: Decoding
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Description: Musepack

mpc8

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FFMPEG: Decoding
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Description: Musepack SV8

mpeg

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FFMPEG: Decoding, Encoding
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Description: MPEG-1 System format
For more information see the MPEG page.

mpeg1video

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FFMPEG: Encoding
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Description: raw MPEG-1 video
For more information see the MPEG page.

mpeg2video

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FFMPEG: Encoding
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Description: raw MPEG-2 video
For more information see the MPEG page.

mpegts

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FFMPEG: Decoding, Encoding
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Description: MPEG-2 transport stream format
For more information see the MPEG page.

mpegtsraw

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FFMPEG: Decoding
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Description: MPEG-2 raw transport stream format
For more information see the MPEG page.

mpegvideo

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FFMPEG: Decoding
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Description: raw MPEG video
For more information see the MPEG page.

mpjpeg

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FFMPEG: Encoding
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Description: MIME multipart JPEG format

msnwctcp

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FFMPEG: Decoding
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Description: MSN TCP Webcam stream

mulaw

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Description: PCM mu-law format

FFMPEG: Decoding
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Description: Motion Pixels MVI format

FFMPEG: Decoding, Encoding
Full Name: Material eXchange Format
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Description: Avid exchange format, used by Avid video editor for storing all videos for the Avid system.

mxf_d10

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FFMPEG: Encoding
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Description: Material eXchange Format, D-10 Mapping

FFMPEG: Decoding
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Description: NC camera feed format

FFMPEG: Decoding
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Description: Nullsoft Streaming Video

null

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FFMPEG: Encoding
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Description: raw null video format

FFMPEG: Decoding, Encoding
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Description: NUT format

FFMPEG: Decoding
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Description: NuppelVideo format

FFMPEG: Decoding, Encoding
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Description: Ogg

FFMPEG: Decoding
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Description: Sony OpenMG audio

FFMPEG: Decoding, Encoding
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Description: Open Sound System playback

FFMPEG: Encoding
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Description: PSP MP4 format
For more information see the MPEG page.

psxstr

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Description: Sony PlayStation STR format

FFMPEG: Decoding
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Description: TechnoTrend PVA file and stream format

FFMPEG: Decoding
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Description: QCP format

FFMPEG: Decoding
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Description: REDCODE R3D format

rawvideo

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FFMPEG: Decoding, Encoding
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Description: raw video format

FFMPEG: Encoding
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Description: VC-1 test bitstream

redir

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FFMPEG: Decoding
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Description: Redirector format

FFMPEG: Decoding
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Description: RL2 format

FFMPEG: Decoding, Encoding
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Description: RealMedia format

FFMPEG: Decoding
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Description: RPL/ARMovie format

FFMPEG: Encoding
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Description: RTP output format

rtsp

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FFMPEG: Decoding
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Description: RTSP input format

s16be

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FFMPEG: Decoding, Encoding
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Description: PCM signed 16 bit big-endian format

s16le

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FFMPEG: Decoding, Encoding
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Description: PCM signed 16 bit little-endian format

s24be

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FFMPEG: Decoding, Encoding
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Description: PCM signed 24 bit big-endian format

s24le

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FFMPEG: Decoding, Encoding
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Description: PCM signed 24 bit little-endian format

s32be

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FFMPEG: Decoding, Encoding
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Description: PCM signed 32 bit big-endian format

s32le

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FFMPEG: Decoding, Encoding
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Description: PCM signed 32 bit little-endian format

FFMPEG: Decoding, Encoding
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Description: PCM signed 8 bit format

FFMPEG: Decoding
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Description: SDP

FFMPEG: Decoding
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Description: raw Shorten

siff

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FFMPEG: Decoding
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Description: Beam Software SIFF

FFMPEG: Decoding
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Description: Smacker video

FFMPEG: Decoding
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Description: Sierra SOL format

FFMPEG: Decoding, Encoding
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Description: SoX native format

spdif

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FFMPEG: Encoding
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Description: IEC958 - S/PDIF (IEC-61937)

svcd

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FFMPEG: Encoding
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Description: MPEG-2 PS format (VOB)
For more information see the MPEG page.

FFMPEG: Decoding, Encoding
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Description: Flash format

FFMPEG: Decoding
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Description: THP

tiertexseq

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FFMPEG: Decoding
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Description: Tiertex Limited SEQ format

FFMPEG: Decoding
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Description: 8088flex TMV

truehd

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Description: raw TrueHD

FFMPEG: Decoding
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Description: True Audio

FFMPEG: Decoding
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Description: Renderware TeXture Dictionary

u16be

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FFMPEG: Decoding, Encoding
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Description: PCM unsigned 16 bit big-endian format

u16le

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FFMPEG: Decoding, Encoding
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Description: PCM unsigned 16 bit little-endian format

u24be

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FFMPEG: Decoding, Encoding
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Description: PCM unsigned 24 bit big-endian format

u24le

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FFMPEG: Decoding, Encoding
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Description: PCM unsigned 24 bit little-endian format

u32be

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FFMPEG: Decoding, Encoding
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Description: PCM unsigned 32 bit big-endian format

u32le

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FFMPEG: Decoding, Encoding
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Description: PCM unsigned 32 bit little-endian format

FFMPEG: Decoding, Encoding
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Description: PCM unsigned 8 bit format

FFMPEG: Decoding
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Description: raw VC-1

vc1test

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FFMPEG: Decoding
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Description: VC-1 test bitstream format

FFMPEG: Encoding
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Description: MPEG-1 System format (VCD)
For more information see the MPEG page.

video4linux

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FFMPEG: Decoding
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Description: Video4Linux device grab

video4linux2

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FFMPEG: Decoding
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Description: Video4Linux2 device grab

FFMPEG: Decoding
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Description: Sierra VMD format

FFMPEG: Encoding
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Description: MPEG-2 PS format (VOB)

FFMPEG: Decoding, Encoding
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Description: Creative Voice file format

FFMPEG: Decoding
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Description: Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation (NTT) TwinVQ

FFMPEG: Decoding
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Description: Sony Wave64 format

FFMPEG: Decoding, Encoding
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Description: WAV format

wc3movie

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FFMPEG: Decoding
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Description: Wing Commander III movie format

webm

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FFMPEG: Decoding, Encoding
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wsaud

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Description: Westwood Studios audio format

wsvqa

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FFMPEG: Decoding
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Description: Westwood Studios VQA format

FFMPEG: Decoding
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Description: WavPack

x11grab

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Description: X11grab

FFMPEG: Decoding
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Description: Maxis XA File Format

yuv4mpegpipe

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Description: YUV4MPEG pipe format