FFMPEG An Intermediate Guide/File Formats

3g2

FFMPEG: Encoding
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Description: 3GP2 format

3gp

FFMPEG: Encoding
Full Name: 3GP format
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4xm

FFMPEG: Decoding
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Description: 4X Technologies format

IFF

FFMPEG: Encoding
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Description: IFF format

ISS

FFMPEG: Decoding
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Description: Funcom ISS format

MTV

FFMPEG: Decoding
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Description: MTV format

RoQ

FFMPEG: Decoding, Encoding
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Description: raw id RoQ format

aac

FFMPEG: Decoding
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Description: raw ADTS AAC

ac3

FFMPEG: Decoding, Encoding
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Description: raw AC-3

adts

FFMPEG: Encoding
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Description: ADTS AAC

aea

FFMPEG: Decoding
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Description: MD STUDIO audio

aiff

FFMPEG: Decoding, Encoding
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Description: Audio IFF

alaw

FFMPEG: Decoding, Encoding
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Description: PCM A-law format

alsa

FFMPEG: Decoding, Encoding
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Description: ALSA audio output

amr

FFMPEG: Decoding, Encoding
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Description: 3GPP AMR file format

apc

FFMPEG: Decoding
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Description: CRYO APC format

ape

FFMPEG: Decoding
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Description: Monkey's Audio

asf

FFMPEG: Decoding, Encoding
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Description: ASF format

asf_stream

FFMPEG: Encoding
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Description: ASF format

ass

FFMPEG: Decoding, Encoding
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Description: SSA/ASS format

au

FFMPEG: Decoding, Encoding
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Description: SUN AU format

avi

FFMPEG: Decoding, Encoding
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Description: AVI format

avm2

FFMPEG: Encoding
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Description: Flash 9 (AVM2) format

avs

FFMPEG: Decoding
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Description: AVS format

bethsoftvid

FFMPEG: Decoding
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Description: Bethesda Softworks VID format

bfi

FFMPEG: Decoding
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Description: Brute Force & Ignorance

c93

FFMPEG: Decoding
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Description: Interplay C93

caf

FFMPEG: Decoding
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Description: Apple Core Audio Format

cavsvideo

FFMPEG: Decoding
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Description: raw Chinese AVS video

crc

FFMPEG: Encoding
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Description: CRC testing format

daud

FFMPEG: Decoding, Encoding
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Description: D-Cinema audio format

dirac

FFMPEG: Decoding, Encoding
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Description: raw Dirac

dnxhd

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

dsicin

FFMPEG: Decoding
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Description: Delphine Software International CIN format

dts

FFMPEG: Decoding, Encoding
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Description: raw DTS

dv

FFMPEG: Decoding, Encoding
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Description: DV video format

dv1394

FFMPEG: Decoding
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Description: DV1394 A/V grab

dvd

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

dxa

FFMPEG: Decoding
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Description: DXA

ea

FFMPEG: Decoding
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Description: Electronic Arts Multimedia Format

ea_cdata

FFMPEG: Decoding
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Description: Electronic Arts cdata

eac3

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

f32be

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

f32le

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

f64be

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

f64le

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

ffm

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

film_cpk

FFMPEG: Decoding
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Description: Sega FILM/CPK format

flac

FFMPEG: Decoding, Encoding
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Description: raw FLAC

flic

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

flv

FFMPEG: Decoding, Encoding
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Description: FLV format

framecrc

FFMPEG: Encoding
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Description: framecrc testing format

gif

FFMPEG: Encoding
Full Name: Graphic Interchange Format
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Description: GIF Animation

gsm

FFMPEG: Decoding
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Description: raw GSM

gxf

FFMPEG: Decoding, Encoding
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Description: GXF format

h261

FFMPEG: Decoding, Encoding
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Description: raw H.261

h263

FFMPEG: Decoding, Encoding
Full Name: Sorencer Video
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Description: raw H.263

h264

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

idcin

FFMPEG: Decoding
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Description: id Cinematic format

image2

FFMPEG: Decoding, Encoding
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Description: image2 sequence

image2pipe

FFMPEG: Decoding, Encoding
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Description: piped image2 sequence

FFMPEG: Decoding
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Description: raw Ingenient MJPEG

ipmovie

FFMPEG: Decoding
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Description: Interplay MVE format

ipod

FFMPEG: Encoding
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Description: iPod H.264 MP4 format

lmlm4

FFMPEG: Decoding
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Description: lmlm4 raw format

m4v

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

matroska

FFMPEG: Decoding, Encoding
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Description: Matroska file format

mjpeg

FFMPEG: Decoding, Encoding
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Description: raw MJPEG video

mlp

FFMPEG: Decoding, Encoding
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Description: raw MLP

mm

FFMPEG: Decoding
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Description: American Laser Games MM format

mmf

FFMPEG: Decoding, Encoding
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Description: Yamaha SMAF

mov

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

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

mp2

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

mp3

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

mp4

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

mpc

FFMPEG: Decoding
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Description: Musepack

mpc8

FFMPEG: Decoding
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Description: Musepack SV8

mpeg

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

mpeg1video

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

mpeg2video

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

mpegts

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

mpegtsraw

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

mpegvideo

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

mpjpeg

FFMPEG: Encoding
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Description: MIME multipart JPEG format

msnwctcp

FFMPEG: Decoding
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Description: MSN TCP Webcam stream

mulaw

FFMPEG: Decoding, Encoding
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Description: PCM mu-law format

mvi

FFMPEG: Decoding
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Description: Motion Pixels MVI format

mxf

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

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

nc

FFMPEG: Decoding
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Description: NC camera feed format

nsv

FFMPEG: Decoding
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Description: Nullsoft Streaming Video

null

FFMPEG: Encoding
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Description: raw null video format

nut

FFMPEG: Decoding, Encoding
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Description: NUT format

nuv

FFMPEG: Decoding
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Description: NuppelVideo format

ogg

FFMPEG: Decoding, Encoding
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Description: Ogg

oma

FFMPEG: Decoding
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Description: Sony OpenMG audio

oss

FFMPEG: Decoding, Encoding
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Description: Open Sound System playback

psp

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

psxstr

FFMPEG: Decoding
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Description: Sony PlayStation STR format

pva

FFMPEG: Decoding
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Description: TechnoTrend PVA file and stream format

qcp

FFMPEG: Decoding
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Description: QCP format

r3d

FFMPEG: Decoding
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Description: REDCODE R3D format

rawvideo

FFMPEG: Decoding, Encoding
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Description: raw video format

rcv

FFMPEG: Encoding
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Description: VC-1 test bitstream

redir

FFMPEG: Decoding
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Description: Redirector format

rl2

FFMPEG: Decoding
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Description: RL2 format

rm

FFMPEG: Decoding, Encoding
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Description: RealMedia format

rpl

FFMPEG: Decoding
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Description: RPL/ARMovie format

rtp

FFMPEG: Encoding
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Description: RTP output format

rtsp

FFMPEG: Decoding
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Description: RTSP input format

s16be

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

s16le

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

s24be

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

s24le

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

s32be

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

s32le

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

s8

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

sdp

FFMPEG: Decoding
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Description: SDP

shn

FFMPEG: Decoding
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Description: raw Shorten

siff

FFMPEG: Decoding
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Description: Beam Software SIFF

smk

FFMPEG: Decoding
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Description: Smacker video

sol

FFMPEG: Decoding
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Description: Sierra SOL format

sox

FFMPEG: Decoding, Encoding
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Description: SoX native format

spdif

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

svcd

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

swf

FFMPEG: Decoding, Encoding
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Description: Flash format

thp

FFMPEG: Decoding
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Description: THP

tiertexseq

FFMPEG: Decoding
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Description: Tiertex Limited SEQ format

tmv

FFMPEG: Decoding
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Description: 8088flex TMV

truehd

FFMPEG: Decoding, Encoding
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Description: raw TrueHD

tta

FFMPEG: Decoding
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Description: True Audio

txd

FFMPEG: Decoding
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Description: Renderware TeXture Dictionary

u16be

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

u16le

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

u24be

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

u24le

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

u32be

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

u32le

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

u8

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

vc1

FFMPEG: Decoding
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Description: raw VC-1

vc1test

FFMPEG: Decoding
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Description: VC-1 test bitstream format

vcd

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

video4linux

FFMPEG: Decoding
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Description: Video4Linux device grab

video4linux2

FFMPEG: Decoding
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Description: Video4Linux2 device grab

vmd

FFMPEG: Decoding
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Description: Sierra VMD format

vob

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

voc

FFMPEG: Decoding, Encoding
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Description: Creative Voice file format

vqf

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

w64

FFMPEG: Decoding
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Description: Sony Wave64 format

wav

FFMPEG: Decoding, Encoding
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Description: WAV format

wc3movie

FFMPEG: Decoding
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Description: Wing Commander III movie format

webm

FFMPEG: Decoding, Encoding
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wsaud

FFMPEG: Decoding
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Description: Westwood Studios audio format

wsvqa

FFMPEG: Decoding
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Description: Westwood Studios VQA format

wv

FFMPEG: Decoding
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Description: WavPack

x11grab

FFMPEG: Decoding
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Description: X11grab

xa

FFMPEG: Decoding
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Description: Maxis XA File Format

yuv4mpegpipe

FFMPEG: Decoding, Encoding
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Description: YUV4MPEG pipe format

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