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Supported Formats

The following charts outline the standard and optional compression and file formats supported by Stream LE 3.7 ("LE" in the chart), Stream FE 3.7 ("FE") and Stream Live ("Live").

Codec support is evolving frequently, with additional formats constantly under development. If you don't see the format you're looking for in the charts below, please contact us for updated information. Please see the Codec and Container Options page for more details on select format options.

•  standard format
o  optional format


Input Formats and Containers (File-Based) LE FE
AVI1
MPEG-1, MPEG-2 (including VOB), MPEG-4/H.264 o
QuickTime® (Media and Ref. files; incl. Apple® ProRes and Avid DNxHD® in MOV with free third-party codecs)1
SMPTE VC-1 / Windows Media
Microsoft Windows Media / SMPTE VC-1
WAV (incl. RF64, Broadcast WAV), MP3 and AAC2 audio
Avid DNxHD® in MXF6 o o
MXF1,3 (including AS02) o o
Omneon (MOV)1
GXF1 o o
LXF1 o o
Sony XDCAM/XDCAM HD (up to 4:2:2 at 50Mb/s) in MXF6 o 6
DV/DVCPro 25/50/100(HD) in MXF6 (including P2), AVI o o
DV/DVCPro 25 in MOV
RED Camera (R3D) o o
JPEG2000 in MXF6 o o
Image Sequence import (18 still image formats)  
Dolby Digital (AC3) audio with metadata support o 7
AES3 audio (SMPTE 331M and 302M, AES3-2003)  
Closed Caption / Timed Text file (SCC, DXFP)  

Output Formats (Streaming) LE FE Live
VC-1 (Microsoft Silverlight incl. IIS Smooth Streaming; Windows Media incl. multicast)

Included formats vary by StreamZ Live model.

Please see the StreamZ Live page for details.

H.264 (AVC) progressive with AAC/MP3 Audio (RTMP for Adobe Flash incl. Dynamic Streaming; RTP/RTSP; Microsoft IIS Smooth Streaming) o o
H.264 (AVC) for Apple iPhone/iPad with integrated segmenter; AAC audio o o
Advanced H.264 (AVC) with AAC Audio (RTP/RTSP)   o
On2 VP6 (Adobe Flash 8)8 o o
3GPP (H.263, H.264, MPEG-4 Part 2, AAC and AMR) o o
MPEG-2 in Transport Stream (UDP/RTP with RTSP) o
H.264 (AVC) in Transport Stream   o
Dolby® Digital and Dolby® Digital Plus (stereo or surround) in Transport Stream o o

Output Formats and Containers (File-Based) LE FE
VC-1 (Microsoft Silverlight incl. IIS Smooth Streaming; Windows Media WMV; Elementary Streams)
H.264 (AVC) – DRC AVC for Web (Adobe® Flash® incl. Dynamic Streaming; Microsoft Silverlight incl. IIS Smooth Streaming; progressive FLV/F4V/MP4/MOV/ M4V/3GP file output; AAC and MP3 audio) o o
H.264 (AVC) for Apple iPhone/iPad with integrated segmenter; AAC audio o o
H.264 (AVC) – DRC Studio AVC Encoder (H.264 Elementary Streams; frame-compatible 3D encoding)   o
H.264 (AVC) – DRC Studio AVC Encoder Bundle (H.264 ES, H.264 in Transport Stream, H.264 in .MP4 file; frame-compatible 3D; AAC & MPEG Layer 2 audio)   o
Dolby® Digital and Dolby® Digital Plus audio (stereo or surround) o o
Dolby® Pulse (AAC) audio o o
Advanced encoding/muxing for Sony® PlayStation® 3, PSP® and other Sony devices   o
MPEG-4 Part 2 (via QuickTime®)
3GPP (H.263, H.264, MPEG-4 Part 2, AAC and AMR) o o
On2 VP6 (Adobe Flash 8)8 o o
AVI
MPEG-1 and MPEG-2 (4:2:0 and 4:2:2, compatible with CableLabs® VOD specifications) o
QuickTime 4
Avid DNxHD® in MXF6   o
AVC-Intra (Panasonic P2, MXF6)   o
MXF1,3 (including AS02)   o
GXF1   o
LXF1   o
Omneon (MOV, MXF)1   o
Sony XDCAM/XDCAM HD (up to 4:2:2 at 50Mb/s) in MXF6, MOV  
DVCPro 25/50/100(HD) in AVI o o
DVCPro 25/50/100(HD) in MXF6, MOV   o
JPEG2000 in Image Sequences, MXF6 o o
RealVideo / RealAudio (Helix)8 9 & 10
Image Sequence (18 still image formats)  
WAV audio (multi-channel, RF64, Broadcast WAV)
AES3 audio (SMPTE 331M, AES3-2003)
MP3 audio (stereo and surround) o
Closed Caption file (SCC, SAMI, SRT)5

1. Container (wrapper) support. Additional codecs may be required for encoding or decoding the compressed essence within the container.
2. AAC decoding may require additional decoder (included with many players) to be installed on the system
3. Powered by OpenCube technology
4. QuickTime H.264, AAC, AMR not supported in Stream LE
5. Closed Caption from VBI capture with DRC-1000 boards and higher
6. Requires MXF module, sold separately
7. Integrated Dolby Digital (AC3) deconding included with new Stream FE purchases after July 25/2011. Not included with free upgrades
8. On2 VP6 and RealVideo/RealAudio offered for legacy compatibility; no ongoing development support.

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