What video formats can I upload?
Last updated on March 21, 2010
There's a lot of different of video containers, codecs and formats out there. These add up to literally thousands of different combinations. While we do a best effort to support as many formats as possible, we simply cannot ensure that any uploaded video will work.
Supported formats
Here is a list of video formats we do support:
- MPEG4 (3ivx, DivX, Xvid, H264)
- DV and DVCPro
- FLV (VP6 and Sorenson Spark)
- 3GP (mobile phones)
- WMV (up to version 9 - no DRM!)
- MOV (Sorenson Video 3, H263, H264, animation)
- MPEG1 and MPEG2
- AVI (Indeo, Cinepak, Motion JPEG, MPEG)
- F4V (H264)
Since we use the FFMPEG framework for transcoding videos, all other formats supported by FFMPEG can be uploaded too.
Not supported
A couple of formats we occasionally encounter, but NOT support are:
- Quicktime (MOV) files that use the Apple ProRes codec (part of Final Cut).
- DRM protected files from Microsoft (WMV) or the iTunes Store (M4V, MOV).
- CSS encrypted DVD images (VOB).
- Quicktime (MOV) files with 24-bit audio.
Support for 24bit and ProRes are in the works. DRM and CSS protected files will not be supported.
Report a failure
If your uploaded video fails to convert, you can submit a bug report, so we can take a look at this. The issue is usually not the video format (by now we have all used video formats working), but specific combinations of headers and metadata. IF you do want to have your video working instantly, you can try to first convert it on your own computer, e.g. with QuickTime Pro. We have a tutorial that explains which settings to use.
