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Supported input and output formats
The following tables show the supported input and output formats for the Transcoder API.
| Supported input formats | |
|---|---|
| Containers | AAC, AVI, GXF, MKV (Matroska), MOV, MPEG2-TS, MP3, MP4, MXF (OP1A only), WAV, WebM, and WMV |
| Video Codecs | DNxHD, DV/DVCProHD, DV25, DV50, H.261, H.262, H.263, H.264 (AVC), H.265 (HEVC), MPEG-1, MPEG-2, MPEG-4 part 2, ProRes, Theora, VC-1, VP8, VP9, XAVC, and XDCAM |
| Color Space | rec.601, rec.709, and rec.2020 |
| Audio Codecs | AAC, AC3, AIFF, E-AC3, FLAC, MP3, Opus, PCM, WAV, WMA, WMA2, and Vorbis |
| Captions | SCC, SRT, and VTT |
| Overlays | JPG and PNG |
| Supported output formats | |
|---|---|
| Streaming Formats | Apple HLS (with MPEG2-TS, fMP4) and MPEG-DASH (with fMP4) |
| Standalone File Formats | MP3, MP4, and OGG (Vorbis only) |
| Video Codecs | H.264 (AVC), H.265 (HEVC), and VP9 |
| Color Space | Pass-through; the output color space matches the input color space |
| Audio Codecs | AAC-HE, AAC-HEv2 (stereo only), AAC-LC, AC3, E-AC3, MP3, and Vorbis |
| Captions | CEA-608/708 and WebVTT |
| Images | JPG tiles, single images |
For information on job limits, seeLimits.
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Last updated 2025-06-13 UTC.