Supported formats and codecs¶

Input¶

Type	Video	Audio
Codec	XAVC AVC-Ultra AVC-Intra XDCAM MPEG-2 H.264 (AVC) H.265 (HEVC)	MPEG-1 L2 MPEG-2 L2 AAC-LC HE-AAC HE-AAC v2 AC-3 (Dolby Digital)* E-AC-3 (Dolby Digital Plus)*
Container	MXF MP4

Protocol	Video	Audio
RTMP/RTMPS	H.264 (AVC) VP6 VP8 Sorenson Spark Screen Video (v1, v2)	AAC AAC-LC HE-AAC HE-AAC v2 MP3 Speex
RTSP/RTP	H.264 (AVC) H.265 (HEVC) VP8 VP9	AAC AAC-LC HE-AAC HE-AAC v2 MP3 Speex Opus Vorbis
ICY (SHOUTcast/Icecast)	-	AAC AAC-LC HE-AAC HE-AAC v2 MP3
SRT	H.264 (AVC) H.265 (HEVC)	AAC AAC-LC HE-AAC HE-AAC v2 MP3 AC-3 (Dolby Digital)* E-AC-3 (Dolby Digital Plus)* ALS (LOAS)
WebRTC	H.264 (AVC) VP8 VP9	Opus (recommended) PCM (PCMU, PCMA)
MPEG-TS, MPEG-TS over UDP	MPEG-2 H.264 (AVC) H.265 (HEVC)	AAC AAC-LC HE-AAC HE-AAC v2 MP3 AC-3 (Dolby Digital)* E-AC-3 (Dolby Digital Plus)* ALS (LOAS)

Type	Format
File-based	STL WebVTT SRT EBU-TT TTML
Live	EBU-TT-D FAB Public

Protocol	Video	Audio
HLS	H.264 (AVC) H.265 (HEVC)	AAC AAC-LC HE-AAC HE-AAC v2 MP3 AC-3 (Dolby Digital)* E-AC-3 (Dolby Digital Plus)*
CMAF HLS, Low-Latency HLS	H.264 (AVC) H.265 (HEVC)	AAC AAC-LC HE-AAC HE-AAC v2 AC-3 (Dolby Digital)* E-AC-3 (Dolby Digital Plus)*
MPEG-DASH	H.264 (AVC) H.265 (HEVC)	AAC AAC-LC HE-AAC HE-AAC v2 AC-3 (Dolby Digital)* E-AC-3 (Dolby Digital Plus)* ALS
RTMP/RTMPS	H.264 (AVC) VP6 Sorenson Spark Screen Video (v1, v2)	AAC AAC-LC HE-AAC HE-AAC v2 MP3 Speex
RTSP/RTP	H.264 (AVC) H.265 (HEVC) VP8 VP9	AAC AAC-LC HE-AAC HE-AAC v2 MP3 Opus Vorbis Speex
SRT	H.264 (AVC) H.265 (HEVC) VP8 VP9	AAC AAC-LC HE-AAC HE-AAC v2 MP3 AC-3 (Dolby Digital)* E-AC-3 (Dolby Digital Plus)* ALS (LOAS) Vorbis
WebRTC	H.264 (AVC) VP8 VP9	Opus (recommended) PCM (PCMU, PCMA)
MPEG-TS	MPEG-2 H.264 (AVC) H.265 (HEVC)	MPEG-1 L2 MPEG-2 L2 AAC-LC HE-AAC HE-AAC v2 AC-3 (Dolby Digital)* E-AC-3 (Dolby Digital Plus)*

Notice

All Dolby audio formats (marked with a "*") require the optional Makalu Dolby addon.

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