http://www.moviecodec.com/
|
FOURCC |
Name |
Owner |
Description |
|
3IV1 |
3ivx |
3IVX |
MPEG4-based codec. Used by 3ivx Delta 1.0-3.5. FOURCC "3IV0" was
also used for a while but never publicly released. |
| 3IV2 |
3ivx |
3IVX |
MPEG4-based codec. To be used for "3ivx Delta 4.0." |
| 8BPS |
Planar RGB Codec |
Apple? |
RLE
codec storing RGB image in planar format under Quicktime. |
|
AASC |
Autodesk Animator
codec |
Autodesk |
This
codec is part of Autodesk's discontinued Animator Studio for
Windows. |
| ABYR |
? |
Kensington? |
Apparently a low resolution, low frame rate (6fps) codec similar
to
AJPG which is used in implementing movie
capture in some digital cameras. |
| ADV1 |
WaveCodec |
Loronix |
Apparently used in various CCTV products. |
| ADVJ |
Avid M-JPEG |
Avid Technology |
Also
known as AVRn |
| AEMI |
Array VideoONE
MPEG1-I Capture |
Array Microsystems |
Array's codec used for I frame only MPEG1 AVI files |
| AFLI |
Autodesk Animator
codec |
Autodesk |
AVI
equivalent of Autodesk's native FLI file format (presumably). |
| AFLC |
Autodesk Animator
codec |
Autodesk |
AVI
equivalent of the FLC native file format. |
| AJPG |
? |
? |
22fps
JPEG-based codec used for movie capture by some digital cameras. |
| AMPG |
Array VideoONE
MPEG |
Array Microsystems |
Codec
for Array VideoONE hardware-based MPEG compression system. |
| ANIM |
RDX |
Intel |
? |
| AP41 |
AngelPotion Definitive |
AngelPotion |
Another hacked version of Microsoft's MP43 codec. One source
recommends against installing this codec "due to its occasional
tendency to modify client structures". Apparently this means
that it can destroy or otherwise mess up the
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\avifile section of your registry leaving some
tools incapable of playing video any more. |
| ASV1 |
Asus Video |
Asus |
Codec
supplied with the Asus TNT Video Capture adapter. Supposedly a
very simple, DCT-based codec. Complete technical details can be
found
here. |
| ASV2 |
Asus Video (2) |
Asus |
New
codec from Asus. Supposedly a very simple DCT codec. Complete
technical details can be found
here. |
| ASVX |
Asus Video 2.0 |
Asus |
Unusual codec which stores audio in the .avi file but puts the
video in a companion .asv file.
Click
here for information on how to play back these files on
Windows 2000 PCs. |
| AUR2 |
Aura 2 Codec - YUV
422 |
Auravision |
? |
| AURA |
Aura 1 Codec - YUV
411 |
Auravision |
? |
| AVRn |
Avid M-JPEG |
Avid Technology |
Also
known as ADVJ in Quicktime files. |
|
BINK |
Bink Video |
RAD Game Tools |
Pretty popular codec in Windows games. I'm not sure if this is
available as a standard Windows codec but the web site makes it
sound interesting enough to list here even if it does require
non-standard tools to use. |
| BLZ0 |
? |
Blizzard |
MPEG-4 codec used in WarCraft 3 movies. |
| BT20 |
Prosumer Video |
Conexant |
Codec
optimised for realtime compression of YUV images. Download the
ZIP and add VIDC.BT20=btvvc32.drv and VIDC.Y41P=btvvc32.drv to
the [drivers32] section of your SYSTEM.INI to enable the codec |
| BTCV |
Composite Video
Codec |
Conexant |
This,
now obsolete, format supported a special data format used by the
Brooktree Bt2115 chipset which could perform "software encoded
video output" - a kind of software TV-out capability. |
| BW10 |
Broadway MPEG Capture/Compression |
Data Translation |
Codec
for Broadway hardware-based MPEG compression system. |
|
CC12 |
YUV12 Codec |
Intel |
? |
| CDVC |
Canopus DV Codec |
Canopus |
Allegedly used with digital video cameras. The
Canopus download page has a free software-only version of
this codec which will install on machines which are not equipped
with their capture hardware. Apparently if you edit the AVI and
change the FOURCC to dvsd, it will play with these codecs too. |
| CFCC |
DPS Perception |
Digital Processing Systems |
Native format used when capturing AVIs using a DPS Perception
adapter. |
| CGDI |
Camcorder Video |
Microsoft |
AVI
format used by
Office 97 camcorder application. |
| CHAM |
Caviara Champagne |
Winnov |
? |
| CMYK |
Uncompressed CMYK |
Colorgraph |
Uncompressed 32bpp CMYK as used in printing processes. |
| CJPG |
WebCam JPEG |
Creative Labs |
Used
by Creative Video Blaster Webcam Go control. See
here
for info on how to download and install this codec. |
| CPLA |
YUV 4:2:0 |
Weitek |
This
sounds like an uncompressed format to me. Anyone know? |
| CRAM |
Microsoft Video 1 |
Microsoft |
Allegedly identical to MSVC. |
| CSCD |
CamStudio Codec |
RenderSoft
Software |
Open
source (GPL license) codec optimised for screen capture
applications. Source download is available. |
| CVID |
Cinepak |
Providenza & Boekelheide |
Originally owned by Supermac then Radius, now
P & B.
Complete technical details can be found
here. |
| CWLT |
Color WLT DIB |
Microsoft |
Apparently WLT is "with lookup table". Presumably, therefore,
this is similar to a standard DIB using FOURCC 0? |
| CYUV |
Creative YUV |
Creative Labs |
Proprietary YUV compression algorithm |
| CYUY |
? |
ATI
Technologies |
Proprietary YUV compression algorithm |
| D261 |
H.261 |
DEC |
Presumably now owned by Intel. |
| D263 |
H.263 |
DEC |
Presumably now owned by Intel. |
|
davc |
MPEG-4/H.264 |
Dicas |
H.264/MPEG-4 AVC base profile codec. Dicas tell me that this
codec will be available for free download from their site some
time in June 2004. I am waiting to hear the exact URL for the
download. |
| DCL1 |
Data Connection
Conferencing Codec |
Data Connection Ltd. |
Format used in Data Connection Ltd's conferencing services. |
| DIV3 |
DivX MPEG-4 |
DivX |
Low
motion codec (optimised for low motion source material?).
Several sources tell me that this is an old and illegal codec
that should not be used to encode new material. |
| DIV4 |
DivX MPEG-4 |
DivX |
Fast
motion codec.Several sources tell me that this is an old and
illegal codec that should not be used to encode new material. |
| DIV5 |
? |
? |
Apparently almost as old as DIV3 and DIV4. Changing DIV5 AVI's
FOURCC to DIV3 or DIV4 seems to allow them to play just fine. |
| DIVX |
DivX |
OpenDivX |
This
FOURCC code is used for versions 4.0 and later of the DivX
codec. DivX, "the MP3 of video," is the popular and
market-leading MPEG-4 video codec that is emerging as the
standard for full screen, full motion, DVD-quality video over
IP-based networks.
Apparently version 5 also encodes using FOURCC
DX50. |
| divx |
DivX |
? |
Apparently used interchangeably with "DIVX". |
| DM4V |
MPEG-4 |
Dicas |
MPEG4
codec compatible with DivX4 and 5. |
| dmb1 |
Rainbow Runner
hardware compression |
Matrox |
Hardware codec used by Matrox Rainbow Runner video capture
product. Apparently a form of Motion JPEG). |
| DMB2 |
? |
? |
MJPEG
codec used by Paradigm. |
| DMK2 |
? |
? |
Movies generated by a ViewSonic V36 PDA appear to be AVI files
using this video codec. Oddly enough, they are named .mpg - go
figure. |
| DSVD |
DV Codec |
? |
The
DSVD codec is a VFW-based compressor that firewire- and DV-based
capture cards use. It is supported by Graphedit (from
divx-digest.com),
Adobe Premier and StudioDV. VirtualDub doesn't support the
format.
I suspect that this and DVSD are one and the
same - perhaps one of my informants typed the FOURCC wrongly? |
| DUCK |
TrueMotion S |
Duck
Corporation |
Rather nice RGB codec which, strangely enough, appears to have
two distinct FOURCCs. |
| dv25 |
DVCPRO |
Matrox |
SMPTE
314M 25Mb/s compressed video. A professional variant of DVC
(dvsd). Unlike dvsd, it uses 4:1:1 sampling structure for both
NTSC and PAL. |
| dv50 |
DVCPRO50 |
Matrox |
SMPTE
314M 50Mb/s compressed video. Has twice the data rate
(50Mbits/sec) of dv25 and uses 4:2:2 sampling structure. |
| DVAN |
? |
? |
? |
| DVCS |
DV Video |
Microsoft? |
A
generic DV codec along the same lines as DVSD.
Microsoft indicates
here that this codec should be considered obsolete now that
standard FOURCCs for the various DV flavours have been defined. |
| DVE2 |
DVE-2
Videoconferencing Codec |
InSoft |
? |
| dvh1 |
SMPTE 370M |
Panasonic? |
SMPTE
370M - data structure for DV based audio, data and compressed
video at 100 Mb/s - 1080/60i, 1080/50i, and 720/60p. This is
basically a high definition variant of dv25 and dv50. |
| dvhd |
50Mbps Consumer DV |
Microsoft? |
SD-DVCR 1125-60 or SD-DVCR 1250-50. See also
dvsl and
dvsd. |
| dvsd |
25Mbps Consumer DV |
Pinnacle Systems? |
SD-DVCR 525-60 or SD-DVCR 625-50. See also dvsl
and
dvhd.
Implemented in the miroVideo DV300 SW only
codec which requires the presence of the 1394 (Firewire)
interface card with which it shipped. |
| DVSD |
DV Video |
Microsoft? |
Used
by Adobe After Effects, Uleads Mediastudio 6 (and probably
VideoStudio) as a generic DV FOURCC. Probably the same as
"dvsd". Sources indicate that these FOURCCs were used
interchangeably in early versions. Microsoft indicates
here that this codec should be considered obsolete now that
standard FOURCCs for the various DV flavours have been defined.
Some versions include only decompression. If
you need a compress/decompress DVSD codec, I am told that the
MainConcept DV codec is worth a look and you can
download a demo version here. |
| dvsl |
12.5Mbps Consumer DV |
Microsoft? |
SD-DVCR 525-60 or SD-DVCR 625-50. See also dvsd
and
dvhd. |
| DVX1 |
DVX1000SP Video
Decoder |
Lucent |
? |
| DVX2 |
DVX2000S Video
Decoder |
Lucent |
? |
| DVX3 |
DVX3000S Video
Decoder |
Lucent |
? |
| DX50 |
DivX MPEG-4
version 5 |
DivX |
Apparently this is used interchangeably with the DIVX FOURCC
when using version 5 of the codec. |
| DXGM |
? |
Electronic Arts? |
The
movies in the game "Lord of the Rings: Return of the King" are
encoded in this format. Also used in movies from "Robin Hood" by
CinemaWare. |
| DXTn |
DirectX Compressed
Texture |
Microsoft |
5
different versions (DXT1 - DXT5) of compressed texture formats
exist. Full documentation is to be found in the DirectX SDK.
More info can also be found on
S3's
Texture Compression web site. |
| DXTC |
DirectX Texture
Compression |
Microsoft |
Another of the DXTn set, I suppose. |
|
ELK0 |
? |
Elsa |
Codec
used by some Elsa graphics cards. May be a YUV format with
reduced colour resolution. |
| EKQ0 |
Elsa Quick Codec |
Elsa |
? |
| EM2V |
Etymonix MPEG-2 Video |
Etymonix |
HIgh
quality, MPEG-2 I picture codec with user selectable YUV 4:2:0,
4:2:2 or 4:4:4 compression. Suitable for use in video editing
applications. Free trial version available. |
| ESCP |
Escape |
Eidos Technologies |
Codec
used by Eidos Technologies ESCAPE VideoStudio. |
| ETV1 |
eTreppid Video
Codec |
eTreppid Technologies |
? |
| ETV2 |
eTreppid Video
Codec |
eTreppid Technologies |
? |
| ETVC |
eTreppid Video
Codec |
eTreppid Technologies |
? |
|
FFV1 |
FFMPEG Codec |
Michael Niedermayer |
A
lossless video codec based on arithmetic coding developed in the
open source
ffmpeg project. |
| FLJP |
Field Encoded
Motion JPEG |
D-Vision |
Field
encoded motion JPEG with LSI bitstream format. |
| FRWA |
Forward Motion JPEG with alpha channel |
SoftLab-Nsk |
A
version of motion JPEG as used in the Forward project from
SoftLab-Nsk. This format also includes an 8-bit alpha channel
per image. |
| FRWD |
Forward Motion JPEG |
SoftLab-Nsk |
A
version of motion JPEG as used in the Forward project from
SoftLab-Nsk. Similar to FRWD but without the alpha information. |
| FVF1 |
Fractal Video
Frame |
Iterated Systems |
|
|
GJPG |
GT891x Codec |
Grand Tech |
Shipped as part of the driver package with some dgital cameras
from Fuji. |
| GLZW |
Motion LZW |
gabest@freemail.hu |
GIF-like codec written by
gabest@freemail.hu. |
| GPEG |
Motion JPEG |
gabest@freemail.hu |
Motion JPEG codec written as a learning exercise by
gabest@freemail.hu. |
| GWLT |
Greyscale WLT DIB |
Microsoft |
8bpp
greyscale image. WLT apparently means "with lookup table" so it
is a palettized format. |
|
H260 through H269 |
ITU H.26n |
Intel |
Conferencing codecs
H.263 format video is for POTS-based
videoconferencing. Used, for example, in some
Osprey
products.
Supposedly, the Vanguard Software
H.264
codec,
available in beta form here, is pretty good. |
| HFYU |
Huffman Lossless Codec |
? |
Huffman codec for YUV and RGB formats. Available in source and
DLL forms. Full technical information can be found
here. I am told that further information can also be found
here. |
| HMCR |
Rendition Motion
Compensation Format |
Rendition |
Proprietary motion compensation surface format used by Rendition
V2x00 DirectDraw driver. |
| HMRR |
Rendition Motion
Compensation Format |
Rendition |
Newer, proprietary motion compensation surface format used by
Rendition drivers. |
|
i263 |
ITU H.263 |
Intel |
PictureWorks NetCard Player - another H.263 implementation from
Intel. There's a FAQ on this codec
here and it can also be downloaded from
here. |
| IAN |
Indeo 4 Codec |
Intel |
One
of a collection of FOURCCs used in Indeo 4. |
| ICLB |
CellB
Videoconferencing Codec |
InSoft |
? |
| IGOR |
Power DVD |
? |
? |
| IJPG |
Intergraph JPEG |
Intergraph |
Intergraph's version of a JPEG codec (don't you hate it when I
just state the obvious ?) |
| ILVC |
Layered Video |
Intel |
? |
| ILVR |
ITU H.263+ Codec |
? |
? |
| IPDV |
Giga AVI DV Codec |
I-O Data Device, Inc. |
Codec
used with I-O Data Device's IEEE1394 Digital Video Control &
Capture Board. This codec implements I-O DATA's original indexed
AVI architecture. |
| IR21 |
Indeo 2.1 |
Intel |
Old
Indeo codec |
| IRAW |
Intel Uncompressed
UYUV |
Intel |
No
indication of the pixel format - sorry. |
| IV30 through IV39 |
Indeo 3 |
Ligos |
The
family of Indeo Video 3 codecs originally developed by Intel but
now handled by Ligos. |
| IV32 |
Indeo 3.2 |
Ligos |
Fairly widespread Indeo 3 codec |
| IV40 through IV49 |
Indeo Interactive |
Ligos |
Indeo
4.1 improves image quality and introduces transparency masks. |
| IV50 |
Indeo Interactive |
Ligos |
Version 5.0 of the Indeo codec series designed for internet
video delivery. |
|
JBYR |
? |
Kensington? |
? |
| JPEG |
JPEG Still Image |
Microsoft |
? |
| JPGL |
JPEG Light? |
? |
Proprietary format used by many WebCams which are built around
the DIVIO NW 801/802 chip such as the Logitec QuickCam Pro,
VideoLogic HomeC@m and other cameras from Askey, Mustek,
Microtek, and Tekom. |
|
KMVC |
Karl Morton's
Video Codec (presumably) |
? |
Shipped as part of the game "Worms" by Team17 Software. Info is
allegedly obtainable from
info@beamaim.demon.co.uk. |
|
L261 |
Lead H.26 |
Lead Technologies |
? |
| L263 |
Lead H.263 |
Lead Technologies |
? |
| LBYR |
? |
? |
? |
| LCMW |
Motion CMW Codec |
Lead Technologies |
? |
| LEAD |
LEAD Video Codec |
Lead Technologies |
Codec
supporting standard MJPEG and Lead's proprietary MCMP formats.
They state "an alternative to standard compression algorithms,
MCMP delivers smaller file sizes and can maintain better image
quality than MJPEG with the same or better image quality." Link
offers download of a time-expiring version of the codec. No,
MCMP isn't a FOURCC. |
| LGRY |
Grayscale Image |
Lead Technologies |
Supports 12 and 16bpp grayscale images with additional low and
high range information required for medical images. Format
public but not finalised when this update was made. |
| LJ2K |
Lead JPEG 2000 |
Lead Technologies |
|
| Ljpg |
LEAD MJPEG Codec |
Lead Technologies |
Supports color JPEG 4:1:1, 4:2:2, 4:4:4, grayscale JPEG 4:0:0)
FOURCCs supported: MJPG, JPEG, dmb1 Lossless JPEG support
including 24-bit color and 8,12 and 16-bit grayscale. Link
offers download of a time-expiring version of the codec. |
| LZO1 |
Lempel-Ziv-Oberhumer Codec |
Markus Oberhumer |
A
fast, lossless codec available in source code format. |
|
M263 |
H.263 |
Microsoft |
Redmond's codec implementing the H.263 compression standard. |
| M261 |
H.261 |
Microsoft |
Redmond's codec implementing the H.261 compression standard. |
M4CC
m4cc |
MPEG-4 |
Divio |
|
| M4S2 |
MPEG-4
(automatic WMP download) |
Microsoft |
Final
fully-compliant ISO MPEG4 decoder, compliant to MPEG-4 version 2
simple profile. |
| MC12 |
Motion
Compensation Format |
ATI
Technologies |
Proprietary format used by ATI in MPEG decoding. |
| MCAM |
Motion
Compensation Format |
ATI
Technologies |
Proprietary format used by ATI in MPEG decoding. |
| MJ2C |
Motion JPEG 2000 |
Morgan Multimedia |
Motion JPEG 2000 |
| mJPG |
Motion JPEG
including Huffman Tables |
IBM |
A
version of Motion JPEG which includes Huffman tables with each
AVI frame. Developed by IBM before the MJPEG standard was
finalised. |
| MJPG |
Motion JPEG |
? |
Motion JPEG video. Codecs implementing MJPEG are (or have been)
available from
The format is also used by
Matrox in
their Rainbow Runner add-on video capture / MPEG playback board
for various of their display adapters and by Canon who's cameras
generate AVIs using this codec. |
| MMES |
MPEG-2 ES |
Matrox |
Matrox MPEG-2 video elementary stream.MPEG-2 main profile or
4:2:2 profile closed GOP IBP or I-frame only decoder. |
| MP2A |
Eval download |
Media Excel |
MPEG-2 Audio |
| MP2T |
Eval download |
Media Excel |
MPEG-2 Transport Stream |
| MP2V |
Eval download |
Media Excel |
MPEG-2 Video |
| MP42 |
MPEG-4
(automatic WMP download) |
Microsoft |
Apparently one of several different and incompatible MPEG-4
codecs. Rumour has it that this codec is downloadable from the
Microsoft site somewhere. This codec is distributed as part of
Microsoft Windows Media Tools 4. Includes quality improvements
over the earlier MPG4.
Download as part of "Windows Media Codecs 8.0
for IT Professionals." |
| MP43 |
MPEG-4
(automatic WMP download) |
Microsoft |
Yet
another MPEG-4 variation from Microsoft. This FOURCC is not,
however, listed on Microsoft's codecs site. This codec is
distributed as part of Microsoft Windows Media Tools 4. Includes
further quality improvements over the earlier MPG4. |
| MP4A |
Eval download |
Media Excel |
MPEG-4 Audio |
| MP4S |
MPEG-4
(automatic WMP download) |
Microsoft ? |
The
first ISO standard codec for use with the Sharp digital camera
implementing a restricted feature set of MPEG4. |
| MP4T |
Eval download |
Media Excel |
MPEG-4 Transport Stream |
| MP4V |
Eval download |
Media Excel |
MPEG-4 Video |
| MPEG |
MPEG |
? |
MPEG
video - presumably MPEG I ? |
| MPG4 |
MPEG-4
(automatic WMP download) |
Microsoft |
MPEG-4 Video High Speed Compressor.
Downloadable here, I am told. This codec was shipped with
some versions of the Microsoft Netshow encoder (probably 3.0).
This codec was based on early drafts of the MPEG-4 spec. |
| MPGI |
MPEG |
Sigma Designs |
Editable MPEG codec |
| MR16 |
? |
? |
? |
| MRCA |
Mrcodec |
FAST
Multimedia |
And I
thought it stood for "Multi Role Combat Aircraft". |
| MRLE |
Microsoft RLE |
Microsoft |
Run
length encoded RGB format from Microsoft. Basically the same as
the BI_RLE formats but Michael
Knapp
clarifies:
"MRLE is just *nearly* the same compression as
the existing 4 and 8bit RLE formats but the 'copy bytes-chunk'
always has an even byte-length. That means that an empty byte is
added if the 'copy chunk' contains an odd number of bytes" |
| MSVC |
Microsoft Video 1 |
Microsoft |
Original codec shipped with Video For Windows. Deals with 8bpp
and 16bpp images. Quality leaves a lot to be desired (IMHO).
Full technical details are available
here. |
| MSZH |
AVImszh |
Kenji
Oshima |
Kenji
Oshima also developed a multi-threaded M3JPEG codec based on one
by Morgan Multimedia. You can
download this here. Algorithm information can be found
here. This is supposedly the same thing as
ZLIB. |
MTX1
through
MTX9 |
? |
Matrox |
Apparently these are MJPG variations registered by Matrox
consumer products group. |
| MVI1 |
Motion Pixels MVI1 Codec |
? |
Part
of the Motion Pixels player. Install the player and the codec
will become available to other multimedia applications. Read
more
at this site (look for Treasure Quest). |
| MVI2 |
Motion Pixels MVI2 Codec |
? |
As
for MVI1, this is part of the Motion Pixels player. Read more
at this site. |
| MWV1 |
Aware Motion Wavelets |
Aware Inc. |
Wavelet compression-based codec optimised for Intel MMX
platforms. Allegedly downloadable from
here. Codec filename is icmw_32.dll. |
|
nAVI |
Download here |
? |
? |
| NTN1 |
Video Compression
1 |
Nogatech/Zoran |
? |
| NTN2 |
Video Compression
2 |
Nogatech/Zoran |
An
evolution of NTN1. |
| NVDS |
NVidia Texture
Format |
NVidia |
? |
| NVHS |
NVidia Texture
Format |
NVidia |
Apparently a texture format introduced for GEForce 3. |
| NHVU |
NVidia Texture
Format |
NVidia |
Apparently a texture format introduced for GEForce 3. |
NVS0-
NVS5 |
? |
NVidia? |
Supported by GEForce 2 GTS Pro / 64Mb DDR. Possibly a texture
format. |
NVT0-
NVT5 |
? |
NVidia? |
Supported by GEForce 2 GTS Pro / 64Mb DDR. Possibly a texture
format. |
|
PDVC |
DVC codec |
I-O Data Device, Inc. |
DV
codec for I-O DATA Digital Video Capture products. |
| PGVV |
Radius Video
Vision |
Radius |
? |
| PHMO |
Photomotion |
IBM |
? |
| PIM1 |
Download here |
Pinnacle Systems |
MPEG-1 based codec |
| PIM2 |
? |
Pinnacle Systems |
Pinnacle DC1000 firewire video editing card supports this
format. |
| pimj |
Pegasus Lossless JPEG |
Pegasus Imaging |
High
speed compression and decompression of 24-bit RGB and 8-bit
grayscale using Predictor 1 Lossless JPEG. Well suited for
medical video. You may find additional information
here. |
| PIXL |
Video XL |
Pinnacle Systems |
This
is apparently an alias for VIXL. |
| PVEZ |
PowerEZ |
Horizons Technology |
TrueMotion based codec (?) It appears that Horizons Technology
has now been acquired by Raytheon and is no longer in the codec
business (can someone confirm this - their URL is now
redirected). Allegedly, you can download this codec from
support.private.com but I'm not going to add a link since this
is an adult video company and I don't want to get this site
associated with porn. |
| PVMM |
PacketVideo
Corporation MPEG-4 |
PacketVideo Corporation |
Software MPEG4 codec that supports multiple bitrate
encoding/decoding. It is also error resilient allowing
transmission over wired/wireless networks. |
| PVW2 |
Pegasus Wavelet 2000 Compression |
Pegasus Imaging |
High
speed compression and decompression of 24-bit RGB and 8-bit
grayscale using Pegasus' proprietary Wavelet2000 wavelet
technology. Well suited for low motion, low bandwidth
applications. More information is available
here. |
|
qpeq |
QPEG 1.1 |
Q-Team |
? |
| QPEG |
QPEG |
Q-Team |
Q-Team Dr.Knabe's 8-bit output codec with automatic palette
switching for seamless edits. |
|
raw |
Raw RGB |
? |
Apparently this contains "raw, uncompressed RGB bitmaps". |
| RGBT |
32 bit support |
Computer Concepts |
That's odd. I registered RGBT at the same time as a bunch of
other FOURCCs and it was granted. The format I registered is for
16- and 32-bit uncompressed RBG images with a transparency
plane. Microsoft's codec site, however, lists Computer Concepts
rather than Brooktree (Conexant) as the owner. Hmm... |
| rle |
Apple Animation |
Apple |
Yes
this really is lower case. This format is used to compress
Quicktime files. Available in 1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 24 and 32bit
flavors. |
| RLE |
Run Length Encoder |
Microsoft? |
I
expect this is an equivalent to one of the the BI_RLEx FOURCCs
(see the
RGB page).
The Win2K clock.avi sample uses this format. Final character in
the FOURCC is a space. |
| RLE4 |
4bpp Run Length
Encoder |
Microsoft |
Equivalent to BI_RLE4. See
RGB
page for more details. |
| RLE8 |
8bpp Run Length
Encoder |
Microsoft |
Equivalent to BI_RLE8. See
RGB
page for more details. |
| RMP4 |
MPEG-4 AS Profile
Codec |
Sigma Designs |
Press
release
here describes this codec. |
| RPZA |
Apple Video |
Apple |
RGB555 block-based codec used in Quicktime files. |
| RT21 |
Real Time Video
2.1 |
Intel |
What
Indeo was called before the marketing guys got their hands on
it. RTV or Real Time Video was the format produced by Intel's
ActionMedia II adapter back in the late 80s. When the 80486 came
along, this migrated to the software-decodable Indeo formats
used today. |
| rv20 |
RealVideo G2 |
Real |
RealVideo G2 (6.0 and greater versions of the player and
encoder) |
| rv30 |
RealVideo 8 |
Real |
|
| RV40 |
RealVideo 10? |
Real |
I'm
not entirely sure about this one but someone tells me that an
AVI encoded with RV40 became playable after installing
RealPlayer 10. |
| RVX |
RDX |
Intel |
? |
|
s422 |
VideoCap C210
YUV Codec |
Tekram International |
YUV422 codec shipped as part of the driver package for Tekram's
C210 product. |
| SAN3 |
DivX 3 |
? |
A
direct copy of DivX 3.11a, apparently. If you use a FOURCC
changer tool on these AVIs they will play with the standard DivX
codecs. |
| SDCC |
Digital Camera
Codec |
Sun
Communications |
? |
| SEDG |
Samsung MPEG-4 |
Samsung |
MPEG-4 hardware and software codec used in Samsung digital video
products. |
| SFMC |
Surface Fitting Method |
CrystalNet |
CrystalGram video email codec. |
| SMC |
Apple Graphics |
Apple |
8-bit, block-based codec used in Quicktime files. |
| SMSC |
Proprietary codec |
Radius |
? |
| SMSD |
Proprietary codec |
Radius |
? |
| smsv |
Wavelet Video |
WorldConnect
(corporate site) |
Windows 95 codec installed automatically (and without warning)
whenever you receive and play back a file sent from
VisualMail.
Very low bandwidth format. |
| SP40 |
? |
SunPlus |
Appears to be an uncompressed YUV format of some kind but I have
no information on this other than that. |
| SP44 |
? |
SunPlus |
Presumably a precursor to SP54? |
| SP54 |
? |
SunPlus |
Apparently a form of MJPEG but with some header or other
missing. Software shipped with a number of low end digital
cameras and webcams such as
Aiptek's Pocketcam digital still camera, Logitech's
ClickSmart and Mustek's gSmart mini 2 use this format. These use
SunPlus chipsets so presumably this explains the "SP".
You can download a tool that will convert this
to MJPEG
here. |
| SPIG |
Spigot |
Radius |
? |
| SQZ2 |
VXTreme Video
Codec V2 |
Microsoft |
? |
| SV10 |
Video R1 |
Sorenson Media |
Allegedly popular as a Quicktime codec. Used for trailer videos
on Star Wars Episode 1 and other games. |
| STVA |
ST CMOS Imager
Data (Bayer) |
ST
Microelectronics |
Data
from ST CMOS Imagers that is passed to a codec external to the
driver for processing to a displayable format. More info may be
available at the
ST Vision and Imaging Unit web site. |
| STVB |
ST CMOS Imager
Data (Nudged Bayer) |
ST
Microelectronics |
Data
from ST CMOS Imagers that is passed to a codec external to the
driver for processing to a displayable format. More info may be
available at the
ST Vision and Imaging Unit web site. |
| STVC |
ST CMOS Imager
Data (Bunched) |
ST
Microelectronics |
Data
from ST CMOS Imagers that is passed to a codec external to the
driver for processing to a displayable format. More info may be
available at the
ST Vision and Imaging Unit web site. |
| STVX |
ST CMOS Imager
Data (Extended CODEC Data Format) |
ST
Microelectronics |
Data
from ST CMOS Imagers that is passed to a codec external to the
driver for processing to a displayable format. More info may be
available at the
ST Vision and Imaging Unit web site. |
| STVY |
ST CMOS Imager
Data (Extended CODEC Data Format with Correction Data) |
ST
Microelectronics |
Data
from ST CMOS Imagers that is passed to a codec external to the
driver for processing to a displayable format. More info may be
available at the
ST Vision and Imaging Unit web site. |
| SVQ1 |
Sorenson Video 1 |
Sorenson Media |
Hierarchicial adaptive multistage vector quantizer with mean
removal and interframe motion compensation. Used in Quicktime.
Complete technical details can be found
here. |
| SVQ3 |
Sorenson Video 3 |
Sorenson Media |
Video
codec used in Quicktime files. A variant of H.264 |
|
TLMS |
Motion Intraframe
Codec |
TeraLogic |
? |
| TLST |
Motion Intraframe
Codec |
TeraLogic |
? |
| TM20 |
TrueMotion 2.0 |
Duck
Corporation |
Version 2.0 of Duck Corp's Truemotion codec. |
| TM2X |
TrueMotion 2X |
Duck
Corporation |
Duck
Corp's follow-on codec after TM20. |
| TMIC |
Motion Intraframe
Codec |
TeraLogic |
? |
| TMOT |
TrueMotion S |
Horizons Technology |
Another FOURCC for TrueMotion S. This relates to the version of
the codec licensed by Horizons Technology and is not compatible
with DUCK. |
| TR20 |
TrueMotion RT 2.0 |
Duck
Corporation |
Realtime version of TrueMotion. |
| TSCC |
TechSmith Screen Capture Codec |
Techsmith Corp. |
Codec
used by the
Camtasia
Screen "camcorder" application. |
| TV10 |
Tecomac Low-Bit
Rate Codec |
Tecomac, Inc. |
? |
| TVJP |
? |
Pinnacle/Truevision |
Used
by the Targa 2000 board. |
| TVMJ |
? |
Pinnacle/Truevision |
Used
by the Targa 2000 board. |
| TY2C |
Trident
Decompression Driver |
Trident Microsystems |
? |
| TY2N |
? |
Trident Microsystems |
? |
| TY0N |
? |
Trident Microsystems |
? |
|
UCOD |
ClearVideo |
eMajix.com |
Fractal compression-based video codec available as a Video for
Windows codec and in the ClearFusion Netscape plugin package. |
| ULTI |
Ultimotion |
IBM
Corp. |
Shipped with OS/2 but also available for Video for Windows. Link
is to a very old version of the codec for Windows. |
|
V210 |
10-bit 4:2:2
Component YCbCr |
AJA Video Systems |
Uncompressed format supported by
AJA Video
Systems Xena adapter. |
| V261 |
Lucent VX2000S |
Lucent |
? |
| V655 |
YUV 4:2:2 |
Vitec Multimedia |
Component ordering and packing unknown. Can you help? |
| VCR1 |
ATI Video Codec 1 |
ATI
Technologies |
Codec
used by some ATI TV-PC products. The link here allows you to
download a version which is not specific to ATI hardware,
allowing videos captured on an ATI-enabled system to be played
back elsewhere. |
| VCR2 |
ATI Video Codec 2 |
ATI
Technologies |
Codec
used by some ATI TV-PC products. As for VCR1, this link is for a
non-ATI specific version of the codec. |
| VCR3-9 |
ATI Video Codecs |
ATI
Technologies |
Registered for ATI Video Codecs version 3-9. I'm not sure these
actually exist but the registrations are valid. |
| VDCT |
VideoMaker Pro DIB |
Vitec Multimedia |
16bpp
format - no information on colour space, packing or component
ordering. |
| VDOM |
VDOWave |
VDONet |
Another streaming video format from VDONet. |
| VDOW |
VDOLive |
VDONet |
H.263
internet streaming video format. Allegedly to be used (being
used ?) by Microsoft in it's NetShow offering. |
| VDTZ |
VideoTizer YUV Codec |
Darim Vision Co. |
Codec
used to store YUV AVIs captured with Darim Vision's VideoTizer
product. |
| VGPX |
VideoGramPix |
Alaris |
Alaris VGPixel 32-bit AVI compression driver. It seems that this
codec is installed along with the software for the "Alaris
Wee Cam." The codec doesn't appear to be available
separately but, allegedly, works fine if you install the
Wee Cam software even without the camera. You may also find
some information at
http://www.alaris.com/vg_tech/vg_tchtx.htm and
http://www.videogram.com. |
| VIFP |
VFAPI Codec |
? |
Take
a look at
http://www.doom9.org where you may find more information. |
| VIDS |
? |
Vitec Multimedia |
YUV
4:2:2 CCIR 601 for V422 (no, I don't understand this either) |
| VIVO |
Vivo H.263 |
Vivo Software |
Vivo's version of the videoconferencing "standard" H.263
compression format (version 2.0.0). |
| VIXL |
Video XL |
Miro (now part of
Pinnacle Systems) |
Used
my MiroVideo products such as the DC10, DC20, DC30, etc. A
motion JPEG format that is accelerated in hardware with the
Zoran chipset |
| VLV1 |
? |
VideoLogic |
Codec
probably used in VideoLogic's Captivator product line |
| VP30 |
VP3 |
On2 |
On2
tell me "On2's VP3 codec will encode video into a VP3 file in
multiple bit rates (roughly 220 Kbps, 330 Kbps, and 440 Kbps)
and at optimum frame rates (usually 29.97 fps). This multiple
bit rate file allows the TrueCast server to scale dynamically
and smoothly as bandwidth congestion increases and decreases,
providing the viewer with a consistent and reliable experience,
without choppiness or interruption." |
| VP31 |
VP31 |
On2 |
The
successor to VP30. This algorithm was open sourced by On2 in
2001-2002 and is the basis for the
Theora Video
Codec. Technical details are available
here. |
| VP40 |
VP40 |
On2 |
Another in On2/Duck's line of video codecs. |
| VP50 |
VP50 |
On2 |
..and
another |
| VP60 |
VP60 |
On2 |
..and
another |
| VP61 |
VP61 |
On2 |
..I
can feel a pattern developing. |
| VP62 |
VP62 |
On2 |
..I
wonder which one will be next? |
| VQC1 |
VideoQuest Codec 1 |
ViewQuest |
Digital video camera codec. ViewQuest offer lots of driver
downloads on their site so you may find this in one of those
packages. |
| VQC2 |
VideoQuest Codec 2 |
ViewQuest |
Codec
apparently used in Kodak DVC325 digital camera. Check the
ViewQuest site download page - you may find the codec there
somewhere. |
| VQJC |
? |
? |
? |
| vssv |
VSS Video |
Vanguard Software Solutions |
Real-time or near-real-time encoding with high compression
ratios and good image quality. |
| VUUU |
? |
? |
? |
| VX1K |
VX1000S Video
Codec |
Lucent |
? |
| VX2K |
VX2000S Video
Codec |
Lucent |
? |
| VXSP |
VX1000SP Video
Codec |
Lucent |
? |
| VYU9 |
ATI YUV |
ATI
Technologies |
Planar YUV format supported by some ATI capture systems? |
| VYUY |
ATI YUV |
ATI
Technologies |
Packed YUV format supported by some ATI capture systems? |
|
WBVC |
W9960 |
Winbond Electronics |
? |
| WHAM |
Microsoft Video 1 |
Microsoft |
Yet
another FOURCC describing Microsoft's MSVC/CRAM codec. |
| WINX |
Winnov Software Compression |
Winnov |
Software codec used by some Winnov Videum products. |
| WJPG |
Winbond JPEG? |
? |
Format supported by
AverMedia USB
TV-tuner/capture device. When downloading, look for the file
USBTV20.ZIP. |
| WMV1 |
Windows Media
Video 7 |
Microsoft |
|
| WMV2 |
Windows Media
Video 8 |
Microsoft |
|
| WMV3 |
Windows Media Video 9 |
Microsoft |
You
may find other useful information
here. |
| WNV1 |
Winnov Hardware Compression |
Winnov |
Hardware codec used by Winnov Videum products. |
|
x263 |
Download here |
Xirlink |
Another H.263 codec. This one is apparently used by an
IBM-branded webcam. |
| X264 |
XiWave H.264 |
XiWave |
XiWave's planned implementation of the ITU H.264 video codec
standard known as MPEG Part 10. Typically offers up to two times
the compression ratio of existing MPEG-4 and four times that
delivered by MPEG-2. |
| XVID |
XVID MPEG-4 |
XVID |
Codec
is available in source form from XVID web site. Can also be
downloaded as part of the
Gordian Knot Codec Pack. |
| XLV0 |
XL Video Decoder |
NetXL
Inc. |
? |
| XMPG |
XING MPEG |
XING Corporation |
Editable (I frame only) MPEG codec |
XWV0-
XWV9 |
XiWave Video Codec |
XiWave |
XWV3
is currently used to describe Xi-3 Video. Others are unused. |
| XXAN |
? |
Origin? |
Codec
useing Huffman and RLE encoding paired with basic interframing.
This format is used in Wing Commander 3 and 4 movies.
The codec filename is xanlib.dll and a player,
xanmovie, is available on the the Kilrathi Saga and Crusader
game CDs. |
|
Y411 |
YUV 4:1:1 |
Microsoft |
Supposedly 16bpp packed but 4:1:1 is usually 12bpp - odd. This
is an uncompressed YUV format. |
| Y41P |
Brooktree YUV 4:1:1 |
Conexant |
This
is an uncompressed YUV 411 format I registered about 7 years
ago. I've stumbled on a few AVIs that use it, though, so I am
listing it here. Download the ZIP and add VIDC.BT20=btvvc32.drv
and VIDC.Y41P=btvvc32.drv to the [drivers32] section of your
SYSTEM.INI to enable the codec |
| Y444 |
? |
? |
Format provided by the Windows 2000 drivers for the iRez Stealth
Fire camera. Seems to be a copy of IYU2. |
| Y8 |
Grayscale video |
? |
Probably a duplicate of the uncompressed
Y800
format. The 2 last characters are spaces. See also
GREY
which appears to be another duplicate |
| YC12 |
YUV 12 codec |
Intel |
? |
| YUV8 |
Caviar YUV8 |
Winnov |
? |
| YUVP |
? |
? |
An
uncompressed YCrCb 4:2:2 format using 10-bit precision
components ordered Y0 U0 Y1 V0. I have no idea how the 10 bit
samples are packed - sorry. |
| YUY2 |
Raw, uncompressed
YUV 4:2:2 |
Microsoft (probably) |
Yes,
I know this isn't a compressed format but I get so many
questions about where to find a codec for YUY2 AVIs that it's
here to allow people to find
the
answer easily. I'm told "VirtualDub has been able to decode
YUY2 internally since V1.3a. Newer versions of Ben
Rudiak-Gould's Huffyuv codec will also convert YUY2 or UYVY data
to RGB" |
| YUYV |
? |
Canopus |
Compressed YUV format. Some of the software on the
Canopus
download page may include this codec (I'm guessing - please
tell me if this is true). |
| YV16 |
YUV 4:2:2 Planar |
Elecard |
Uncompressed format similar to YV12 but with twice the chroma
resolution. |
| YV92 |
? |
Intel |
Codec
used by Intel's Smart Video Recorder product. Apparently a
compresssed YVU9 format. |
|
ZLIB |
? |
? |
A
generic lossless codec that you can
download from here. Apparently also contains the
MSZH codec. Algorithm info can be found
here. May be the same algorithm used in compressing PNG
images. |
| ZPEG |
Video Zipper |
Metheus |
? |
| ZyGo |
ZyGoVideo |
ZyGo Digital |
Video
codec usually packaged in Quicktime files. Investigations
suggest that it may be a variant of H.263. |
| ZYYY |
? |
? |
? |
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