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<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1"><title>6.1.�Video formats</title><link rel="stylesheet" href="default.css" type="text/css"><meta name="generator" content="DocBook XSL Stylesheets V1.68.1"><link rel="start" href="index.html" title="MPlayer - The Movie Player"><link rel="up" href="containers.html" title="Chapter�6.�Containers"><link rel="prev" href="containers.html" title="Chapter�6.�Containers"><link rel="next" href="audio-formats.html" title="6.2.�Audio formats"><link rel="preface" href="howtoread.html" title="How to read this documentation"><link rel="chapter" href="intro.html" title="Chapter�1.�Introduction"><link rel="chapter" href="install.html" title="Chapter�2.�Installation"><link rel="chapter" href="usage.html" title="Chapter�3.�Usage"><link rel="chapter" href="cd-dvd.html" title="Chapter�4.�CD/DVD usage"><link rel="chapter" href="faq.html" title="Chapter�5.�Frequently Asked Questions"><link rel="chapter" href="containers.html" title="Chapter�6.�Containers"><link rel="chapter" href="codecs.html" title="Chapter�7.�Codecs"><link rel="chapter" href="video.html" title="Chapter�8.�Video output devices"><link rel="chapter" href="audio.html" title="Chapter�9.�Audio output devices"><link rel="chapter" href="tv.html" title="Chapter�10.�TV"><link rel="chapter" href="ports.html" title="Chapter�11.�Ports"><link rel="chapter" href="mencoder.html" title="Chapter�12.�Basic usage of MEncoder"><link rel="chapter" href="encoding-guide.html" title="Chapter�13.�Encoding with MEncoder"><link rel="appendix" href="mailinglists.html" title="Appendix�A.�Mailing lists"><link rel="appendix" href="bugreports.html" title="Appendix�B.�How to report bugs"><link rel="appendix" href="bugs.html" title="Appendix�C.�Known bugs"><link rel="appendix" href="skin.html" title="Appendix�D.�MPlayer skin format"><link rel="appendix" href="users-vs-dev.html" title="Appendix�E.�Developer cries"><link rel="subsection" href="video-formats.html#mpg-vob-dat" title="6.1.1.�MPEG files"><link rel="subsection" href="video-formats.html#avi" title="6.1.2.�AVI files"><link rel="subsection" href="video-formats.html#asf-wmv" title="6.1.3.�ASF/WMV files"><link rel="subsection" href="video-formats.html#mov" title="6.1.4.�QuickTime/MOV files"><link rel="subsection" href="video-formats.html#vivo" title="6.1.5.�VIVO files"><link rel="subsection" href="video-formats.html#fli" title="6.1.6.�FLI files"><link rel="subsection" href="video-formats.html#realmedia" title="6.1.7.�RealMedia (RM) files"><link rel="subsection" href="video-formats.html#nuppelvideo" title="6.1.8.�NuppelVideo files"><link rel="subsection" href="video-formats.html#yuv4mpeg" title="6.1.9.�yuv4mpeg files"><link rel="subsection" href="video-formats.html#film" title="6.1.10.�FILM files"><link rel="subsection" href="video-formats.html#roq" title="6.1.11.�RoQ files"><link rel="subsection" href="video-formats.html#ogg" title="6.1.12.�OGG/OGM files"><link rel="subsection" href="video-formats.html#sdp" title="6.1.13.�SDP files"><link rel="subsection" href="video-formats.html#pva" title="6.1.14.�PVA files"><link rel="subsection" href="video-formats.html#nsv" title="6.1.15.�NSV files"><link rel="subsection" href="video-formats.html#matroska" title="6.1.16.�Matroska files"><link rel="subsection" href="video-formats.html#nut" title="6.1.17.�NUT files"><link rel="subsection" href="video-formats.html#gif" title="6.1.18.�GIF files"></head><body bgcolor="white" text="black" link="#0000FF" vlink="#840084" alink="#0000FF"><div class="navheader"><table width="100%" summary="Navigation header"><tr><th colspan="3" align="center">6.1.�Video formats</th></tr><tr><td width="20%" align="left"><a accesskey="p" href="containers.html">Prev</a>�</td><th width="60%" align="center">Chapter�6.�Containers</th><td width="20%" align="right">�<a accesskey="n" href="audio-formats.html">Next</a></td></tr></table><hr></div><div class="sect1" lang="en"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h2 class="title" style="clear: both"><a name="video-formats"></a>6.1.�Video formats</h2></div></div></div><div class="sect2" lang="en"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a name="mpg-vob-dat"></a>6.1.1.�MPEG files</h3></div></div></div><p>

<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1"><title>6.1.�Video formats</title><link rel="stylesheet" href="default.css" type="text/css"><meta name="generator" content="DocBook XSL Stylesheets V1.68.1"><link rel="start" href="index.html" title="MPlayer - The Movie Player"><link rel="up" href="containers.html" title="Chapter�6.�Containers"><link rel="prev" href="containers.html" title="Chapter�6.�Containers"><link rel="next" href="audio-formats.html" title="6.2.�Audio formats"><link rel="preface" href="howtoread.html" title="How to read this documentation"><link rel="chapter" href="intro.html" title="Chapter�1.�Introduction"><link rel="chapter" href="install.html" title="Chapter�2.�Installation"><link rel="chapter" href="usage.html" title="Chapter�3.�Usage"><link rel="chapter" href="cd-dvd.html" title="Chapter�4.�CD/DVD usage"><link rel="chapter" href="faq.html" title="Chapter�5.�Frequently Asked Questions"><link rel="chapter" href="containers.html" title="Chapter�6.�Containers"><link rel="chapter" href="codecs.html" title="Chapter�7.�Codecs"><link rel="chapter" href="video.html" title="Chapter�8.�Video output devices"><link rel="chapter" href="audio.html" title="Chapter�9.�Audio output devices"><link rel="chapter" href="tv.html" title="Chapter�10.�TV"><link rel="chapter" href="radio.html" title="Chapter�11.�Radio"><link rel="chapter" href="ports.html" title="Chapter�12.�Ports"><link rel="chapter" href="mencoder.html" title="Chapter�13.�Basic usage of MEncoder"><link rel="chapter" href="encoding-guide.html" title="Chapter�14.�Encoding with MEncoder"><link rel="appendix" href="bugreports.html" title="Appendix�A.�How to report bugs"><link rel="appendix" href="bugs.html" title="Appendix�B.�Known bugs"><link rel="appendix" href="skin.html" title="Appendix�C.�MPlayer skin format"><link rel="appendix" href="history.html" title="Appendix�D.�History"><link rel="subsection" href="video-formats.html#mpg-vob-dat" title="6.1.1.�MPEG files"><link rel="subsection" href="video-formats.html#avi" title="6.1.2.�AVI files"><link rel="subsection" href="video-formats.html#asf-wmv" title="6.1.3.�ASF/WMV files"><link rel="subsection" href="video-formats.html#mov" title="6.1.4.�QuickTime/MOV files"><link rel="subsection" href="video-formats.html#vivo" title="6.1.5.�VIVO files"><link rel="subsection" href="video-formats.html#fli" title="6.1.6.�FLI files"><link rel="subsection" href="video-formats.html#realmedia" title="6.1.7.�RealMedia (RM) files"><link rel="subsection" href="video-formats.html#nuppelvideo" title="6.1.8.�NuppelVideo files"><link rel="subsection" href="video-formats.html#yuv4mpeg" title="6.1.9.�yuv4mpeg files"><link rel="subsection" href="video-formats.html#film" title="6.1.10.�FILM files"><link rel="subsection" href="video-formats.html#roq" title="6.1.11.�RoQ files"><link rel="subsection" href="video-formats.html#ogg" title="6.1.12.�OGG/OGM files"><link rel="subsection" href="video-formats.html#sdp" title="6.1.13.�SDP files"><link rel="subsection" href="video-formats.html#pva" title="6.1.14.�PVA files"><link rel="subsection" href="video-formats.html#nsv" title="6.1.15.�NSV files"><link rel="subsection" href="video-formats.html#matroska" title="6.1.16.�Matroska files"><link rel="subsection" href="video-formats.html#nut" title="6.1.17.�NUT files"><link rel="subsection" href="video-formats.html#gif" title="6.1.18.�GIF files"></head><body bgcolor="white" text="black" link="#0000FF" vlink="#840084" alink="#0000FF"><div class="navheader"><table width="100%" summary="Navigation header"><tr><th colspan="3" align="center">6.1.�Video formats</th></tr><tr><td width="20%" align="left"><a accesskey="p" href="containers.html">Prev</a>�</td><th width="60%" align="center">Chapter�6.�Containers</th><td width="20%" align="right">�<a accesskey="n" href="audio-formats.html">Next</a></td></tr></table><hr></div><div class="sect1" lang="en"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h2 class="title" style="clear: both"><a name="video-formats"></a>6.1.�Video formats</h2></div></div></div><div class="sect2" lang="en"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a name="mpg-vob-dat"></a>6.1.1.�MPEG files</h3></div></div></div><p>

MPEG files come in different guises:

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MPG: This is the most <span class="bold"><strong>basic</strong></span> form of the

uncommon and Microsoft's AVI specs only describe CBR audio. I also noticed

that most AVI encoders/multiplexers create bad files when using VBR audio.

There are only two known exceptions: <span class="application">NanDub</span> and

<a href="mencoder.html" title="Chapter�12.�Basic usage of MEncoder"><span class="application">MEncoder</span></a>.

<a href="mencoder.html" title="Chapter�13.�Basic usage of MEncoder"><span class="application">MEncoder</span></a>.

</p></div><div class="sect2" lang="en"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a name="asf-wmv"></a>6.1.3.�ASF/WMV files</h3></div></div></div><p>

ASF (Active Streaming Format) comes from Microsoft. They developed two

variants of ASF, v1.0 and v2.0. v1.0 is used by their media tools (<span class="application">Windows

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<tt class="filename">.MP4</tt> extension (Interestingly the video and audio

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streams in these files are real MPG and AAC files. You can even extract them with the

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<tt class="option">-dumpvideo</tt> and <tt class="option">-dumpaudio</tt> options.).

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Most new QuickTime files use <span class="bold"><strong>Sorenson</strong></span> video and

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QDesign Music audio. See our <a href="video-codecs.html#sorenson" title="7.1.9.�Sorenson">Sorenson</a> codec section.

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</p></div></div><div class="sect2" lang="en"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a name="vivo"></a>6.1.5.�VIVO files</h3></div></div></div><p>

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</p></div><div class="sect2" lang="en"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a name="vivo"></a>6.1.5.�VIVO files</h3></div></div></div><p>

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<span class="application">MPlayer</span> happily demuxes VIVO file formats. The

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biggest disadvantage of the format is that it has no index block, nor a

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fixed packet size or sync bytes and most files lack even keyframes, so

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<span class="bold"><strong>h.263v2</strong></span>. The audio is the same, it may be

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<span class="bold"><strong>g.723 (standard)</strong></span>, or

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<span class="bold"><strong>Vivo Siren</strong></span>.

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See the

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<a href="video-codecs.html#vivo-video" title="7.1.4.�VIVO video">VIVO video codec</a> and

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<a href="audio-codecs.html#vivo-audio" title="7.2.5.�VIVO audio">VIVO audio codec</a>

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sections for installation instructions.

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</p></div><div class="sect2" lang="en"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a name="fli"></a>6.1.6.�FLI files</h3></div></div></div><p>

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<span class="bold"><strong>FLI</strong></span> is a very old file format used by

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Autodesk Animator, but it is a common file format for short animations on the net.

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</p></div><div class="sect2" lang="en"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a name="realmedia"></a>6.1.7.�RealMedia (RM) files</h3></div></div></div><p>

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Yes, <span class="application">MPlayer</span> can read (demux) RealMedia

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(<tt class="filename">.rm</tt>) files.

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Here are the lists of the supported <a href="video-codecs.html#realvideo" title="7.1.7.�RealVideo">RealVideo</a> and <a href="audio-codecs.html#realaudio" title="7.2.6.�RealAudio">RealAudio</a> codecs.

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</p></div><div class="sect2" lang="en"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a name="nuppelvideo"></a>6.1.8.�NuppelVideo files</h3></div></div></div><p>

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<a href="http://frost.htu.tuwien.ac.at/~roman/nuppelvideo/" target="_top">NuppelVideo</a>

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NuppelVideo

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is a TV grabber tool (AFAIK:). <span class="application">MPlayer</span> can read

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its <tt class="filename">.NUV</tt> files (only NuppelVideo 5.0). Those files can

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contain uncompressed YV12, YV12+RTJpeg compressed, YV12 RTJpeg+lzo

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