MP3, WMA, Opus, AAC, AC-3, DTS, LPCM, ALAC, DTS-HD MPEG-2, MPEG-4 Part 2, H.264, H.263, H.261, Apple ProRes, Apple Pixlet, Cinepak, Component VIdeo, DV, DVC Pro 50, Graphics, Motion JPEG, Photo JPEG, QUickTime Animation, Sorenson VIdeo 2, Sorenson Video 3Īlmost anything through Audio Compression Manager (ACM) Vorbis is problematicĪCC, HE-AAC, Apple Lossless, MP3, AMR, Narrowband, etc. May require users to enter a media key files cannot be played on more that three platforms limited by Apple softwareĪlmost anything through Video for Windows (VFW) Standardized Intellectual Propterty Management and Protection (IPMP) interface Other non-DirectShow players do not need the parser. Need a DirectShow parser filter for Windows machines. Surround sound requires multiple loudspeakers

Technical and descriptive metadata in the wrapper Technical metadata is in the header for the atoms and in locations in the file

Technical info provided in header chunks descriptive in RIFF chunks 'relatively transparent,' all codecs have documentationĭepends on encoding, but all encoding depend on 'algorithms and tools to read and require sipistication to build tools' Free parsing and playback libraries under BSD license for adoption.įile wrapper is transparent encoded video bitstreams 'require tools and documentation to decode'ĭepends on encoding, but all encoding depend on 'algorithms and tools to read and require sophistication to build tools' Licensed by Apple and limited to Apple software and other technology. Licensed by MPEG LA LLC and Via Licensing Corporation LIBRARY OF CONGRESS SUSTAINABILITY STANDARDS

Matroska codec for media browser