Codec |
Name |
Publisher |
Additional Notes |
AEMI |
Array VideoONE MPEG1-I Capture |
Codec used for I frame only MPEG1 AVI files |
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AFLI |
Autodesk Animator codec |
AVI equivalent of Autodesk's native FLI file format. |
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AFLC |
Autodesk Animator codec |
AVI equivalent of the FLC native file format. |
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AMPG |
Array VideoONE MPEG |
Codec for VideoONE hardware-based MPEG compression system. |
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ANIM * |
RDX |
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ASV1 |
Codec supplied with the Asus TNT Video Capture adapter. |
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AUR2 * |
Aura 2 Codec - YUV 422 |
Auravision |
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AURA * |
Aura 1 Codec - YUV 411 |
Auravision |
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BT20 * |
Prosumer Video |
Codec optimised for realtime compression of YUV images. |
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BTCV * |
Composite Video Codec |
BTVC |
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BTYUV |
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12 but 4:1:1 |
BW10 |
Codec for Broadway hardware-based MPEG compression system. |
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CC12 * |
YUV12 Codec |
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CDVC * |
Canopus DV Codec |
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. |
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CFCC |
DPS Perception |
Native format used when capturing AVIs using a DPS Perception adapter. |
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CGDI |
Camcorder Video |
AVI format used by Office 97 camcorder application. |
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CHAM * |
Caviara Champagne |
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CPLA * |
YUV 4:2:0 |
Weitek |
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CRAM |
Microsoft Video 1 |
Microsoft Video 1 supports only 8 bit or 16 bit color. |
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CVID * |
Radius |
Download the latest 16 and 32 bit Windows versions here Providenza & Boekelhiede's web site. |
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CWLT * |
? |
? |
"reserved" Microsoft's codec. |
CYUV * |
DIB compression |
Proprietary YUV compression algorithm |
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CYUY |
? |
Proprietary YUV compression algorithm |
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DIB |
AVI codec |
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AVI with uncompressed frames. DIB for the Microsoft Device Independent Bitmap. |
DIV3 |
DivX |
Slow motion codec |
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DIV4 |
DivX |
Fast motion codec |
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DMB1 |
Rainbow Runner hardware compression |
Hardware codec used by Matrox Rainbow Runner video capture product. |
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DMB2 |
? |
? |
MJPEG codec used by Paradigm. |
DUCK * |
TrueMotion S |
Great RGB codec. |
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dvsd |
? |
miroVideo DV300 SW only codec. Requires the presence of the 1394 (Firewire) interface card. |
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DVSD |
? |
? |
Used by Adobe After Effects. |
DVE2 * |
DVE-2 Videoconferencing Codec |
InSoft |
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DVX1 |
DVX1000SP Video Decoder |
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DVX2 |
DVX2000S Video Decoder |
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DVX3 |
DVX3000S Video Decoder |
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DXTn * |
DirectX Compressed Texture |
5 different versions (DXT1 - DXT5) of compressed texture formats exist. Full documentation is to be found in the DirectX SDK. S3's Texture Compression web site. |
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DXTC * |
DirectX Texture Compression |
Another of the DXTn set, I suppose. |
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ESCP |
Escape |
Codec used by Eidos Technologies ESCAPE VideoStudio. |
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FLJP * |
Field Encoded Motion JPEG |
D-Vision |
Field encoded motion JPEG wuth LSI bitstream format. |
FRWA |
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. |
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FRWD |
A version of motion JPEG as used in the Forward project from SoftLab-Nsk. Similar to FRWD but without the alpha information. |
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FVF1 * |
DIB compression |
Iterated Systems, Inc.Creative Labs |
Fractal Video Frame |
GWLT * |
? |
Reserved Microsoft's Codec |
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H260 through H269 * |
ITU H.26n |
Conferencing codecs H.263 format video is for POTS-based videoconferencing. Osprey |
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HMCR |
Rendition Motion Compensation Format |
Proprietary motion compensation surface format used by Rendition V2x00 DirectDraw driver. |
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HMRR |
Rendition Motion Compensation Format |
Newer, proprietary motion compensation surface format used by Rendition drivers. |
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I263 * |
PictureWorks NetCard Player - another H.263 implementation from Intel. FAQ here. |
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I420 * |
? |
Reserved Microsoft's Codec |
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IAN * |
Indeo 4 Codec |
Indeo 4. |
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ICLB * |
CellB Videoconferencing Codec |
InSoft |
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IF09 * |
DIB compression |
Intel |
Intel Intermediate YUV9 |
IJPG |
Intergraph JPEG |
Intergraph |
Intergraph's version of a JPEG codec |
ILVC * |
Layered Video |
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ILVR * |
ITU H.263+ Codec |
? |
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IPDV |
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. |
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IRAW * |
? |
Reserved Microsoft's Codec |
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IV30 through IV39 * |
Indeo 3 |
Indeo Video 3 Codecs [drivers32] VIDC.IV31=IR32_32.DLL VIDC.IV32=IR32_32.DLL |
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IV32 * |
Indeo 3 Codec |
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IV40 through IV49 * |
Indeo Interactive |
Indeo 4.1 w/ transparency masks. |
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IV50 * |
Indeo Interactive |
Version 5.0 of the Indeo codec series designed for internet video. Intel has sold the Indeo video compression technology to Ligos Technology, Inc.. Download |
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JPEG * |
DIB compression |
Microsoft |
Still Image JPEG DIB |
KMVC |
Karl Morton's Video Codec (presumably) |
? |
Shipped as part of the game "Worms" by Team17 Software. |
M263 |
H.263 |
Redmond's codec implementing the H.263 compression standard. |
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M261 |
H.261 |
Redmond's codec implementing the H.261 compression standard. |
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MC12 |
Motion Compensation Format |
Proprietary format used by ATI in MPEG decoding. |
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MCAM |
Motion Compensation Format |
Proprietary format used by ATI in MPEG decoding. |
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mJPG * |
Motion JPEG DIB including Huffman Tables |
A version of Motion JPEG which includes Huffman tables with each AVI frame. Developed by IBM. |
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MJPG |
Motion JPEG |
? |
Motion JPEG video. Codecs implementing MJPEG The format is also used by Matrox in their Rainbow Runner add-on video capture / MPEG playback board. |
MP42 * |
MPEG-4 |
Different/Incompatible MPEG-4 codecs. |
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MP43 |
MPEG-4 |
Yet another MPEG-4 variation from Microsoft. |
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MPEG * |
? |
? |
MPEG-1 |
MPG4 |
MPEG |
MPEG-4 Video High Speed Compressor. Downloadable here. |
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MPGI |
MPEG |
Editable MPEG codec |
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MRCA * |
Mrcodec |
FAST Multimedia |
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MRLE * |
Microsoft RLE |
Run length encoded RGB format from Microsoft. [drivers32] VIDC.MRLE=MSRLE32.DLL |
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MSVC * |
Microsoft Video 1 |
Original codec shipped with Video For Windows. Deals with 8bpp and 16bpp images. [drivers32] VIDC.MSVC=MSVIDC32.DLL |
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MWV1 |
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Wavelet based video codec |
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NTN1 * |
Video Compression 1 |
Nogatech |
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PDVC |
DV codec for I-O DATA Digital Video Capture. |
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PGVV |
Radius Video Vision |
Radius |
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PHMO * |
DIB compression |
IBM |
Photomotion |
PIMJ |
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PVEZ |
PowerEZ |
TrueMotion based codec. |
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PVMM |
PacketVideo Corporation MPEG-4 |
Software MPEG4 codec that supports multiple bitrate encoding/decoding. Good for wired/wireless networks. |
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PVW2 |
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qpeq * |
QPEG 1.1 |
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QPEG |
Q-Team Dr.Knabe's 8-bit output codec with automatic palette switching for seamless edits. |
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RAW |
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AVI uncompressed frames |
RGB |
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AVI uncompressed frames |
RGBT * |
32 bit support |
Computer Concepts |
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RT21 * |
Real Time Video 2.1 |
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RVX * |
RDX |
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s422 |
YUV422 codec shipped as part of the driver package for Tekram's C210. |
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SDCC * |
Digital Camera Codec |
Sun Communications |
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SFMC * |
Surface Fitting Method |
CrystalGram video email codec. |
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SMSC * |
Proprietary codec |
Radius |
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SMSD * |
Proprietary codec |
Radius |
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smsv |
Wavelet Video |
WorldConnect |
Windows 95 codec installed automatically. |
SPIG |
Spigot |
Radius |
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SPLC * |
? |
Spash Studios |
ACM audio codec |
SQZ2 * |
VXTreme Video Codec V2 |
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SV10 * |
Video R1 |
Sorenson |
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STVA |
ST CMOS Imager Data (Bayer) |
Data from ST CMOS Imagers ST Vision and Imaging Unit |
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STVB |
ST CMOS Imager Data (Nudged Bayer) |
Data from ST CMOS Imagers ST Vision and Imaging Unit |
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STVC |
ST CMOS Imager Data (Bunched) |
Data from ST CMOS Imagers ST Vision and Imaging Unit |
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STVX |
ST CMOS Imager Data (Extended CODEC Data Format) |
Data from ST CMOS Imagers ST Vision and Imaging Unit |
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STVY |
ST CMOS Imager Data (Extended CODEC Data Format with Correction Data) |
Data from ST CMOS Imagers ST Vision and Imaging Unit |
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TLMS * |
Motion Intraframe Codec |
TeraLogic |
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TLST * |
Motion Intraframe Codec |
TeraLogic |
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TM20 |
TrueMotion 2.0 |
Version 2.0 of Duck Corp's Truemotion codec. |
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TM20 * |
TrueMotion 2X |
Duck Corp's latest version of the TrueMotion codec. |
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TMIC * |
Motion Intraframe Codec |
TeraLogic |
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TMOT |
TrueMotion S |
TrueMotion S. |
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TR20 * |
TrueMotion RT 2.0 |
Realtime version of TrueMotion. |
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TV10 |
Tecomac Low-Bit Rate Codec |
Tecomac, Inc. |
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TY2C |
Trident Decompression Driver |
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TY2N |
? |
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TY0N |
? |
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UCOD |
ClearVideo |
Fractal compression-based video codec. |
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ULTI * |
DIB compression - Ultimotion |
OS/2 and Video for Windows |
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V261 |
Lucent VX2000S |
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V422 * |
? |
Vitec Multimedia |
24 bit YUV 4:2:2 format (CCIR 601). For this format, 2 consecutive pixels are represented by a 32 bit (4 byte) Y1UY2V color value. |
V655 * |
? |
Vitec Multimedia |
16 bit YUV 4:2:2 format. |
VCR1 * |
ATI Video Codec 1 |
ATI TV-PC |
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VCR2 |
ATI TV-PC |
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VDCT * |
DIB compression |
Vitec Multimedia |
Video Maker Pro DIB |
VDOM |
VDOWave |
VDOWave 2.0 is a fixed rate video codec |
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VDOW |
VDOLive |
H.263 internet streaming video format. VDOWave 3.0 is a "scalable" video codec |
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VDTZ |
YUV AVIs / Darim Vision's VideoTizer. |
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VIDS * |
DIB compression |
YUV 4:2:2 CCIR 601 for V422 |
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VIVO * |
Vivo H.263 |
Vivo's videoconferencing "standard" H.263 compression format (version 2.0.0). |
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VIXL * |
Video XL |
Miro (now part of Pinnacle Systems) |
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VLV1 * |
? |
VideoLogic's |
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VX1K |
VX1000S Video Codec |
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VX2K |
VX2000S Video Codec |
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VXSP |
VX1000SP Video Codec |
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WBVC * |
W9960 |
Winbond Electronics |
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WHAM |
Microsoft Video 1 |
Microsoft's MSVC/CRAM Codec |
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WINX |
Winnov Software Compression |
Winnov Videum |
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WNV1 |
Winnov Hardware Compression |
Winnov Videum |
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YU92 * |
DIB compression |
Intel |
YUV |
XLV0 * |
XL Video Decoder |
NetXL Inc. |
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XMPG |
XING MPEG |
Editable (I frame only) MPEG codec |
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Y8 |
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8 bit grayscale |
YC12 * |
YUV 12 codec |
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YUV8 * |
Caviar YUV8 |
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YUV9 * |
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12 bit |
YUY12 |
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12 but 4:1:1 |
YUY2 |
YUYV compressor |
Canopus |
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YUY\V *2 |
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ZPEG * |
Video Zipper |
Metheus |
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