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==Video compression formats== {{Main|Video coding format}} {{further|Video codec|Comparison of video codecs}} === [[Uncompressed video|Non-compression]] === * RGB 4:4:4 (only linear, transfer-converted and bit-reduced also sort of compression up to about 3:1 for HDR) * YUV 4:4:4/4:2:2/4:1:1/4:2:0 (all lower 4:4:4 is spatially compressed up to 2:1 for 4:2:0 with specific colour distortions). ** Intel IYUV * 10-bit uncompressed video * Composite digital signal - used by SMPTE [[D-2 (video)|D-2]] and [[D-3 (video)|D-3]] broadcast digital videocassettes * Avid DNxUncompressed (SMPTE RDD 50) * V210 - defined by Apple and used by [[Serial digital interface]] [[Input/output]] video cards<ref>[https://www.obe.tv/faster-professional-10-bit-video-conversions/ Faster professional 10-bit video conversions]. Open Broadcast Systems</ref> === Analog signals === * [[PAL]] broadcast signal ** Pyctools-PAL (open source) <!--** TVSharp--> * [[NTSC]] broadcast signal ** gr-ntsc (open source) <!--** TVSharp--> * [[LaserDisc]] RF signal ** ld-decode (open source) * [[VHS]] / [[S-VHS]] / [[U-Matic]] RF signal ** VHS-Decode (open source) * [[Composite video|Composite Video Baseband Signal]] (CVBS) ** VHS-Decode's CVBS-Decode (open source) ===[[Data compression#Lossless|Lossless]] video compression=== * ITU-T/ISO/IEC standards: ** [[H.264]] lossless *** [[x264]] (encoder only) *** FFmpeg (decoder only, uses x264 for encoding) ** [[H.265]] lossless<ref>{{cite web|url=https://x265.readthedocs.io/en/master/lossless.html|title=Lossless|work=x265.readthedocs.io}}</ref> *** [[x265]] (encoder only) *** [[MulticoreWare|UHDcode]] (decoder only, uses x265 to read HEVC encoded files)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://x265.com/how-to-play-hevc-on-your-pc/hevc-decoding/|title=HEVC Decoding|work=x265}}</ref> ***FFmpeg (decoder only, uses x265 for encoding)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=MTQ4Njg/|title=FFmpeg Now Supports HEVC/H.265 Decoding|work=phoronix}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://trac.ffmpeg.org/wiki/Encode/H.265|title=Encode/H.265|work=FFmpeg}}</ref> ** [[Motion JPEG 2000]] lossless *** libopenjpeg ** [[JPEG XS]] lossless *** FastTICO-XS * IETF standards: ** [[FFV1]] (RFC 9043)<ref>{{Cite journal|url=https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/rfc9043|title=rfc9043 - FFV1 Video Coding Format Version 0, 1, and 3|date=August 2021|website=datatracker.ietf.org|last1=Niedermayer|first1=Michael|last2=Rice|first2=Dave|last3=Martinez|first3=Jérôme}}</ref> {{snd}} FFV1's compression factor is comparable to [[Jpeg2000#Motion JPEG 2000|Motion JPEG 2000]], but based on quicker algorithms (allows real-time capture). Written by Michael Niedermayer and published as part of [[FFmpeg]] under [[GNU LGPL]]. *** FFmpeg * SMPTE standards: ** [[Dirac (video compression format)#VC-2|VC-2]] HQ lossless (a.k.a. [[Dirac (codec)|Dirac]] Pro lossless) *** libdirac *** libschroedinger <!--*** FFmpeg--> * Alparysoft Lossless Video Codec (Alpary) * [[QuickTime Animation|Apple Animation]] (QuickTime RLE) ** QuickTime ** FFmpeg * ArithYuv * [[AOMedia Video 1|AV1]] ** [[AV1#Software implementations|libaom]] * AVIzlib ** LCL (VfW codec) MSZH and ZLIB<ref>{{cite web|url=http://wiki.multimedia.cx/index.php?title=ZLIB|title=Lossless Codec Libraries|work=multimedia.cx}}</ref> ** FFmpeg * [[Autodesk Animator]] Codec (AASC) ** FFmpeg (decoder only) * [[CAI Format]] * CamStudio GZIP/LZO ** FFmpeg (decoder only) * Chennai Codec (EVX-1) ** Cairo Experimental Video Codec (open source) * Dxtory ** FFmpeg (decoder only) * FastCodec * [[Flash Video|Flash Screen Video]] v1/v2<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://ffmpeg.org/doxygen/trunk/flashsv_8c.html|title=FFmpeg: libavcodec/flashsv.c File Reference|website=ffmpeg.org}}</ref> ** FFmpeg * FM Screen Capture Codec ** FFmpeg (decoder only) * Fraps codec (FPS1)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.fraps.com/faq.php|title=FRAPS show fps, record video game movies, screen capture software|website=www.fraps.com}}</ref> ** FFmpeg (decoder only) * Grass Valley Lossless ** Grass Valley Codec Option ** FFmpeg (decoder only) * [[Huffyuv]] Huffyuv (or HuffYUV) was written by Ben Rudiak-Gould and published under the terms of the [[GNU GPL]] as free software, meant to replace uncompressed YCbCr as a video capture format. It uses very little CPU but takes a lot of disk space. See also ffvhuff which is an "FFmpeg only" version of it. ** FFmpeg * IgCodec * Intel RLE * innoHeim/Rsupport Screen Capture Codec ** FFmpeg (decoder only) * [[Lagarith]] A more up-to-date fork of Huffyuv is available as Lagarith<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://lags.leetcode.net/codec.html|title=Lagarith Lossless Video Codec|website=lags.leetcode.net}}</ref> ** Lagarith Codec (VfW codec) ** FFmpeg (decoder only) * LOCO<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://wiki.multimedia.cx/index.php?title=LOCO|title=LOCO - MultimediaWiki|website=wiki.multimedia.cx}}</ref> - based on [[JPEG-LS]] ** FFmpeg (decoder only) * MagicYUV<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.magicyuv.com/|title=MagicYUV – Lossless video codec}}</ref> ** MagicYUV SDK ** FFmpeg * Microsoft [[Run-length encoding|RLE]] (MSRLE) ** FFmpeg * [[MSU Lossless Video Codec]] * [[Moscow State University|MSU]] Screen Capture Lossless * {{interlanguage link|CorePNG|de|CorePNG}} - based on [[Portable Network Graphics|PNG]] ** FFmpeg * ScreenPresso (SPV1) ** FFmpeg (decoder only) * ScreenPressor<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.infognition.com/ScreenPressor/|title=ScreenPressor by Infognition - lossless video codec for screen capture|work=infognition.com}}</ref> - a successor of MSU Screen Capture Lossless ** FFmpeg (decoder only) * [[SheerVideo]] ** FFmpeg (decoder only) * [[Snow (codec)|Snow]] lossless ** FFmpeg * TechSmith Screen Capture Codec (TSCC)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.techsmith.com/codecs.asp|title=Downloads|work=TechSmith}}</ref> ** EnSharpen Video Codec for QuickTime ** FFmpeg (decoder only) * Toponoky * [[Ut Video Codec Suite]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ffmpeg.org/trac/ffmpeg/ticket/534|title=#534 (Ut Video Support) – FFmpeg|work=ffmpeg.org}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://forum.doom9.org/archive/index.php/t-143624.html|title=Ut Video Codec Suite - a new lossless video codec for Windows! [Archive] - Doom9's Forum|work=doom9.org}}</ref> ** libutvideo ** FFmpeg * VBLE<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://wiki.multimedia.cx/index.php?title=VBLE|title=VBLE - MultimediaWiki|website=wiki.multimedia.cx}}</ref> ** FFmpeg (decoder only) * [[VP9]] by [[Google]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.webmproject.org/docs/encoder-parameters/#vp9-specific-options|title=The WebM Project - VP8 Encode Parameter Guide|work=webmproject.org}}</ref> ** libvpx ** FFmpeg (decoder only) * [[YULS]] * ZeroCodec ** FFmpeg (decoder only) * [http://wiki.multimedia.cx/index.php?title=DosBox_Capture_Codec ZMBV] (Zip Motion Block Video) Codec - used by [[DOSBox]] ** FFmpeg ==== Lossless game codecs ==== * DXA ** [[ScummVM]] Tools (encoder only) ** FFmpeg (decoder only) ===Lossy compression=== * [[Discrete cosine transform]] (DCT, used in [[Betacam#Digital Betacam|Digital Betacam]]<ref>{{cite book |title=Portable Video: ENG & EFP |last1=Medoff |first1=Norman |last2=Fink |first2=Edward J. |page=221 |date=September 10, 2012 |publisher=CRC Press |isbn=9781136047701 }}</ref> and most of the video codecs listed below) ====General==== * ITU-T/ISO/IEC standards: ** [[H.120]] ** [[H.261]] (a.k.a. Px64) *** [[FFmpeg]] H.261 ([[libavcodec]]) *** Microsoft H.263 ** MPEG-1 Part 2 ([[MPEG-1]] Video) *** [[FFmpeg]] *** [[MainConcept]] MPEG-1 *** [[TMPGEnc]] ** [[H.262/MPEG-2 Part 2]] (MPEG-2 Video) *** [[Canopus Corporation|Canopus]] [[ProCoder]] *** Cinema Craft Encoder *** [[FFmpeg]] *** [[InterVideo]] Video Decoder *** MainConcept MPEG-2 *** Microsoft H.263 *** [[TMPGEnc]] ** [[H.263]] *** [[FFmpeg]] H.263 ([[libavcodec]]) ** [[MPEG-4 Part 2]] (MPEG-4 Advanced Simple Profile) *** [[3ivx]] *** [[DivX]] *** [[libavcodec]] *** [[HDX4]] *** [[Nero Digital]] *** [[Xvid]] ** [[H.264/MPEG-4 AVC]] or MPEG-4 Part 10 (MPEG-4 Advanced Video Coding), approved for [[Blu-ray]] *** [[CoreAVC]] (decoder only; limited to below Hi10P profile) *** [[MainConcept]] *** [[Nero Digital]] *** [[QuickTime|QuickTime H.264]] *** Sorenson AVC Pro codec, [[Sorenson codec|Sorenson]]'s new implementation *** [[OpenH264]] (baseline profile only) *** [[x264]] (encoder only; supports some of Hi422P and Hi444PP features) *** FFmpeg (decoder only) ** MPEG-4 AVC variants: *** [[Internet Video Coding#History|MPEG-4 Web Video Coding]] or MPEG-4 Part 29{{snd}} a subset of MPEG-4 AVC baseline profile *** [[XAVC]] ** [[HEVC]] (High Efficiency Video Coding, H.265, MPEG-H part 2) *** [[x265]] (encoder only) ** [[Versatile Video Coding]] (H.266, VVC) *** VVC Test Model (VTM reference software for VVC; open source) *** Fraunhofer Versatile Video Decoder (open source; decoder only) *** Fraunhofer Versatile Video Encoder (open source; encoder only) *** FFmpeg (decoder only) ** [[Internet Video Coding#History|Video Coding for Browsers (VCB)]]/[[VP8]] (MPEG-4 Part 31, ISO/IEC 14496-31, RFC 6386) *** [[libvpx]] *** FFmpeg **[[Internet Video Coding]] (ISO/IEC 14496-33, MPEG-4 IVC) ** [[Essential Video Coding]] (EVC; MPEG-5 Part 1; under-development) *** eXtra-fast Essential Video Encoder (open source; encoder only) *** eXtra-fast Essential Video Decoder (open source; decoder only) * IETF Internet Draft ([[NETVC]]) ** xvc<ref>{{Cite journal|url=https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/draft-samuelsson-netvc-xvc-01|title=The xvc video codec|first=J. and P. Hermansson|last=Samuelsson|date=July 2, 2018|website=datatracker.ietf.org}}</ref> *** Divideon's reference implementation (open source) ** [[Thor (video codec)|Thor]]<ref>{{Cite journal|url=https://tools.ietf.org/html/draft-fuldseth-netvc-thor-03|title=Thor Video Codec|date=October 31, 2016|website=tools.ietf.org|last1=Fuldseth|first1=Arild|last2=Bjontegaard|first2=Gisle|last3=Midtskogen|first3=Steinar|last4=Davies|first4=Thomas|last5=Zanaty|first5=Mo}}</ref> (forms the basis of AV1) *** [[Cisco]]'s reference implementation (open source) * SMPTE standards: ** [[VC-1]] (SMPTE 421M, subset of [[Windows Media Video]]) *** FFmpeg (decoder only) ** [[Dirac (codec)|Dirac]] (SMPTE 2042-1) *** Schrödinger *** dirac-research *** FFmpeg (decoder only) * [[Alliance for Open Media]] ** [[AV1]] (AOMedia Video 1) *** [[AV1#Software implementations|libaom]] *** SVT-AV1 *** rav1e (encoder only) *** dav1d (decoder only) *** libgav1 (decoder only) * [[Xiph.Org Foundation]] ** [[Daala]] (under development, basis (alongside other formats) of AV1) *** libdaala (open source) ** [[Theora]] (based on [[VP3]]) *** FFmpeg (decoding only) *** libtheora (open source) * [[Apple Video]] (Apple RPZA) ** [[QuickTime]] ** [[FFmpeg]] * [[FORscene#Blackbird|Blackbird]] FORscene video codec * [[FORscene#Codecs|Firebird]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.forbidden.co.uk/demos/live/|title=Live demonstration|work=Forbidden}}</ref> Original FORscene video codec * [[Digital Video Interactive]] standards: ** RTV 2.1 (a.k.a. [[Indeo]] 2) *** FFmpeg (decoder only) ** PLV (Production Level Video) *** ActionMedia II driver (decoder only) * [[Indeo]] 3<ref>[http://www.digitalpreservation.gov/formats/fdd/fdd000065.shtml Indeo Video Codec, Version 3] [[Library of Congress]]</ref>/4/5<ref>[http://www.digitalpreservation.gov/formats/fdd/fdd000085.shtml Indeo Video Codec, Version 5] [[Library of Congress]]</ref> ** FFmpeg (decoder only) * [[Microsoft Video 1]] (MSV1, MS-CRAM, based on MotiVE) ** FFmpeg (decoder only) * [[Open Media Commons]] standards: ** [[OMS Video]] (based on [[H.261]]) * [[On2 Technologies]] TrueMotion [[VP3]]/VP4, [[VP5]], [[VP6]], [[VP7]]; under the name ''The Duck Corporation'': [[TrueMotion S]], TrueMotion 2, TrueMotion RT 2.0 ** FFmpeg (decoder only) * [[RealVideo]] 1, G2, 8, 9 and 10 ** FFmpeg ** RealMedia HD SDK * RealVideo Fractal Codec (a.k.a. Iterated Systems ClearVideo) ** FFmpeg (decoder only) * [[RealVideo#RV60|RealMedia HD]] (a.k.a. RealVideo 11 or RV60) ** RealMedia HD SDK ** FFmpeg (decoder only) * [[Snow (codec)|Snow]] Wavelet Codec * [[Sorenson Video]],<ref>[http://www.digitalpreservation.gov/formats/fdd/fdd000066.shtml Sorenson Video Codec, Version 3] [[Library of Congress]]</ref> [[Sorenson Spark]] ** FFmpeg * [[VP9]] by Google; [[VP10]] was not released and instead was integrated into AV1 ** [[libvpx]] ** FFmpeg * [[Windows Media Video]] (WMV) ** WAX (Part of the Windows Media Series) ** FFmpeg * [[Guobiao standards]] (GB/T) ** [[Audio Video Standard|Audio Video Standard (AVS)]] *** AVS1-P2 (GB/T 20090.2-2006) - used in [[China Blue High-definition Disc]]. **** FFmpeg (decoding only) *** AVS1-P7 (AVS-M; under-development) *** AVS2-P2 (GB/T 33475.2-2016, IEEE 1857.4 (draft)) **** uAVS2 Encoder **** xavs2 (encoder only) **** davs2 (libdavs2; decoder only) *** AVS3-P2 (draft, IEEE1857.10) **** uavs3e (encoder only) **** uavs3d (decoder only) ==== AI-based / AI-enhanced video codecs ==== * AIVC<ref name="masv-aivc">[https://massive.io/file-transfer/what-is-ai-video-compression/ What Is AI Video Compression?]. MASV. January 5, 2023</ref> * Deep Render codec<ref>[https://www.ibc.org/features/streamers-look-to-ai-to-crack-the-codec-code/11060.article Streamers look to AI to crack the codec code]. [[International Broadcasting Convention]]. 25 June 2024</ref><ref>[https://intelignite.com/intel-ignite-selects-startups-for-spring-23-cohorts/ Intel Ignite Selects Startups for Spring ’23 Cohorts]. Intel</ref> * MPAI ** AI-Enhanced Video Coding ([[Essential Video Coding#MPAI-EVC|MPAI-EVC]]; under development) ** AI-based End-to-End Video Coding (MPAI-EEV; under development) ====Scalable / Layered==== VP8,<ref name="webrtc-svc">[https://w3c.github.io/webrtc-svc/#operational-model Scalable Video Coding (SVC) Extension for WebRTC - 4. Operational model], [[World Wide Web Consortium]], September 26, 2020</ref> VP9,<ref name="webrtc-svc"/> AV1,<ref name="webrtc-svc"/> and [[Versatile Video Coding|H.266/VVC]] support scalable modes by default. * ITU-T/ISO/IEC standards: ** Scalable Video Coding (H.264/SVC; H.264/MPEG-4 AVC Annex G; an extension of [[Advanced Video Coding|H.264/MPEG-4 AVC]]) ** Scalable High Efficiency Video Coding (SHVC; an extension of [[High Efficiency Video Coding|H.265/HEVC]]) ** Low Complexity Enhancement Video Coding ([[LCEVC]]; MPEG-5 Part 2) *** LCEVC Decoder SDK (open source; decoder only) *** V-Nova LCEVC SDK * SMPTE standards ** VC-4 Layered Video Extension (SMPTE ST 2058-1:2011) ====Intra-frame-only==== * [[Motion JPEG]] ** [[FFmpeg]] ** Morgan Multimedia M-JPEG<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.morgan-multimedia.com/morgan/php/products.php?sProductId=4 | title=M-JPEG Codec | publisher=Morgan Multimedia | location=[[Montpellier]], [[France]] | access-date=April 28, 2018 }}</ref> ** Pegasus PICVideo M-JPEG ** MainConcept M-JPEG * ISO/IEC standard ** [[Motion JPEG 2000]] (ISO/IEC 15444-3, ITU-T T.802) *** libopenjpeg *** FFmpeg *** Morgan Multimedia M-JPEG2000<ref>{{cite web | url=http://morgan-multimedia.com/morgan/php/products.php?sProductId=5 | title=M-JPEG2000 Codec | publisher=Morgan Multimedia | location=Montpellier, France | access-date=April 28, 2018 }}</ref> *** Morgan Multimedia dcpPlayer (decoder only)<ref>{{cite web | url=http://morgan-multimedia.com/products.php?sProductId=1 | title=dcpPlayer | publisher=Morgan Multimedia | location=Montpellier, France | access-date=April 28, 2018 }}</ref> ** [[JPEG XS]] (ISO/IEC 21122) Lightweight Low latency video codec *** intoPIX fastTICO-XS<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.intopix.com/fasttico-xs-sdks| title=FastTICO-XS Codec | publisher=intoPIX | location=Mont-Saint-Guibert, Belgium}}</ref> ** [[DV (video format)|DV]] (IEC 61834) *** FFmpeg ** [[MPEG-4 Part 2#Simple Studio Profile (SStP)|MPEG-4 SStP]] (ISO/IEC 14496-2) *** FFmpeg<ref>[http://ffmpeg.org/pipermail/ffmpeg-cvslog/2018-April/113234.html FFmpeg-cvslog - mpeg4video: Add support for MPEG-4 Simple Studio Profile.], FFmpeg Project, April 2, 2018</ref> ** Motion [[JPEG XR]] (ISO/IEC 29199-3, ITU-T T.833) ** Animated [[JPEG XL]] (ISO/IEC 18181) *** libjxl<ref>[https://www.phoronix.com/news/FFmpeg-Animated-JPEG-XL FFmpeg Adds Support For Animated JPEG-XL], Phoronix, June 8, 2023</ref> * IETF Internet Draft ** [[Advanced Professional Video]] (AVP)<ref>{{Cite journal|url=https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/draft-lim-apv-00|title=Advance Professional Video|date=March 1, 2024|website=datatracker.ietf.org}}</ref> *** OpenAPV (open source) *** FFmpeg (decoder only) * [[ProRes 422|Apple ProRes 422/4444]] ** FFmpeg * [[Apple Intermediate Codec]] ** FFmpeg (decoder only) * Apple [[Pixlet]] ** FFmpeg (decoder only) * [[AVC-Intra]] <!--SMPTE RP 2027:2012 ?--> ** x264 (encoder only) ** FFmpeg (decoder only) * [[AVC-Intra#AVC-Ultra|AVC-Ultra]]{{snd}} a subset of MPEG-4 AVC Hi444PP profile * XAVC-I * [[CineForm]] HD ** CineForm-SDK {{snd}} developed by [[GoPro]] (open source) ** FFmpeg * SMPTE standard ** [[VC-2]] SMPTE standard (a.k.a. Dirac Pro. SMPTE ST 2042) *** Schrödinger *** dirac-research *** VC-2 Reference Encoder and Decoder {{snd}} developed by [[BBC]] (open source) *** FFmpeg (the encoder only supports VC-2 HQ profile) ** [[VC-3]] SMPTE standard (SMPTE ST 2019) *** Avid [[DNxHD]] *** [[FFmpeg]] ** [[CineForm|VC-5]] SMPTE standard (SMPTE ST 2073; a superset of CineForm HD) ** [[VC-6]] SMPTE standard (SMPTE ST 2117-1) *** V-Nova VC-6 SDK * [[Grass Valley (company)|Grass Valley]] HQ/HQA/HQX ** Grass Valley Codec Option ** FFmpeg (decoder only) * [[NewTek]] NT25 * [[NewTek]] SpeedHQ - used in [[Network Device Interface]] (NDI) protocol ** NewTek Codec<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20170503095127/http://ftp.newtek.com/pub/download/Utilities/Notes/NewTek_Codec_Notes.htm NewTek Codec Notes] NewTek</ref> ** FFmpeg ====Stereoscopic 3D / Multiview==== * [[Multiview Video Coding]] * Multiview High Efficiency Video Coding (MV-HEVC; an extension of H.265/HEVC) ** FFmpeg (decoder only) ==== Security and surveillance cameras ==== * [[Guobiao standards]] (GB/T) ** AVS-S-P2 (suspended<ref>[http://www.avs.org.cn/english/achievement.asp Achievement], Audio Video Coding Standard Workgroup of China</ref>) ** SVAC (GB/T 25724-2010) * Infinity CCTV Codec (IMM4/IMM5/IMM6) ** FFmpeg<ref>[http://ffmpeg.org/pipermail/ffmpeg-cvslog/2018-August/114851.html FFmpeg-cvslog - avcodec: add IMM4 decoder], FFmpeg Project, August 21, 2018</ref><ref>[http://ffmpeg.org/pipermail/ffmpeg-cvslog/2019-August/118783.html FFmpeg-cvslog - avcodec: add IMM5 decoder], FFmpeg Project, August 29, 2019</ref> (IMM4 and IMM5 decoder only) ==== CD-ROM or CD-related video codecs ==== * [[CDXL]] codec ** FFmpeg (decoder only) * [[Cinepak]]<ref>[http://www.digitalpreservation.gov/formats/fdd/fdd000064.shtml Cinepak] [[Library of Congress]]</ref> (a.k.a. Apple Compact Video) ** FFmpeg * [[Photo CD]] codec ** FFmpeg (decoder only) * [[MovieCD|MotionPixels]] - used in MovieCD ** FFmpeg (decoder only) * [[CD+G]] (CD+Graphics) codec ** FFmpeg (decoder only) ** VLC (decoder only) * [[CD+G#Improvements|CD+EG]] (CD+Extended Graphics) codec ==== Network video codecs ==== * SMPTE RDD ** LLVC (Low Latency Video Codec; SMPTE RDD 34) - used in Networked Media Interface (NMI; SMPTE RDD 40) * [[High Efficiency Video Coding#Screen content coding extensions|HEVC-SCC]] (Screen Content Coding Extensions) ** FFmpeg (decoder only) * ZRLE (RFC 6143 7.7.6) - used by [[Virtual Network Computing|VNC]] * [[Sun Microsystems]]'s CellB video ([[RTP payload formats|RTP playload type]] 25) - used in [[Oracle Solaris|Solaris]]'s SunVideo Plus<ref>[https://docs.oracle.com/cd/E19125-01/video.plus13/805-2682-12/6j2iol6rn/index.html SunVideo Plus for PCI User's Guide - Audio Video Conferencing]. Oracle</ref> and [[Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory]]'s vic (Video Conferencing Tool)<ref>[https://ee.lbl.gov/vic/CHANGES.html vic: Change History]. [[Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory]]</ref> * [[PARC (company)|Xerox PARC]]'s Network Video (nv; [[RTP payload formats|RTP playload type]] 28) - used in Xerox's nv and Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory's vic (Video Conferencing Tool) * [[CU-SeeMe]] video codec * [[GoToMeeting]] codec ** FFmpeg (decoder only) * Microsoft ** [[RemoteFX]] codec<ref>[https://winprotocoldoc.z19.web.core.windows.net/MS-RDPRFX/%5BMS-RDPRFX%5D.pdf Remote Desktop Protocol: RemoteFX Codec Extension]. Microsoft</ref><ref name="ietf-draft-vdi">[https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/draft-ma-appsawg-vdi-survey-00 Survey of Virtual Desktop Infrastructure System draft-ma-appsawg-vdi-survey-00]. IETF. May 13, 2011</ref> (used in MS-RDPRFX, an extension of [[Remote Desktop Protocol]]) ** NSCodec Bitmap Codec<ref>[https://winprotocoldoc.z19.web.core.windows.net/MS-RDPNSC/%5BMS-RDPNSC%5D.pdf Remote Desktop Protocol: NSCodec Extension]. Microsoft</ref><ref name="ietf-draft-vdi"/> (used in MS-RDPNSC, an extension of Remote Desktop Protocol) ==== Screen capture video codecs ==== * Microsoft Camcorder Video (based on the [[Graphics Device Interface|GDI]] interface) - used in [[Microsoft Office 97]]'s Microsoft Camcorder * VMnc VMware screen codec<ref>{{cite web|url=http://wiki.multimedia.cx/index.php?title=VMNC|title=VMware Video|work=multimedia.cx}}</ref> (based on the [[RFB (protocol)|RFB protocol]] of [[VNC]]<ref name="cert-vmnc">[https://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/444513 VMware VMnc AVI video codec image height heap overflow]. Carnegie Mellon University</ref>) - used by [[VMware Workstation]] ** vmnc.dll<ref name="cert-vmnc"/> ** FFmpeg (decoder only) ==== Bayer/Compressed RAW video codecs ==== * [[CinemaDNG]] (created by Adobe; used in [[Blackmagic Design|Blackmagic]] cameras) * Redcode RAW (used in [[Red Digital Cinema Camera Company|RED cameras]]){{snd}} a modified version of JPEG 2000<ref>[http://peter.schlaile.de/redcode/ libredcode]</ref> ** libredcode * [[Arri Alexa#ArriRaw|ArriRaw]] (used in [[Arri]] cameras) * [[Cineform]] RAW (used in [[Silicon Imaging]] cameras) ** CineForm-SDK * Blackmagic RAW (used in [[Blackmagic Design|Blackmagic]] cameras) ** Blackmagic RAW SDK * Cintel RAW (used in [[Cintel]] Scanner<ref>[https://documents.blackmagicdesign.com/UserManuals/BlackmagicCintelManual.pdf Cintel Scanner] p.35. Blackmagic Design. May, 2020.</ref>) ** FFmpeg (decoder only) * [[Apple ProRes]] RAW * intoPIX TICO RAW<ref>[https://www.redsharknews.com/intopix-tico-raw-is-a-format-with-huge-potential intoPIX Tico Raw is a format with a huge potential]</ref> ** intoPIX fastTICO-RAW SDK & TICO-RAW FPGA/ASIC libraries<ref>[https://www.intopix.com/tico-raw intoPIX Tico Raw]</ref> * Canon CRX - used in Canon Cinema Raw Light movie ** Canon RAW Plugin for Avid Media Access ** LibRaw (decoder only; open source) * Sony X-OCN ====Video games==== * [[Bink Video]], [[Smacker video]] ** FFmpeg ** libavcodec * [[Nintendo]] [[Nintendo European Research & Development#Mobiclip video codecs|Mobiclip]] video codec ** FFmpeg (decoder only) * [[CRI Middleware|CRI]] [[CRI Middleware#CRI Sofdec|Sofdec]] codec - a MPEG variant with 11-bit DC and color space correction;<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20110929213359/http://www.cri-mw.co.jp/product/column/2nt4hm0000001kot.html 独自コーデックを搭載したニンテンドーDS版Sofdec] {{in lang|ja}} CRI Middleware, May 11, 2006</ref> used in Sofdec middleware * CRI P256 - used in Sofdec middleware for Nintendo DS<ref>[http://game.watch.impress.co.jp/docs/20070419/cri.htm CRI・ミドルウェア、ゲーム開発者向けブログ「CRIチャンネル」を開設] {{in lang|ja}} Impress Watch Corporation, April 19, 2007</ref> * [[Indeo]] Video Interactive (aka Indeo 4/5) - used in PC games for [[Microsoft Windows]] ** FFmpeg (decoder only) ** Intel Indeo Video ====Real-time==== * [[RivaTuner]] video codec (RTV1/RTV2) ** FFmpeg (RTV1 decoder only) * Hap/Hap Alpha/Hap Q ** VIDVOX hap codec ** FFmpeg * DXV Codec ** Resolume DXV Codec ** FFmpeg * NotchLC ** FFmpeg (decoder only) * VESA Display Stream Compression (DSC) * VESA Display Compression-M (VDC-M)
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