Viz Artist User Guide

Version 5.1 | Published October 31, 2023 ©

Supported Codecs for VML Clip Player

The following lists all container and codecs that have been tested and verified to work correctly using the VML player introduced in Viz Engine 4.3.

There is no perfect codec, therefore we can not recommend a particular one. Some codecs (for example AVC) are very CPU intense, whereas others result in large files and require a higher I/O bandwidth. Additional factors like framerate, bitrates, resolution also have a huge influence on playback performance. The following lists all containers and codecs that have been verified so far to be readable by the VML clip player.

Note: There is no guarantee that this list is complete. All Clips have been verified on common framerates and orientations.

Supported Containers

MPEG-4 Part 14 (MP4)

Video Codec

Audio

Formats

H.265 (5)

AAC/AC3/MP3


H.264


AAC/AC3/MP3

Profiles:
Baseline@L1, L1.1, L1.2, L1.3
Baseline@L2, L2.1, L2.2 (3)
Baseline@L3, L3.1, L3.2
Baseline@L4, L4.1, L4.2
Baseline@L5, L5.1, L5.2
Baseline@L6, L6.1, L6.2 (4)

Main@L1, L1.1, L1.2, L1.3
Main@L2, L2.1, L2.2 (3)
Main@L3, L3.1, L3.2
Main@L4, L4.1, L4.2
Main@L5, L5.1, L5.2
Main@L6, L6.1, L6.2 (4)

High@L1, L1.1, L1.2, L1.3
High@L2, L2.1, L2.2 (3)
High@L3, L3.1, L3.2
High@L4, L4.1, L4.2
High@L5, L5.1, L5.2
High@L6, L6.1, L6.2 (4)

High10(1)@L1, L1.1, L1.2, L1.3
High10(1)@L2, L2.1, L2.2 (3)
High10(1)@L3, L3.1, L3.2
High10(1)@L4, L4.1, L4.2
High10(1)@L5, L5.1, L5.2
High10(1)@L6, L6.1, L6.2 (4)

MPEG-2

AAC/AC3/MP3

Profiles:
Main@High

MPEG-4

AAC/AC3/MP3

Profiles:
Visual Simple@L0, L5, L6

XDCAM EX

AAC/AC3/MP3


(1) HDR playback is not supported yet
(2) Shows incorrect colors
(3) The level defines the maximum resolution and bitrate. Anything less than level 3 is not relevant for broadcast environments
(4) Known as CPU intensive
(5) Requires ClipPlayer Pro license

MPEG 4 Video (M4V)

Video Codec

Audio

Formats

AVC

AAC LC

Profiles:
High@L1, L1.2
High@L2.1
High@L3, L3.1
High@L4, L4.2
High@L5

MPEG 2 Video (M2V, MPG, VOB) & Transport Stream (M2TS, TS)

Video Codec

Audio

Formats

MPEG Video 2

Mpeg Audio , Layer2

Profiles:
Main@Main
Main@High, High 1440

MPEG Video 2 Transport Stream

Mpeg Audio , Layer2

Profiles:
Main@Main
Main@High 1440

Moving Picture Experts Group Phase 1 (MPEG)

Video Codec

Audio

Formats

MPEG Video 1 (1)

Mpeg Audio, Layer1


(1) known as very low quality

Audio Video Interleave (AVI)

Video Codec

Audio

Formats

Lagarith

PCM

supports Alpha

uncompressed

PCM

RGB +Alpha
UYVY 422

Newtek Codecs


Speed HQ 420
Speed HQ 4224 Alpha
Speed HQ 4224 DCT Alpha
Speed HQ 4444 (2)
Speed HQ 4444 DCT (2)

DVCAM
DV50
DVPAL
DVCPro
DVCPro100

PCM

Profiles: 420, 422



411

JPEG

PCM


Intel IYUV

PCM


Matrox Mpeg2 i-Frame
Matrox Mpeg2 i-Frame HD

PCM

alpha not supported
alpha not supported

Mpeg-4 Visual

MPEG Audio Layer 3

Simple@L1

(2) Shows incorrect colors

Apple QuickTime Movie (MOV)

Video Codec

Audio

Formats

Animation (3)

PCM


DV25
DV50
DVC Pro

PCM


ProRes

PCM

422: HQ/LT/Proxy

4444:

DNxHD

PCM

SQ 8bit
HQ 8bit
HQX 10bit

DNxHR

PCM

SQ 8bit
HQ 8bit
LB 8 bit
HQX 10bit (1)
444 10bit (1)(2)

AVC

AAC/PCM

Profiles:
Baseline@L4.1
High@L3, L3.2
High@L4, L4.1, L4.2

uncompressed (3)

PCM

RGB
YUV 422 8bit

Apple JPEG

PCM


HAP (4)

AAC/PCM (5)

HAP, HAP Alpha, HAP Q

(1) HDR playback is not supported yet
(2) Shows incorrect colors
(3) Known as extremely I/O intensive
(4) Requires ClipPlayer Pro license
(5) HAP is a pure image compression codec. Audio is based on the stream inside the container.

IMPORTANT! The DNxHD and DNxHR codecs require a separate license, issued by Vizrt.

Material Exchange Format (MXF)

Video Codec

Audio

Formats

DV, DVCPro, DVCPro HD

PCM


IMX

PCM

Class 30/40/50

DNxHD

PCM


Matrox MPEG iFrame

PCM

alpha not supported

MPEG 2

PCM

Profiles:
Main@Main
Main@High, High 1440

XDCam/XDCAM HD

PCM

Class 18/25/35
4:2:2 50

XDCam EX

PCM

Class 18/35

AVC Intra

PCM

Class 50/100/200

AVC Long GOP

PCM

4:2:0 Class 6/Class 12/Class 25
4:2:2 Class 25

XAVC Intra (4)

PCM

Class 100/Class 200

XAVC Intra 2K (4)

PCM

Class 100

XAVC Intra QFHD (4)

PCM

Class 300/480

XAVC Intra 4K (4)

PCM

Class 300/480

XAVC Long GOP (4)

PCM

25MBit/35MBit/50MBit

XAVC QFHD Long GOP (4)

PCM

4:2:0
4:2:2: 100MBit/140MBit/200Mbit

(4) Known as extremely CPU intensive

Windows Media Video (WMV)

Video Codec

Audio

Formats

Windows Media V7

WMA Pro

Profiles:
V7
V8
V9, V9 Advanced, V9 Screen

MPEG-4 Visual (Microsoft)

n/a


Advanced Systems Format (ASF)

Video Codec

Audio

Formats

MPEG-4 Visual (Microsoft)

n/a


Third Generation Partnership Project (3GP)

Video Codec

Audio

Formats

MPEG-4

AAC

Profiles:
Visual Simple@L2, L6

AVC

n/a

Profiles:
High@L4, L5.1

WEB Media (WEBM)

Video Codec

Audio

Formats

VP9

opus


VP8

opus


H.263


Profiles:
Baseline@1.0

AVC

opus/aac

Profiles:
Baseline@L1

Flash Video (FLV)

Video Codec

Audio

Formats

vp6f

Mpeg Audio Layer 3


Sorenson Spark

Mpeg Audio Layer 3


Matroska Multimedia Container (MKV)

Video Codec

Audio

Formats

AVC

Vorbis, opus, aac

Profiles:
High@L1.2
High@L2.1
High@L3, L3.1
High@L4
High@L5

AVC (H264)

AAC, opus, aac, eac3

High@L4

MPEG-2

AAC


MPEG-4 Visual

AAC

Simple@L1

Theora

AAC


VP8

AAC


VP9

AAC


Clipplayer Pro License

The following codecs need to be licensed to be played:

  • H.265

  • HAP

Known Limitations

Unsupported Containers

The following containers are known to be not compatible with VML Clip Player:

Container

Additional Information

R3D

RED camera container

OGV

Ogg Video File

F4V

Flash Video

MJPEG

Motion JPEG

RM

Real Media Video

SWF

Small Web Format / Shockwave

WTV

Windows Recorded TV Show

Unsupported Codecs and Known Incompatibilities

The following codecs are known to be not compatible with VML Clip Player:

Container

Video Codec

Additional Information

AVI

Ross Expression


AVI

huffyuv


AVI

Cinepak


AVI

FMP4


AVI

M701


AVI

xVid


AVI

Microsoft RLE


AVI

Microsoft Video1


AVI

YUV 10bit V210


MOV

AIVM


MOV

ProRes 4444 XQ


MOV

GoPro Cineform


MOV

uncompressed YUV 422 10bit

V210

MP4

AV1