The following tables show the supported input and output formats for the Transcoder API.
Supported input formats
Containers
AAC, AVI, GXF, MKV (Matroska), MOV, MPEG2-TS, MP3, MP4,
MXF (OP1A only), WAV, WebM, and WMV
Video Codecs
DNxHD, DV/DVCProHD, DV25, DV50, H.261, H.262, H.263, H.264
(AVC), H.265 (HEVC), MPEG-1, MPEG-2, MPEG-4 part 2, ProRes, Theora, VC-1, VP8, VP9, XAVC, and XDCAM
Color Space
rec.601, rec.709, and rec.2020
Audio Codecs
AAC, AC3, AIFF, E-AC3, FLAC, MP3, Opus, PCM, WAV, WMA, WMA2, and Vorbis
Captions
SCC, SRT, and VTT
Overlays
JPG and PNG
Supported output formats
Streaming Formats
Apple HLS (with MPEG2-TS, fMP4) and MPEG-DASH (with fMP4)
Standalone File Formats
MP3, MP4, and OGG (Vorbis only)
Video Codecs
H.264 (AVC), H.265 (HEVC), and VP9
Color Space
Pass-through; the output color space matches the input color space
Audio Codecs
AAC-HE, AAC-HEv2 (stereo only), AAC-LC, AC3, E-AC3, MP3, and Vorbis
Captions
CEA-608/708 and WebVTT
Images
JPG tiles, single images
For information on job limits, see Limits .
