Supported File Formats

This is a partial list of the supported file types for DrasticPreview.

V - Video stream or series of stills
S - Still images
A - Audio

.8svx
Amiga audio
A, 8/16
.aiff
Apple/SGI audio
A, 8/16
.asf
.wmf
.wmv
Windows Media Format, standard codecs plus 8 and 10 bit YCbCr uncompressed real time SD and HD codecs
VA
.au
Sun/NeXT audio
A, 8/16
.avi
Windows Audio Video Interleave, standard codecs plus uncompressed 8/10 bit YCbCr, RGB 8/10/16 Bit, Avid AVR/JFIF/Uncompressed, DVSD/DV25/DV50, Targa, LSI, Zoran, Pinnacle, Matrox MJPEG/MPEG/DV, MPEG-2, YCbCr 4:2:0, CineWave, BlackMagic
VA
.avs
AVS files
VS
.bmp
Microsoft OS/2 bit mapped files
VS
.cdr
.vcs
.dat
CD audio
A
.cin
Cineon format files, 8/10 bit packed or filled
VS
.dib
Microsoft device independent bit map
VS
.dps
DPS Velocity files
V
.dpx
DPIX format cineon files for film transfer, 8/10 bit packed or filled
VS
.dv
.dif
.diff
Raw dvsd/dv25 stream
VA
.dvs
Direct DVS file format
VA
.boxx
Boxx YCrCb video format
V
.edl
Edit Decision List, cuts only audio video edits from multiple files
VA
.flm .film
Photoshop Film Strip format
V
.gen
Avid Nitris DS SD/HD uncompressed
V
.gxf
SMPTE 360/Profile
VA
.hcom
Apple HCOM audio
A, 8/16
.hdr
Text header for .yuv/.iyuv/.yuv16/.420/.422/.raw/.rgb raw uncompressed image streams
V
.icb
Targa files
VS
.ihss
Iridas Frame Cycler format
V
.jpg
Jpeg files
VS
.js
Jaleo file format
V
.luma
.rmy
.bmy
Separate YCbCr 4:2:2 or 4:2:0 streams
V
.m2p
MPEG-2 elementary, packetized 4:2:0/4:2:2 SD to HD
VA
.m2t
ts
MPEG-2 transport stream 4:2:0/4:2:2 SD to HD
VA
.mp3
MPEG layer 3 audio
A
.m4p
MPEG-4
VA
.mov
.qt
QuickTime movies, standard codecs plus uncompressed 8/10 bit YCbCr, RGB 8/10/16 Bit, Avid AVR/JFIF/Uncompressed, DV50, Targa, LSI, Zoran, Pinnacle, CineWave, BlackMagic
VA
.mpv
.mpa
.mpg
.mpeg
MPEG-1 elementary, system streams
VA
.mpg
.ts
.ps
.m2p
.m2t
MPEG-2 program stream 4:2:0/4:2:2 SD to HD
VA
.mtv
MTV raytracing bit map format
VS
.mv
SGI movie format
VA
.ntv
.ntv2
Aja uncompressed audio/video files
VA
.omfi
Avid OMF, all AVR resolutions, Meridian, JPED/JPEG, DVSD/25/50, uncompressed YCbCr/RGB/TIFF
VA
.mxf
Sony MXF (XDCAM), Avid MXF, Quantel MXF
VA
.pbm
Portable bitmap files
VS
.pcd
PhotoCD files
VS
.pnm
Portable anymap files
VS
.ppm
Portable pixmap files
VS
.psd
Photoshop files
VS
.ras
Sun raster files
VS
.raw
Raw RGB files
VS
.red
.blu .blue
.grn .green
Separate red, green, blue 4:4:4 streams
V
.rgb
RGB files
VS
.rle
Microsoft windows run length encoded files
VS
.rtv
Newtek Video Toaster format
V
.sf
SF audio
A
.sgi
SGI rgb files
VS
.slb
HiCon32 RGB format
V
.smp
Sample Vision audio
A
.snd
Next sound file
A
.sun
Sun raster format files
VS
.tga
Targa files
VS
.tiff
Tagged image format files
VS, 8..16 bits
.ub/.sb
.uw/.sw
.ul
Unix audio
A
.v210
YCbCr 10 bit raw files
VS
.vda
Targa uncompressed files
V
.voc
Creative Labs audio
A
.vpv
.vpa
Videopump file format (vpa - for audio)
VA
.vsr
Viewstore RGB files
VS
.vst
Targa uncompressed files
VS
.wav
.wave
Windows wave file audio
A, 1 to 8 channels
8/16/20/24/32
.bwf
.bwav
Broadcast wave file audio
A, 1 to 8 channels
8/16/20/24/32
.xbm
X-Windows black and white bit map files
VS
.xpm
X-Windows color bit map files
VS
.y
.u
.v
Separate file component stills for YCbCr 4:2:0 or 4:2:2 8 bits
VS
.yuv
Accom style 4:2:0 or 4:2:2 YCbCr, 8/10/16 bits
VS, 8/10/16 bits


All formats support sidebar audio in wave or aiff format. The audio should be in the format <videobasename>.wav, <videobasename>.a34.wav, <videobasename>.a56.wav. Stereo aiff, mono wave, stereo wave or multi channel extensible wave are all supported. Other sidebar audio types are supported on a per video file type.

.3mp
The Playa play lists
.asx
Advanced streaming redirector files
.edl
.log
.ply/.tcs
Edit decision list play lists
.html
HTML page play lists
.m3u
Standard URL play lists
.pls
MPEG play lists
.txt
Text file play lists
.wpl
Windows Media Player play lists