Supported Video Formats

Supported Video Formats

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8/28/2008

Devices may include support for the following formats, depending on what media support has been added to your device by the manufacturer.

Video Formats for all Platforms

Format	Description	For More Information
ASF Video and Audio	Advanced Systems Format (ASF). This format does not specify the codec used for a media object, but rather describes how media is structured in a stream.	This format is supported using DirectShow. It is also supported by: Windows Media Player for Windows Embedded CE Windows Media Player Mobile for Windows Mobile Powered Devices The Windows Media Player OCX.
AVI Video	Audio Video Interleave, a Microsoft media container format.	AVI Decompressor Filter AVI Splitter Filter
MPEG-4 Video	A compression format for audio and video.	This format is supported using DirectShow and the WMV/MPEG-4 Video Codec. There are some limitations to the implementation. It is also supported by: Windows Media Player for Windows Embedded CE Windows Media Player Mobile for Windows Mobile Powered Devices The Windows Media Player OCX.
MS RLE Video	Support for the Microsoft run-length encoded (RLE) video codec.	This format is supported using DirectShow and the MS RLE Video Codec. It is also supported by: Windows Media Player for Windows Embedded CE Windows Media Player Mobile for Windows Mobile Powered Devices The Windows Media Player OCX.

Video formats for Windows Embedded CE

Format	Description	For More Information
MPEG-2 Video	A format first developed by the Moving Pictures Expert Group (MPEG), MPEG-2 is the video format used in DVD Video, among other applications.	Playback of this format is supported using DirectShow. See also the DVD-Video API Reference It is also supported by: Windows Media Player for Windows Embedded CE The Windows Media Player OCX.
MPEG-1 Video	A video compression format first developed by the Moving Pictures Expert Group (MPEG).	Playback of this format is supported using DirectShow, specifically using the MPEG-1 Video Codec and the MPEG-1 Parser/Splitter. It is also supported by: Windows Media Player for Windows Embedded CE The Windows Media Player OCX.
WMV Video	Windows Media Video (WMV). A video compression format. Versions 1 through 9 are supported, including Simple, Advanced and Main profiles.	Encoding in this format is supported using DirectShow and the DMO WMV Encoder. It is also supported by: Windows Media Player for Windows Embedded CE The Windows Media Player OCX.

Format

Description

For More Information

MPEG-2 Video

A format first developed by the Moving Pictures Expert Group (MPEG), MPEG-2 is the video format used in DVD Video, among other applications.

Playback of this format is supported using DirectShow.

It is also supported by:

The Windows Media Player OCX.

MPEG-1 Video

A video compression format first developed by the Moving Pictures Expert Group (MPEG).

Playback of this format is supported using DirectShow, specifically using the MPEG-1 Video Codec and the MPEG-1 Parser/Splitter.

It is also supported by:

The Windows Media Player OCX.

WMV Video

Windows Media Video (WMV). A video compression format.

Versions 1 through 9 are supported, including Simple, Advanced and Main profiles.

Encoding in this format is supported using DirectShow and the DMO WMV Encoder.

It is also supported by:

The Windows Media Player OCX.

Video formats for Windows Mobile

Format	Description	For More Information
WMV Video	Windows Media Video (WMV). A video compression format. Versions 1 through 9 are supported, including Simple, Advanced and Main profiles.	Encoding in this format is supported by: Windows Media Player Mobile for Windows Mobile Powered Devices The Windows Media Player OCX.

Format

Description

For More Information

WMV Video

Windows Media Video (WMV). A video compression format.

Versions 1 through 9 are supported, including Simple, Advanced and Main profiles.

Encoding in this format is supported by:

The Windows Media Player OCX.