Microsoft Stream formats and codecs
Input container file formats
The following list includes the most commonly encountered file extensions. Stream supports many others (for example: .m2ts, .mpeg2video, .qt).
File formats (file extensions)
Supported
FLV (with H.264 and AAC codecs) (.flv)
Yes
MXF (.mxf)
Yes
GXF (.gxf)
Yes
MPEG2-PS, MPEG2-TS, 3GP (.ts, .ps, .3gp, .3gpp, .mpg)
Yes
Windows Media Video (WMV)/ASF (.wmv, .asf)
Yes
AVI (Uncompressed 8bit/10bit) (.avi)
Yes
MP4 (.mp4, .m4a, .m4v)/ISMV (.isma, .ismv)
Yes
Microsoft Digital Video Recording(DVR-MS) (.dvr-ms)
Yes
Matroska/WebM (.mkv)
Yes
WAVE/WAV (.wav)
Yes
QuickTime (.mov)
Yes
Tip
While all the above formats are supported, not all of them are accessible (for example: .wmv). For the most accessible video, use the .mp4 format.
Audio formats in input video containers
Note
Microsoft Stream does not support audio-only media files.
Microsoft Stream supports carrying the following audio formats in input video containers:
- MXF, GXF, and QuickTime files that have audio tracks with interleaved stereo or 5.1 samples
- MXF, GXF, and QuickTime files where the audio is carried as separate PCM tracks but the channel mapping (to stereo or 5.1) can be deduced from the file metadata
Input video codecs
Input Video Codecs
Supported
AVC 8-bit/10-bit, up to 4:2:2, including AVCIntra
8 bit 4:2:0 and 4:2:2
Avid DNxHD (in MXF)
Yes
DVCPro/DVCProHD (in MXF)
Yes
Digital video (DV) (in AVI files)
Yes
JPEG 2000
Yes
MPEG-2 (up to 422 Profile and High Level; including variants such as XDCAM, XDCAM HD, XDCAM IMX, CableLabs®, and D10)
Up to 422 Profile
MPEG-1
Yes
VC-1/WMV9
Yes
Canopus HQ/HQX
No
MPEG-4 Part 2
Yes
Theora
Yes
YUV420 uncompressed, or mezzanine
Yes
Apple ProRes 422
Yes
Apple ProRes 422 LT
Yes
Apple ProRes 422 HQ
Yes
Apple ProRes Proxy
Yes
Apple ProRes 4444
Yes
Apple ProRes 4444 XQ
Yes
Input audio codecs
Input Audio Codecs
Supported
AAC (AAC-LC, AAC-HE, and AAC-HEv2; up to 5.1)
Yes
MPEG Layer 2
Yes
MP3 (MPEG-1 Audio Layer 3)
Yes
Windows Media Audio
Yes
WAV/PCM
Yes
FLAC
Yes
Opus
Yes
Vorbis
Yes
AMR (adaptive multi-rate)
Yes
AES (SMPTE 331M and 302M, AES3-2003)
No
Dolby® E
No
Dolby® Digital (AC3)
No
Dolby® Digital Plus (E-AC3)
No
Source: Microsoft