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YouTube is a website that allows users to upload video that can then be viewed by other users. Some of YouTube's wild popularity hinges on its accessibility-- it is able to accept multimedia files encoded in an enormous array of formats. Some suspect that YouTube's backend conversion software leverages FFmpeg. FFmpeg supports a wide range of multimedia formats as documented in this Multimedia Wiki. This Wiki page is an effort to determine which multimedia formats can be converted by YouTube's software.
Formats That YouTube Accepts
container | video codec | audio codec | status | YouTube link | sample file name | sample location | date tested |
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AVI | FMP4 | PCM | works | converted video | n/a | n/a | January 4, 2007 |
Id RoQ | Id RoQ Video | Id RoQ DPCM | some visual bugs | converted video | jk02.roq | location | January 4, 2007 |
Sega FILM | Cinepak | PCM | mostly works | converted video converted video converted video converted video converted video |
worldseriesbaseball.cpk hiddensouls-gun-butterfly.cpk intro.film corelogo-stereo.cpk R01.CAK |
location | January 4, 2007 |
4xm Format | 4xm Video | 4X IMA ADPCM | somewhat works | converted video | aitd-29.4xm | location | January 4, 2007 |
Flic Video | Flic Video | n/a | works | converted video converted video |
a.fli fli-engines.fli |
location | January 4, 2007 |
AVI | DUCK, 16-bit variant | Duck DK4 IMA ADPCM | works | converted video converted video |
vc2_intro.avi salsa.avi |
location | January 4, 2007 |
AVI | DUCK, 24-bit variant | Duck DK3 IMA ADPCM | visual bugs | converted video | sonic3dblast_intro.avi | location | January 4, 2007 |
QuickTime | 8BPS | ?? | works | converted video | full9ironswing.mov | location | January 4, 2007 |
AVI | AASC | ?? | works | converted video | AASC.AVI | location | January 4, 2007 |
AVI | AP41 | ?? | works | converted video | AP2_teaser.avi | location | January 4, 2007 |
AVI | ASV1 | ?? | works | converted video | ASV1.avi | location | January 4, 2007 |
AVI | ASV2 | ?? | works | converted video | asv2_320x240_3.avi | location | January 4, 2007 |
AVI | CJPG | ?? | works | converted video | video013_paulera.avi | location | January 4, 2007 |
AVI | CLJR | ?? | works | converted video | testcljr.avi | location | January 4, 2007 |
AVI | CRAM, 8-bit variant | Microsoft ADPCM | works | converted video | dance.avi | location | January 4, 2007 |
AVI | CRAM, 16-bit variant | ?? | works | converted video | clock-cram16.avi | location | January 4, 2007 |
QuickTime | Cinepak, 8-bit palettized | ?? | works | converted video (private) |
catfight%20Tag%20team%20DT.mov | location | January 4, 2007 |
AVI | CYUV | n/a | works | converted video | cyuv.avi | location | January 4, 2007 |
AVI | DXGM | ?? | works | converted video | 0x4D475844-wow.avi | location | January 4, 2007 |
AVI | I263 | ?? | works | converted video | i263.avi | location | January 4, 2007 |
AVI | IV32 | ?? | works | converted video | levis.avi | location | January 4, 2007 |
AVI | IV41 | ?? | works | converted video | indeo41.avi | location | January 4, 2007 |
AVI | IV50 | ?? | works | converted video | Educ_Movie_DeadlyForce.avi | location | January 4, 2007 |
QuickTime | ZyGo | ?? | somewhat works | converted video | Film_200_zygo_pro.mov | location | January 4, 2007 |
AVI | WV1F | ?? | works | converted video | title2.avi | location | January 4, 2007 |
AVI | QPEG | ?? | works | converted video | Clock.avi | location | January 4, 2007 |
AVI | RT21 | ?? | works | converted video | VPAR0019.AVI | location | January 4, 2007 |
QuickTime | RPZA | n/a | works | converted video | rpza2.mov | location | January 4, 2007 |
QuickTime | SMC | n/a | works | converted video | cass_schi.qt | location | January 4, 2007 |
AVI | TM20 | ?? | works | converted video | sqlogo.avi | location | January 4, 2007 |
AVI | YVU9 | n/a | works | converted video | indeoraw1.2.avi | location | January 4, 2007 |
NuppelVideo | NuppelVideo RTJPEG | ?? | works | converted video | Today.nuv | location | January 4, 2007 |
PVA | MPEG-2 | MPEG layer 2 | works | converted video | PVA_DeejayTV_Coldplay.pva | location | January 4, 2007 |
Formats That YouTube Fails To Convert
The reason that this list tests so many obscure formats is that YouTube is known to handle an impressive number of obscure formats just fine.
container | video codec | audio codec | status | YouTube error | sample file name | sample location | date tested |
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Wing Commander III MVE | Wing Commander III MVE Video Codec | PCM | fails | Failed (unable to convert video file) | wc3-chewed-out.mve | location | January 4, 2007 |
Quake II CIN | Quake II CIN Video | PCM | fails | Failed (unable to convert video file) | idlog.cin | location | January 4, 2007 |
Rad Game Tools Smacker | Smacker Video | Smacker Audio | fails | Failed (invalid file format) | location | January 4, 2007 | |
Interplay MVE | Interplay Video | Interplay DPCM | fails | Failed (unable to convert video file) | baldursgate-logo.mve | location | January 4, 2007 |
Westwood VQA | Westwood VQA | Westwood ADPCM Audio | fails | Failed (invalid file format) | cc-demo1.vqa | location | January 4, 2007 |
Creature Shock AVS | AVS video | PCM | fails | Failed (invalid file format) | OUTATIME.AVS | location | January 4, 2007 |
AVI | COL1 | ?? | fails | Rejected (length of video is too long) | sample.vid | location | January 4, 2007 |
AVI | CSCD | ?? | fails | Failed (unable to convert video file) | sample_video.avi | location | January 4, 2007 |
QuickTime | IV41 | ?? | fails | Failed (no additional information) | indeo41.avi | location | January 4, 2007 |
AVI | KMVC | ?? | fails | Failed (unable to convert video file) | LOGO1.AVI | location | January 4, 2007 |
QuickTime | PGVV | ?? | fails | Failed (unable to convert video file) | airfone.mov | location | January 4, 2007 |
VivoActive | VivoActive | ?? | fails | Rejected (length of video is too long) | Sav...lian_version%2529.viv | location | January 4, 2007 |
QuickTime | 3iv2 | ?? | fails | Rejected (length of video is too long) | Aqua_...partial.mov | location | January 4, 2007 |
Magic Carpet Modified FLIC | Modified FLIC | n/a | fails | Failed (invalid file format) | logo.dat | location | January 4, 2007 |
VMD | VMD video | VMD audio | fails | Rejected (length of video is too long) Failed (unable to convert video file) |
phantas-intro-R-rated.vmd swat_3157.vmd |
location | January 4, 2007 |
AVI | ZMBV | ?? | fails | Failed (unable to convert video file) | td3_000.avi | location | January 4, 2007 |
American Laser Games MM | MM Video | PCM | fails | Failed (invalid file format) | scene6.mm | location | January 4, 2007 |