This is a list of supported file formats for Drastic products that support file based workflows
Support is Windows + macOS unless otherwise indicated
Extension | File Format | Codec | Read | Export Avid |
Export Adobe |
Export MRWS |
Export videoQC |
3GP | 3GP 26x | h 264, 263, 261 | MRWS | ||||
4224 | 4224 | YCbCr 4:2:2:4 | MRWS | MRWS | |||
AIFF | Apple audio | 16/20/24/32 bit stereo pairs | MRWS | MRWS | |||
ARC | IFX Piranha | Audio/Video (YCbCr/RGB 8 only) | MRWS | ||||
ARI | Arri | Raw 12 bit bayer | MRWS | ||||
Audio: BWF, 8SVX, AU, AVR, GSM, HCOM, IFF, PCM, SF, SMP, SND, VOC, WVE |
Audio files | 44.1/48/96 kHz 16, 20, 24 and 32 bit | MRWS | ||||
AVC, AVCHD, MTS | AVC-HD | MPEG-2 camera media | MRWS | ||||
AVI | Windows | DVSD, DV25, DV50, DVHD, CineForm*, CineForm3D*, YCbCr 8 & 10 SD/HD, standard codecs | MRWS | MRWS | |||
AVS | AVS | Video redirection (Windows only) | MRWS | ||||
BRAW | Blackmagic BRAW | BRAW 12 bit, 3:1, 5:1, 8:1 and 12:1 | MRWS | ||||
CDX | Codex | Codec raw bayer stills | MRWS LiteAvid LiteAdobe |
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CINE | Phantom | Phantom 10, 12 and 14 bit bayer | MRWS LiteAvid LiteAdobe |
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CRW | Canon | Canon camera raw stream | MRWS | ||||
DASH | h.264 | DASH Fragmented MP4 and Smooth Streaming | MRWS LiteAvid LiteAdobe |
MRWS | |||
DNG | CinemaDNG | 10, 12 and 16 bit bayer | MRWS | MRWS | |||
DPX | Cineon | RGB 8, RGB 10, YCbCr 4:2:2 | MRWS | MRWS | |||
DPX | Cineon | 10 bit | MRWS | WSAdobe | |||
DPX | CineForm | CineForm*, CineForm3D* | MRWS | WSAdobe | MRWS | ||
DT3D | DT3D | XML 3D redirector | MRWS | ||||
DV/DIF | DV/DIF | Raw DV files | MRWS | ||||
DVS | DVS | Uncompressed YCbCr and RGB files | MRWS | ||||
EXR | OpenEXE | High dynamic range float stills | MRWS | ||||
fhgDI, fhgDP, fhgAP | fhgDI, fhgDP, fhgAP | Weisscam digimag format | MRWS | ||||
FLM | FLM | Adobe FilmStrip | MRWS | ||||
FLV/SWV | FLV/SWV | Flash/Shockwave video h.263/264 | MRWS | ||||
GEN | GEN | 4:2:2 YCbCr (Avid DSHD) | MRWS | MRWS | |||
GV | XML/N0/T/I/A | Grass Valley disk record native (K2) | MRWS | ||||
GXF | GXF SMPTE 360 | MPEG-2, DV25, DV50, DVHD | MRWS | ||||
H264 | h.264 | 4:2:0 SD/HD up to 80 mbits/sec | MRWS | ||||
HDR | YUV | DV25, DV50, DVHD, AVCi100, RGB, Uncompressed YCbCr 8 & 10 SD/HD | MRWS | MRWS | |||
HDR | YUV | YCbCr10, YCbCr16, DPX RGB, DNxHD* | MRWS | MRWS | |||
HDV | HDV | MPEG-2 camera files | MRWS | ||||
HLS | h.264 | HLS TS MultiRate | MRWS | MRWS | |||
IHSS | Iridas | RGB | MRWS | ||||
ISMV ISMA | Smooth Streaming | h.264, AAC, WMV | MRWS | ||||
JP2 | JPEG-2000 | Series of JPEG-2000 stills | MRWS | MRWS | |||
JS | Jaleo/Mistika | Sgo native 4:2:2 YCbCr | MRWS | MRWS | |||
KRW | Kinefinity | KineRAW Compressed Raw Stills and Stream | MRWS LiteAvid LiteAdobe |
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LUMA RMY BMY | LUMA RMY BMY | Uncompressed YCbCr | MRWS | ||||
LXF | Leitch/Harris | DVSD, DV25, DV50, DVHD, AVCi50, AVCi100, MPEG-2, h.264 | MRWS | ||||
M3U8 | HLS | h264, h265, TS or MP4 | MRWS | MRWS | |||
MKV | MKV | Matroska audio video, VPx, h.26x | MRWS | ||||
MLV | Magic Lantern | Raw 14 bit bayer with PCM audio | MRWS LiteAvid LiteAdobe |
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MOV | QuickTime | DVSD, DV25, DV50, DVHD, CineForm*, CineForm3D*, RGBA, RGB-10 (DPX), standard codecs | MRWS LiteAvid LiteAdobe |
MRWS | videoQC | ||
MOV | QuickTime | DNxHD/HR 36/145/220* | MRWS LiteAvid LiteAdobe |
WSAdobe LiteAdobe |
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MOV | QuickTime | YCbCr 8 & 10 SD/HD | MRWS LiteAvid LiteAdobe |
WSAvid | WSAdobe LiteAdobe |
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MOV | QuickTime |
(FFMPEG) ProRes (ProRes, ProRes LT, ProRes HQ, ProRes Proxy), h264/AAC |
MRWS LiteAvid LiteAdobe |
WSAvid LiteAvid |
WSAdobe LiteAdobe |
MRWS | videoQC |
MOV | Reference File | MOV reference file pointing at h264, ProRes, DV | MRWS LiteAvid LiteAdobe |
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MP1/MP2/MP3 | MP1/MP2/MP3 | MPEG audio | MRWS | ||||
MP4 | AVC1, h.264 | Apple h.264, h.264 AVC | MRWS LiteAvid LiteAdobe |
WSAvid LiteAvid |
MRWS | videoQC | |
MP4 | HEVC, h.265 | HEVC/265 | MRWS LiteAvid LiteAdobe |
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MP4 | XAVC-S | Sony XAVC-S HD/4K Cameras | MRWS LiteAvid LiteAdobe |
WSAvid LiteAvid |
WSAdobe LiteAdobe |
MRWS | |
MP4 | MPEG-2 | Sony/Canon camera | MRWS | ||||
MPEG | MPEG-1 | 4:2:0 up to 15 mbits/sec | MRWS | MRWS | |||
MPEG | MPEG-2 | 4:2:0/4:2:2 SD/HD up to 80 mbits/sec | MRWS LiteAvid LiteAdobe |
MRWS | |||
MPEG | MPEG-4 | 4:2:0 up to 50 mbits/sec | MRWS | MRWS | |||
MTS, M2TS | M2TS | AVC-HD camera files | MRWS | MRWS | |||
MXF | AS-02 | AVCi, DNxHD*, DVHD | MRWS | ||||
MXF | AS-02 | JPEG-2000, MPEG-2 | MRWS | WSAdobe | |||
MXF | AS-11 DPP UK | AVCi100, IMX 50 | MRWS | videoQC | |||
MXF | Avid | DV25, DV50, DVHD, Uncompressed | MRWS | MRWS | |||
MXF | Avid | Native DNxHD 36/145/220 (licensable) | MRWS | WSAdobe | |||
MXF | Canon | MPEG-2 | MRWS | ||||
MXF | Digital Cinema | DCI JPEG-2000 Unencrypted, Uncompressed Audio | MRWS | MRWS | |||
MXF | EditCam | DV25, DV50, DVHD, DNxHD (licensable) | MRWS | ||||
MXF | Grass Valley | Grass Valley iCR | MRWS | MRWS | |||
MXF | Harmonic | MPEG-2 | MRWS | ||||
MXF | h.264/AVC | MPEG-2 | MRWS | ||||
MXF | HDF | MPEG-2 | MRWS | WSAdobe | |||
MXF | IMF | IMF JPEG-2000 YCbCr, Uncompressed Audio | MRWS | MRWS | |||
MXF | JPEG-2000 | Grass Valley Infinity | MRWS | MRWS | |||
MXF | OP1a | AmberFin, EVS, MainConcept, MOG, OpenCube, Rovi | MRWS | ||||
MXF | OP1a/Omneon | DV25, DV50, DVHD, AVCi100, Uncompressed | MRWS | MRWS | videoQC | ||
MXF | OP1a | YCbCr 8 bit | MRWS | WSAdobe | |||
MXF | OP1b | Panasonic AVCi 4K | MRWS | ||||
MXF | Panasonic-P2 | DV25, DV50, DVHD, AVCi100 | MRWS | MRWS | |||
MXF | Pinnacle | MPEG-2 SD/HD | MRWS | ||||
MXF | Snell & Wilcox | MPEG-2, IMX | MRWS | ||||
MXF | Sony | MPEG IMX | MRWS | MRWS | |||
MXF | Sony | XDCamHD, XDCamEX 4:2:0/4:2:2 | MRWS | videoQC | |||
MXF | Sony | HDCam SR 4:2:2 and 4:4:4 | MRWS | WSAdobe | MRWS | ||
MXF | Sony | F65 raw bayer | MRWS | ||||
MXF | Sony | F5, F700 raw bayer | MRWS | ||||
MXF | XAVC | XAVC HD and 4K | MRWS | ||||
OGG | OGG | OGG audio video | MRWS | ||||
OMF | OMF | DV25, JPEG, Meridien, AVBV, CamCutter | MRWS | MRWS | |||
OMV | OMV | Uncompressed capture format | MRWS | ||||
QNT | Quantel | Raw uncompressed YCbCr images | MRWS | MRWS | |||
R3D | RED | Red camera files | MRWS | ||||
RAW | ML/IOI | Magic Lantern RAW, IOIndustries RAW bayer | MRWS | ||||
RBG | RED BLU GRN | Uncompressed RGB | MRWS | ||||
RMF | RMF | Canon C500 raw 10 bit bayer files | MRWS LiteAvid LiteAdobe |
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RTIN | RTINDEX | Real time replay of CBR and VBR records while still recording | MRWS | ||||
RTV | RTV | Uncompressed Video Toaster files (Windows only) | MRWS | ||||
SEQ | Bayer | Raw camera seq bayer files | MRWS LiteAvid LiteAdobe |
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SIV | Bayer | Raw camera siv bayer files | MRWS LiteAvid LiteAdobe |
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Stills | Series of stills | BMP, SGI, PSD, RAW, YUV10, YUV16, VSR, RAS, RAW, JP2, JPG - Series of stills (many others) | MRWS | ||||
TGA | Targa | RGB, RGBA (RLE Play Only) | MRWS | MRWS | |||
TIFF | TIFF | RGB, RGBA | MRWS | MRWS | |||
TR-01 | TS J2K | JPEG-2000, AES3 | MRWS | MRWS | |||
TS | Transport stream | MPEG-2, h.264, h.265/HEVC, JPEG-2000, AAC, AC-3, AES3 | MRWS | MRWS | |||
V210 | V210 | 4:2:2 10 bit YCbCr image sequence | MRWS | MRWS | |||
VC1 | VC-1 | WMV of raw wrapper | MRWS | ||||
VOB | VOB | Unencrypted | MRWS | ||||
VPB/QTL | Quantel | Quantel uncompressed YCbCr images | MRWS | ||||
VRW | Varicam Raw | Panasonic Varicam Raw | MRWS LiteAvid LiteAdobe |
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WAV | Wave audio | 16/20/24/32 bit mono/stereo pairs/extensible | MRWS | MRWS | |||
WEBM | WEBM | Youtube format | MRWS | ||||
WMV/ASF | WMV/ASF | Unencrypted/DRM Free only | MRWS | ||||
XAVC | X-AVC HD/4K | X-AVC 264 in MXF | MRWS | ||||
Y4M | Y4M | YCbCr raw stream | MRWS | ||||
YUV | YUV | 4:2:2 and 4:2:0 YCbCr image sequence | MRWS | MRWS | |||
Y U V | YUV | Multi file component YCbCr files | MRWS |
Notes:
- MRWS = All MediaReactor Workstations, WSAvid = MediaReactor Workstation for Avid, LiteAvid = MediaReactor Lite for Avid, WSAdobe = MediaReactor Workstation for Adobe, LiteAdobe = MediaReactor Lite for Adobe
- CineForm and Avid DNxHD file formats requires an optional license.
- If the MediaReactor Workstation trial is installed on macOS, you will have to re-install the CSP to get those formats back after the trial. In Windows the CSP and trial can co-exist.
- MediaReactor Workstation for Autodesk is read-only, and does not provide additional write formats
Trademarks, Registered Trademarks, and CopyrightsTrademarks, Registered Trademarks, and Copyrights
Amberfin Limited - AMBERFIN is a trademark of Amberfin Limited.
Apple Inc. - Apple, the Apple logo, Final Cut, Final Cut Pro, Apple TV, iPad, iPhone, iPod touch, iTunes, Mac, Mac OS X, macOS, Shake, Final Cut Pro, ProRes, and QuickTime are trademarks of Apple Inc., registered in the U.S. and other countries.
ARRI AG - Arri T-Link is a registered trademark of the ARRI Group
Autodesk, Inc. - Autodesk, Discreet, Flame, Flare, Smoke, Lustre, Maya, and Moxion are either trademarks or registered trademarks of Autodesk, Inc. or its subsidiaries in the United States and/or other countries.
Avid Technology, Inc. - Avid Media Composer®, Avid MediaCentral®, Avid Interplay®, and Avid NewsCutter® are either trademarks or registered trademarks of Avid Technology, Inc. or its subsidiaries in the United States and/or other countries.
Blackmagic Design Pty. Ltd. - DaVinci Resolve, DaVinci Fusion, UltraStudio, DeckLink, Intensity Pro 4K, UltraScope, and RED are either trademarks or registered trademarks of Blackmagic Design Pty. Ltd. or its subsidiaries in the United States and/or other countries.
CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA - CANON is a trademark of CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
CoreCodec, Inc. - MATROSKA is a trademark of CoreCodec, Inc.
Corel Corporation - Pinnacle is a registered trademark of Corel Corporation
Drastic Technologies, Ltd. - trademarks specified here.
Eastman Kodak Company - Cineon™ is a trademark of Eastman Kodak Company
EVS Broadcast Equipment - EVS is a registered trademark of EVS Broadcast Equipment
Google LLC – YouTube is a registered trademark of Google LLC
GoPro, Inc. - Cineform® is a trademark or registered trademark of GoPro, Inc.
Grass Valley - Grass Valley®, GV®, the Grass Valley logo, and EDIUS® are trademarks or registered trademarks of Grass Valley USA, LLC, or its affiliated companies in the United States and other jurisdictions.
Harris Corporation - Leitch Technology Corp. is a registered trademark of Harris Corporation
Ikegami Electronics (USA) Inc. - EditCam is a registered trademark of Ikegami Electronics (USA) Inc.
Interactive Effects, Inc. - Piranha is a registered trademark of Interactive Effects, Inc.
Kinefinity Inc. - KINEFINITY is a trademark of Kinefinity Inc.
Magic Lantern - Magic Lantern is a registered trademark of Magic Lantern
MAINCONCEPT GMBH - MAIN CONCEPT is a trademark of MAINCONCEPT GMBH
Microsoft Corporation – Windows®, Video For Windows (VFW), and DirectShow are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation.
MPEG LA - MPEG LA licenses patent pools covering essential patents required for use of the MPEG-2, MPEG-4, IEEE 1394, VC-1, ATSC, MVC, MPEG-2 Systems, AVC/H.264 and HEVC standards.
NewTek, Inc. - NDI, TriCaster, 3Play, TalkShow, Video Toaster, LightWave 3D, and Broadcast Minds are registered trademarks of NewTek, Inc.
Omneon Video Networks, Inc - Omneon is a trademark of Omneon Video Networks, Inc
Panasonic Holdings Co., Ltd - Panasonic, and Varicam are trademarks of Panasonic Holdings Co., Ltd
Snell & Wilcox Limited - SNELL & WILCOX, and Quantel are trademarks owned by Snell & Wilcox Limited
Sony Corporation – Sony, Sony DVD Architect, DVD, and Vegas are trademarks of Sony Corporation and/or its affiliates.
Truevision, Inc - TARGA is a registered trademark of Truevision, Inc
Vision Research, Inc - PHANTOM is a trademark of Vision Research, Inc
Weisscam GmbH - Weisscam is a trademark and brand of Weisscam GmbH
All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.
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