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Media Codecs For Mac



Codecs

  1. Avi Codec For Mac
  2. Video Codecs For Mac

This appendix describes the audio data and file formats supported in Core Audio in OS X v10.5.

Each audio file type lists the data formats supported for that type. That is, a converter exists to convert data from the particular file format to any of the listed data formats. Some data formats (such as AC3) cannot be converted to a linear PCM format and therefore cannot be handled by standard audio units.

It's worth noting that QuickTime (the media framework on Mac operating systems) supports a wide variety of containers and codecs, so it actually supports many other MIME types. You can add the codecs parameter to the MIME type string to indicate which codecs are used for the audio and/or video tracks, and to optionally provide details about the. If you are using an earlier version of Windows such as Windows XP, we recommend that you install the current version of media player, to the benefit of all features and functionality. Download - Windows Media Player for Windows XP Play videos with Windows Media Player It is very easy to play a video file by using Windows Media Player.

A Core Audio Format (CAF) file can contain audio data of any format. Any application that supports the CAF file format can write audio data to the file or extract the data it contains. However, the ability to encode or decode the audio data contained within it is dependent on the audio codecs available on the system.

Table D-1 Allowable data formats for each file format.

File Format

Data Formats

AAC (.aac, .adts)

'aac '

AC3 (.ac3)

'ac-3'

AIFC (.aif, .aiff,.aifc)

BEI8, BEI16, BEI24, BEI32, BEF32, BEF64, 'ulaw', 'alaw', 'MAC3', 'MAC6', 'ima4' , 'QDMC', 'QDM2', 'Qclp', 'agsm'

AIFF (.aiff)

BEI8, BEI16, BEI24, BEI32

Apple Core Audio Format (.caf)

'.mp3', 'MAC3', 'MAC6', 'QDM2', 'QDMC', 'Qclp', 'Qclq', 'aac ', 'agsm', 'alac', 'alaw', 'drms', 'dvi ', 'ima4', 'lpc ', BEI8, BEI16, BEI24, BEI32, BEF32, BEF64, LEI16, LEI24, LEI32, LEF32, LEF64, 'msx00x02', 'msx00x11', 'msx001', 'msx00U', 'ms x00', 'samr', 'ulaw'

MPEG Layer 3 (.mp3)

'.mp3'

MPEG 4 Audio (.mp4)

'aac '

MPEG 4 Audio (.m4a)

'aac ', alac'

NeXT/Sun Audio (.snd, .au)

BEI8, BEI16, BEI24, BEI32, BEF32, BEF64, 'ulaw'

Sound Designer II (.sd2)

BEI8, BEI16, BEI24, BEI32

WAVE (.wav)

LEUI8, LEI16, LEI24, LEI32, LEF32, LEF64, 'ulaw', 'alaw'

Key for linear PCM formats. For example, BEF32 = Big Endian linear PCM 32 bit floating point.

Table D-2 Key for linear PCM formats

LE

Little Endian

BE

Big Endian

F

Floating point

I

Integer

UI

Unsigned integer

8/16/24/32/64

Number of bits

Core Audio includes a number of audio codecs that translate audio data to and from Linear PCM. Codecs for the following audio data type are available in OS X v10.4. Audio applications may install additional encoders and decoders.

Audio data type

Encode from linear PCM?

Decode to linear PCM?

MPEG Layer 3 ('.mp3')

No

Yes

MACE 3:1 ('MAC3')

Yes

Yes

MACE 6:1 ('MAC6')

Yes

Yes

QDesign Music 2 ('QDM2')

Yes

Yes

QDesign ('QDMC')

No

Yes

Qualcomm PureVoice ('Qclp')

Yes

Yes

Qualcomm QCELP ('qclq')

No

Yes

AAC ('aac ')

Yes

Yes

Apple Lossless ('alac')

Yes

Yes

Apple GSM 10:1 ('agsm')

No

Yes

ALaw 2:1 'alaw')

Yes

Yes

Apple DRM Audio Decoder ('drms')

No

Yes

AC-3

No

No

DVI 4:1 ('dvi ')

No

Yes

Apple IMA 4:1 ('ima4')

Yes

Yes

LPC 23:1 ('lpc ')

No

Yes

Microsoft ADPCM

No

Yes

DVI ADPCM

Yes

Yes

GSM610

No

Yes

AMR Narrowband ('samr')

Yes

Yes

µLaw 2:1 ('ulaw')

Yes

Yes

Avi Codec For Mac



Media Codecs For Mac

Video Codecs For Mac

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Windows Media Player is available for Windows-based devices. Use this table to find the right version of the Player for your system. (If you've got a Mac, you can download Windows Media Components for QuickTime to play Windows Media files.)

Operating system/browser

Player version

How to get it

Windows 10

Windows Media Player 12
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Included in clean installs of Windows 10 as well as upgrades to Windows 10 from Windows 8.1 or Windows 7. In some editions of Windows 10, it's included as an optional feature that you can enable. To do that, select the Start button, then select Settings > Apps > Apps & features > Manage optional features > Add a feature > Windows Media Player, and select Install.

DVD playback isn't included. Go to the DVD playback for Windows page to find out how to add DVD playback to Windows 10.

Windows 8.1

Windows Media Player 12
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Included in Windows 8.1 and Windows 8.1 Pro, but doesn't include DVD playback. Go to the DVD playback for Windows page to find out how to add DVD playback to Windows 8.1. For Windows Media Player 12 for Windows 8.1 N and KN editions, get the Media Feature Pack.

Windows RT 8.1

N/A

Windows Media Player isn't available for Windows RT 8.1.

Windows 7

Windows Media Player 12
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Included in Windows 7 Starter, Home Premium, Professional, Ultimate, and Enterprise editions. For Windows 7 N or KN editions, get the Media Feature Pack.

Mac OS X

Windows Media Components for QuickTime

If you want to reinstall Windows Media Player, try the following:

  1. Click the Start button, type features, and select Turn Windows features on or off.

  2. Scroll down and expand Media Features, clear the Windows Media Player check box, and click OK.

  3. Restart your device. Windows Media Player should be uninstalled.

  4. Repeat step 1.

  5. Scroll down and expand Media Features, select the Windows Media Player check box, and click OK.

  6. Restart your device. Windows Media player should now be reinstalled.

Note: To troubleshoot issues like playback and codec problems, see the 'Get help' section in Windows Media Player.