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# C Video File and Compression Formats

The following sections describe the video file and compression formats supported by Oracle interMedia ("interMedia"). To use these sections, find the data format you are interested in, and then determine the supported formats using the table in each section. For example, Table C-1 shows that interMedia supports Apple QuickTime 3.0 MOOV file format and a variety of compression formats from Cinepak to Motion-JPEG (Format B).

## C.1 Apple QuickTime 3.0 Data Formats

The supported Apple QuickTime 3.0 data format, file extension, and MIME type are as follow:

- Data format: MOOV

- File extension: .mov

- MIME type: video/quicktime

Table C-1 lists the supported Apple QuickTime 3.0 data compression format names and compression format codes. The compression format codes are the FourCC codes that interMedia obtains from the dataFormat field of the video sample description entry of the 'stsd' atom in the QuickTime file. The table lists only the compression format codes recognized by interMedia.

Table C-1 Supported Apple QuickTime 3.0 Data Compression Formats

Compression Format Name | Compression Format Code
--- | ---
Cinepak | CVID
JPEG | JPEG
Uncompressed RGB | RGB
Uncompressed YUV422 | YUV2
Graphics | SMC
Animation: Run Length Encoded | RLE
Apple Video Compression | RPZA
Kodak Photo CD | KPCD
QuickDraw GX | QDGX
MPEG Still Image | MPEG
Motion-JPEG (Format A) | MJPA
Motion-JPEG (Format B) | MJPB

## C.2 Microsoft Video for Windows (AVI) Data Formats

The following lists the supported Microsoft Video for Windows data format, file extension, and MIME type:

- Data format: AVI

- File extension: .avi

- MIME type: video/x-msvideo

Table C-2 lists the supported Microsoft Video for Windows (AVI) compression format names and compression format codes. The compression format codes are the FourCC codes that interMedia obtains from the compression field of the 'strf' chunk in the AVI file. The table lists only the compression format codes recognized by interMedia.

Table C-2 Supported AVI Data Compression Formats

Compression Format Name | Compression Format Code
--- | ---
Microsoft Video 1 | CRAM
Intel Indeo 3.1 | IV31
Intel Indeo 3.2 | IV32
Intel Indeo 4.0 | IV40
Intel Indeo 4.1 | IV41
Intel Indeo 5.0 | IV50
Intel Indeo 5.1 | IV51
Cinepak | CVID

## C.3 Supported 3GP Data Format

The following lists the supported video 3GP data format, file extension, and MIME type:

- Data format: 3GP

- File extension: .3gp

- MIME type: video/3gpp

## C.4 RealNetworks Real Video Data Format

The following lists the supported RealNetworks Real Video data format, file extension, and MIME type:

- Data format: RMFF

- File extension: .rm

- MIME type: video/x-pn-realvideo

## C.5 Supported Video MPEG Data Formats

The supported video MPEG formats are MPEG1, MPEG2, and MPEG4, as described in the following sections.

### C.5.1 Supported MPEG1 and MPEG2 Data Formats

The following lists the supported video MPEG1 and MPEG2 data format, file extension, and MIME type:

- Data format: MPEG

- File extension: .mpg

- MIME type: video/mpeg

### C.5.2 Supported MPEG4 Data Formats

The following lists the supported video MPEG1 and MPEG2 data format, file extension, and MIME type:

- Data format: MP4

- File extension: .mp4

- MIME type: video/mp4