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Browse SpaceOur new video feature can upload just about any video format. In general SmugMug can accept most all of the very popular formats like .mov, .AVI, most Mpeg formats, h.264, .m4a, and .m4v.
Below you can find the supported video formats and also the codecs SmugMug supports. If you do not see your file type or codec listed, you will want to find a converter that can convert the video to a format that SmugMug supports.
Please remember that Power and Pro users are limited to 10 minutes of HD or 10 minutes of SD. Both account levels are limited to 600MB per file.
Important Notes:
- WMV files may contain some form of Windows Media Video, which we do not support. However WMV is a container. It can contain a number of different codecs (both audio and video), some of which we can support, others we can't. Plenty of WMVs are being uploaded just fine. The same is also true of .MOV files.
- We can't decode and re-encode 5.1 channels of audio (surround sound). SmugMug videos need to have 0, 1, or 2 channels of audio or we barf. Sorry!
- DVI ADPCM, Mono, 44,100 kHz is not supported
- We preserve framerate if the video is at or below 30fps. So 30 fps (PC), 29.97 fps (NTSC), 25 fps (PAL), or 24 fps (film) should all work. Higher than 30, we convert down to 30fps.
- A tip from one of our Dgrin users about Windows Media Professional 10 http://www.dgrin.com/showpost.php?p=802922
Codecs Supported
| Codec | Supported |
|---|---|
| 4xm | Video |
| 8bps | Video |
| VMware video | Video |
| aac | Audio |
| aasc | Video |
| ac3 | Audio |
| adpcm_4xm | Audio |
| adpcm_adx | Audio |
| adpcm_ct | Audio |
| adpcm_ea | Audio |
| adpcm_ima_dk3 | Audio |
| adpcm_ima_dk4 | Audio |
| adpcm_ima_qt | Audio |
| adpcm_ima_smjpeg | Audio |
| adpcm_ima_wav | Audio |
| adpcm_ima_ws | Audio |
| adpcm_ms | Audio |
| adpcm_sbpro_2 | Audio |
| adpcm_sbpro_3 | Audio |
| adpcm_sbpro_4 | Audio |
| adpcm_swf | Audio |
| adpcm_thp | Audio |
| adpcm_xa | Audio |
| adpcm_yamaha | Audio |
| alac | Audio |
| asv1 | Video |
| asv2 | Video |
| atrac 3 | Audio |
| avs | Video |
| bethsoftvid | Video |
| bmp | Video |
| c93 | Video |
| camstudio | Video |
| camtasia | Video |
| cavs | Video |
| cinepak | Video |
| cljr | Video |
| cook | Audio |
| cyuv | Video |
| dca | Audio |
| dnxhd | Video |
| dsicinaudio | Audio |
| dsicinvideo | Video |
| dvbsub | |
| dvdsub | |
| dvvideo | Video |
| dxa | Video |
| ffv1 | Video |
| ffvhuff | Video |
| flac | Audio |
| flashsv | Video |
| flic | Video |
| flv | Video |
| fraps | Video |
| g726 | Audio |
| gif | Video |
| gsm | Audio |
| gsm_ms | Audio |
| h261 | Video |
| h263 | Video |
| h263i | Video |
| h263p | NO |
| h264 | Video |
| huffyuv | Video |
| idcinvideo | Video |
| imc | Audio |
| indeo2 | Video |
| indeo3 | Video |
| interplay_dpcm | Audio |
| interplayvideo | Video |
| jpegls | Video |
| kmvc | Video |
| libtheora | NO |
| ljpeg | NO |
| loco | Video |
| mace3 | Audio |
| mace6 | Audio |
| mdec | Video |
| mjpeg | Video |
| mjpegb | Video |
| mmvideo | Video |
| mp2 | Audio |
| mp3 | Audio |
| mp3adu | Audio |
| mp3on4 | Audio |
| mpc sv7 | Audio |
| mpeg1video | Video |
| mpeg2video | Video |
| mpeg4 | Video |
| mpeg4aac | Audio |
| mpegvideo | video |
| msmpeg4 | Video |
| msmpeg4v1 | Video |
| msmpeg4v2 | Video |
| msrle | Video |
| msvideo1 | Video |
| mszh | Video |
| nuv | Video |
| pam | Video |
| pbm | Video |
| pcm_alaw | Audio |
| pcm_mulaw | Audio |
| pcm_s16be | Audio |
| pcm_s16le | Audio |
| pcm_s24be | Audio |
| pcm_s24daud | Audio |
| pcm_s24le | Audio |
| pcm_s32be | Audio |
| pcm_s32le | Audio |
| pcm_s8 | Audio |
| pcm_u16be | Audio |
| pcm_u16le | Audio |
| pcm_u24be | Audio |
| pcm_u24le | Audio |
| pcm_u32be | Audio |
| pcm_u32le | Audio |
| pcm_u8 | Audio |
| pgm | Video |
| pgmyuv | Video |
| png | Video |
| ppm | Video |
| ptx | Video |
| qdm2 | Audio |
| qdraw | Video |
| qpeg | Video |
| qtrle | Video |
| rawvideo | Video |
| real_144 | Audio |
| real_288 | Audio |
| roq_dpcm | Audio |
| roqvideo | Video |
| rpza | Video |
| rv10 | Video |
| rv20 | Video |
| sgi | Video |
| shorten | Audio |
| smackaud | Audio |
| smackvid | Video |
| smc | Video |
| snow | Video |
| sol_dpcm | Audio |
| sonic | Audio |
| sonicls | NO |
| sp5x | Video |
| svq1 | Video |
| svq3 | Video |
| targa | Video |
| theora | Video |
| thp | Video |
| tiertexseqvideo | Video |
| tiff | Video |
| truemotion1 | Video |
| truemotion2 | Video |
| truespeech | Audio |
| tta | Audio |
| txd | Video |
| ultimotion | Video |
| vc1 | Video |
| vcr1 | Video |
| vmdaudio | Audio |
| vmdvideo | Video |
| vorbis | Audio |
| vp3 | Video |
| vp5 | Video |
| vp6 | Video |
| vp6f | Video |
| vqavideo | Video |
| wavpack | Audio |
| wmav1 | Audio |
| wmav2 | Audio |
| wmv1 | Video |
| wmv2 | Video |
| wmv3 | Video |
| wnv1 | Video |
| ws_snd1 | Audio |
| xan_dpcm | Audio |
| xan_wc3 | Video |
| xl | Video |
| xvid | NO |
| zlib | Video |
| zmbv | Video |
Video Formats Supported
| File Format | File Format Description | Supported |
|---|---|---|
| 3g2 | 3g2 format | Yes |
| 3gp | 3gp format | Yes |
| 4xm | 4X Technologies format | Yes |
| aac | ADTS AAC | Yes |
| ac3 | raw ac3 | Yes |
| adts | ADTS AAC | NO |
| aiff | Audio IFF | Yes |
| alaw | pcm A law format | Yes |
| amr | 3gpp amr file format | Yes |
| apc | CRYO APC format | Yes |
| asf | asf format | Yes |
| asf_stream | asf format | NO |
| au | SUN AU Format | Yes |
| audio_device | audio grab and output | Yes |
| avi | avi format | Yes |
| avs | avs format | Yes |
| bethsoftvid | Bethesda Softworks 'Daggerfall' VID format | Yes |
| c93 | Interplay C93 | Yes |
| crc | crc testing format | NO |
| daud | D-Cinema audio format | Yes |
| dsicin | Delphine Software International CIN format | Yes |
| dts | raw dts | Yes |
| dv | DV video format | Yes |
| dv1394 | dv1394 A/V grab | Yes |
| dvd | MPEG2 PS format (DVD VOB) | NO |
| dxa | dxa | Yes |
| ea | Electronic Arts Multimedia Format | Yes |
| ffm | ffm format | Yes |
| film_cpk | Sega FILM/CPK format | Yes |
| flac | raw flac | Yes |
| flic | FLI/FLC/FLX animation format | Yes |
| flv | flv format | Yes |
| framecrc | framecrc testing format | NO |
| gif | GIF Animation | Yes |
| gxf | GXF format | Yes |
| h261 | raw h261 | Yes |
| h263 | raw h263 | Yes |
| h264 | raw H264 video format | Yes |
| idcin | Id CIN format | Yes |
| image2 | image2 sequence | Yes |
| image2pipe | piped image2 sequence | Yes |
| ingenient | Ingenient MJPEG | Yes |
| ipmovie | Interplay MVE format | Yes |
| m4a | m4a format | Yes |
| m4v | raw MPEG4 video format | Yes |
| matroska | Matroska file format | Yes |
| mj2 | Motion JPEG format | Yes |
| mjpeg | MJPEG video | Yes |
| mm | American Laser Games MM format | Yes |
| mmf | mmf format | Yes |
| mov | Quicktime | Yes |
| mp2 | MPEG audio layer 2 | NO |
| mp3 | MPEG audio layer 3 | Yes |
| mp4 | MPEG4 | Yes |
| mpc | musepack | Yes |
| mpeg | MPEG1 System format | Yes |
| mpeg1video | MPEG video | NO |
| mpeg2video | MPEG2 video | NO |
| mpegts | MPEG2 transport stream format | Yes |
| mpegvideo | MPEG video | Yes |
| mpjpeg | Mime multipart JPEG format | NO |
| MTV | MTV format | Yes |
| mulaw | pcm mu law format | Yes |
| mxf | MXF format | Yes |
| nsv | NullSoft Video format | Yes |
| null | null video format | NO |
| nut | nut format | Yes |
| nuv | NuppelVideo format | Yes |
| ogg | Ogg format | Yes |
| psp | psp mp4 format | NO |
| psxstr | Sony Playstation STR format | Yes |
| rawvideo | raw video format | Yes |
| redir | Redirector format | Yes |
| rm | rm format | Yes |
| RoQ | Id RoQ format | Yes |
| rtp | RTP output format | NO |
| rtsp | RTSP input format | Yes |
| s16be | pcm signed 16 bit big endian format | Yes |
| s16le | pcm signed 16 bit little endian format | Yes |
| s8 | pcm signed 8 bit format | Yes |
| sdp | SDP | Yes |
| shn | raw shorten | Yes |
| smk | Smacker Video | Yes |
| sol | Sierra SOL Format | Yes |
| svcd | MPEG2 PS format (VOB) | NO |
| swf | Flash format | Yes |
| thp | THP | Yes |
| tiertexseq | Tiertex Limited SEQ format | Yes |
| tta | true-audio | Yes |
| txd | txd format | Yes |
| u16be | pcm unsigned 16 bit big endian format | Yes |
| u16le | pcm unsigned 16 bit little endian format | Yes |
| u8 | pcm unsigned 8 bit format | Yes |
| vc1 | raw vc1 | Yes |
| vcd | MPEG1 System format (VCD) | NO |
| video4linux | video grab | Yes |
| video4linux2 | video grab | Yes |
| vmd | Sierra VMD format | Yes |
| vob | MPEG2 PS format (VOB) | NO |
| voc | Creative Voice File format | Yes |
| wav | wav format | Yes |
| wc3movie | Wing Commander III movie format | Yes |
| wsaud | Westwood Studios audio format | Yes |
| wsvqa | Westwood Studios VQA format | Yes |
| wv | WavPack | Yes |
| yuv4mpegpipe | YUV4MPEG pipe format | Yes |
can you please add the definition of SD video resolution? How does it related to Mid-Def or iPod/DVD resolution?
SD = Standard Definition = What your old square tube type TV displayed
More information can be found here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Standard-definition_television
hi.
do I take it that PAL 768x576 is scaled down to the max height of 480?
cheers,
Gregory
www.gregory.hk | gallery.gregory.hk
i.e., 768 is scaled down to 640 and the aspect ratio is maintained resulting in a height of 480.
so if I'm encoding my DVD clips, I should be encoding and scaling to 640x480 so that a second scaling doesn't happen within the smugmug server. right?
cheers again,
Gregory
I just have a standard account, and I would like to test the video upload feature before upgrading.
Can I upload a couple of videos and watch them before upgrading?
If not, it would be nice to get a 14 day trial!
Why not sign-up for a Power account trail and see how it works out 
https://secure.smugmug.com/signup.mg
I have added a test video and Like the HD quality, But before I begin to upload other videos I need to find out how to post the videos for sale for download....
How do you set the prices?
I keep trying to and it just shows me pricing options for photographs....
Help anyone?
Will SmugMug be able to accommodate .mts (AVCHD) files soon? This is the standard file for Sony/Panasonic HD camcorders before editing so I think most users would like this option.
Is there a list somewhere of the best format to use in the order of best to worst?
We are running iSofter DVD Platinum to convert DVD's we have a few dozen video selectons.
I, too, wish that SmugMug would accept AVCHD (*.m2ts) files soon. It's really based on H.264 which SmugMug already accepts. Tons of camcorders are using this format and have done so for years. It's also appearing on higher-end point & shoot cameras for video. Will we see the ability to upload *.m2ts / AVCHD files soon? Thank you.
I also would like to see the .m2ts / AVCHD file format supported.
I'd also like .m2ts support... Using an HD Canon camcorder and love it. Adobe Premier Elements can even handle the video just fine, but I have to convert to upload to Smugmug.
Some of our customers have reported that mts and m2ts files can be converted to MP4 just by changing the format. ie. just change video.mts to video.mp4 using the rename option in your operating system. Once oyu do that, you can upload the files. I personally have not tested it. But you might want to give that a try. It may work. I do not recommend this for other file types and as always, keep a backup copy just in case....
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