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Video formats that MS Stream accepts to upload
Last Updated 4 years ago

This document contains a list of the most common import and export file formats that you can use with Microsoft Stream.

Input container file formats

The following list includes the most commonly encountered file extensions. Stream supports many others (for example: .m2ts, .mpeg2video, .qt).

INPUT CONTAINER FILE FORMATS

File formats (file extensions) Supported
FLV (with H.264 and AAC codecs) (.flv) Yes
MXF (.mxf) Yes
GXF (.gxf) Yes
MPEG2-PS, MPEG2-TS, 3GP (.ts, .ps, .3gp, .3gpp, .mpg) Yes
Windows Media Video (WMV)/ASF (.wmv, .asf) Yes
AVI (Uncompressed 8bit/10bit) (.avi) Yes
MP4 (.mp4, .m4v)/ISMV (.ismv) Yes
Microsoft Digital Video Recording(DVR-MS) (.dvr-ms) Yes
Matroska/WebM (.mkv) Yes
WAVE/WAV (.wav) Yes
QuickTime (.mov) Yes

Tip

While all the above formats are supported, not all of them are accessible (for example: .wmv). For the most accessible video, use the .mp4 format.

Source: Microsoft Stream support

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