# Codec & Format Support

Nara supports an extensive range of image and movie formats that employ many different codecs and are stored in different media file containers such as QuickTime, MXF and EXR.

The following tables provides details of all supported formats:

<table><thead><tr><th width="178">Format</th><th width="103">Extension</th><th>Notes</th><th data-hidden>FIELD3</th><th data-hidden>Depth/channels</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>ARRIRAW</td><td>.ari</td><td>Raw camera format; including Alexa raw. Decoded with ARRI SDK</td><td>Read only</td><td>12/16 bit</td></tr><tr><td>ARRIRAW 
(HDE-compressed)</td><td>.arx</td><td>Codex lossless High Density Encoding optimised for Bayer pattern images</td><td>Read only</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Canon RMF</td><td>.rmf</td><td>Canon Raw Media Format</td><td>Read only</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Cineon</td><td>.cin</td><td>Supports keycode</td><td>•</td><td>10 bit RGB</td></tr><tr><td>Cintel RAW</td><td>.cri</td><td>Blackmagic Cintel scanner format</td><td>Read only</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>DALSA RAW</td><td>.dpx</td><td>Raw camera format; read only</td><td>Read only</td><td>14 bit</td></tr><tr><td>DPX</td><td>.dpx</td><td>Can also read 8 bit grey; 10 bit grey and RGBA; 12 bit; 16 bit RGBA and 10 bit YCC. Supports timecode, keycode Northlight IR matte and Scanity 2-bit dirt matte</td><td>•</td><td>10 bit RGB; 16 bit grey, RGB, 8/10/16 bit 
4:2:2/4:4:4 Y’CbCr</td></tr><tr><td>DPX-C</td><td>.dpx</td><td>Cineform DPX format</td><td>Read only</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>HEIC/HEIF</td><td>.heic/.heif</td><td></td><td>Read only</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>JPEG</td><td>.jpg/.jpeg</td><td>Can also read 8 bit grey and RGBA</td><td>•</td><td>8 bit RGB</td></tr><tr><td>JPEG 2000</td><td>.jp2</td><td></td><td>•</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>JPEG 2000 Codestream</td><td>.j2c/.j2k</td><td>Writes DCI and IMF-compliant JPEG 2000 Codestream files</td><td>•</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>OpenEXR</td><td>.exr/.sxr/.mxr</td><td>Read-only support for multi-part and multi-view OpenEXR files</td><td>•</td><td>Unlimited channels/layers</td></tr><tr><td>Panasonic V-RAW</td><td>.vrw</td><td></td><td>Read only</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>PGM</td><td>.pgm</td><td></td><td>•</td><td>8 bit grey</td></tr><tr><td>Photron RAWW</td><td>.raww</td><td>Raw camera format; read only</td><td>Read only</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>PNG</td><td>.png</td><td></td><td>•</td><td>8/16 bit; grey, RGB/A</td></tr><tr><td>PPM</td><td>.ppm</td><td></td><td>•</td><td>8/16 bit; RGB</td></tr><tr><td>RGB</td><td>.rgb</td><td>Compressed or uncompressed</td><td>•</td><td>8/16 bit; grey, RGB/A</td></tr><tr><td>RUST RAW</td><td>.dpx</td><td>Raw camera format; read only</td><td>Read only</td><td>10 bit</td></tr><tr><td>SGI</td><td>.sgi</td><td>Compressed or uncompressed</td><td>•</td><td>8/16 bit; grey, RGB/A</td></tr><tr><td>Targa</td><td>.tga</td><td></td><td>•</td><td>8 bit; grey, RGB/A</td></tr><tr><td>TIFF</td><td>.tif/.tiff</td><td>12 bit conforms to DCI spec</td><td>•</td><td>32 bit RGB/A ; 8/12/16 bit grey, RGB/A</td></tr><tr><td>dSLR - Canon raw 2</td><td>.cr2</td><td>Raw dSLR stills camera format; read only</td><td>Read only</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>dSLR - Canon raw 3</td><td>.cr3</td><td>Raw dSLR stills camera format; read only</td><td>Read only</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>dSLR - Nikon raw</td><td>.nef</td><td>Raw dSLR stills camera format; read only</td><td>Read only</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>dSLR - Kodak raw</td><td>.dcr/.kdc</td><td>Raw dSLR stills camera format; read only</td><td>Read only</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>dSLR - Olympus raw</td><td>.orf</td><td>Raw dSLR stills camera format; read only</td><td>Read only</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>dSLR - Sony raw</td><td>.arw/.sr2</td><td>Raw dSLR stills camera format; read only</td><td>Read only</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>dSLR - Adobe Digital Neg.</td><td>.dng</td><td>Raw dSLR stills camera format; read only</td><td>Read only</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>dSLR - Panasonic raw</td><td>.rw2</td><td>Raw dSLR stills camera format; read only</td><td>Read only</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>dSLR - Hasselblad raw</td><td>.3fr</td><td>Raw dSLR stills camera format; read only</td><td>Read only</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>dSLR - Mamiya raw</td><td>.mef</td><td>Raw dSLR stills camera format; read only</td><td>Read only</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>dSLR - Pentax raw</td><td>.pef</td><td>Raw dSLR stills camera format; read only</td><td>Read only</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>dSLR - Others</td><td>.erf/.mos/ .raw</td><td>Raw dSLR stills camera format; read only</td><td>Read only</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>

<table><thead><tr><th width="181">Format</th><th width="102">Extension</th><th>Notes</th><th data-hidden>FIELD3</th><th data-hidden>Depth/channels</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>MXF</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>1:1 4:2:2</td><td>.mxf</td><td></td><td>•</td><td>8/10 bit YCbCr</td></tr><tr><td>1:1 4:4:4</td><td>.mxf</td><td></td><td>•</td><td>10 bit 4:4:4 RGB</td></tr><tr><td>ARRIRAW</td><td>.mxf</td><td>From Alexa cameras; supports HDE compression</td><td>Read only</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>AVC Intra 50/100 (H.264)</td><td>.mxf</td><td>From camera or Avid Media Composer</td><td>Read only</td><td>Up to 16-bit</td></tr><tr><td>Canon EOS</td><td>.mxf</td><td>Including C200, C300, C700; supports split-file media</td><td>Read only</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Canon X3 HEVC</td><td>.mxf</td><td></td><td>Read only</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Cinema DNG</td><td>.mxf</td><td>Supports lossy compression (e.g. Blackmagic URSA)</td><td>Read only</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>D-10 IMX/MPEG</td><td>.mxf</td><td>MPEG 30, 40, 50</td><td>•</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>DNx444</td><td>.mxf</td><td>4:4:4 DNxHD</td><td>•</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>DNxHD</td><td>.mxf</td><td>DNxHD TR+, TR-SQ, LB, SQ, HQ, HQX (10 bit), 444</td><td>•</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>DNxHR</td><td>.mxf</td><td>DNxHR LB, SQ, HQ, HQX (10 bit), HQX (12 bit), 444</td><td>•</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>DNxUncompressed</td><td>.mxf</td><td></td><td>•</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Dolby Vision Mezzanine</td><td>.mxf</td><td>Only appears if Dolby Vision mastering display has been selected in scene settings. Dolby Vision metadata is write-only</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>DV25/DV50</td><td>.mxf</td><td></td><td>•</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>DVCPRO</td><td>.mxf</td><td></td><td>Read only</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>DVCPRO HD</td><td>.mxf</td><td></td><td>Read only</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>JPEG 2000</td><td>.mxf</td><td>Writes DCI and IMF-compliant MXFs</td><td>•</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Motion JPEG (2:1, 4:1 etc.)</td><td>.mxf</td><td></td><td>•</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>ProRes</td><td>.mxf</td><td></td><td>Read only</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Panasonic EVA1 RAW</td><td>.mxf</td><td></td><td>Read only</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Panasonic Varicam</td><td>.mxf</td><td>Including Varicam LT</td><td>Read only</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Sony RAW</td><td>.mxf</td><td>Including F5, F55, F65, FS700, VENICE/CineAltaV; also supports high frame rate (HFR) and F65 RAW-Lite</td><td>Read only</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Sony X-OCN</td><td>.mxf</td><td>Including X-OCN XT, X-OCN LT, X-OCN ST; supports 4K 6:5, 4K 2.39:1, 6K 17:9, 6K 1.85:1, 6K 16:9, 6K 2.39:1 bitstreams</td><td>Read only</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Sony XAVC</td><td>.mxf</td><td>Supports long-GOP data; XAVC proxy extension is .mp4</td><td>•</td><td>12/10/8 bit</td></tr><tr><td>SStP/L2 4:2:2</td><td>.mxf</td><td>Sony HD-CAM SR SStP MPEG-4 codec</td><td>•</td><td>4:2:2 YCbCr</td></tr><tr><td>SStP/L2 4:4:4</td><td>.mxf</td><td>Sony HD-CAM SR SStP MPEG-4 codec HD, 2K</td><td>•</td><td>4:4:4 RGB; 10/12 bit</td></tr><tr><td>XDCAM HD, HD 4:2:2, EX (MPEG2)</td><td>.mxf</td><td></td><td>•</td><td>YCbCr</td></tr><tr><td>AVI</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Cineform</td><td>.avi</td><td></td><td>Read only</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>DV</td><td>.avi</td><td></td><td>•</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Uncompressed 4:2:2</td><td>.avi</td><td></td><td>•</td><td>10 bit</td></tr><tr><td>Motion JPEG</td><td>.avi</td><td></td><td>•</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>MSMPeg 4v3 (DivX3)</td><td>.avi</td><td>Microsoft DivX 3</td><td>•</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>MSMPeg 4v3 (WMP)</td><td>.avi</td><td>Microsoft WMP</td><td>•</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>QuickTime</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Animation (RLE)</td><td>.mov</td><td></td><td>•</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Apple ProRes RAW</td><td>.mov</td><td></td><td>Read only</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>AVC Intra</td><td>.mov</td><td></td><td>Read only</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Avid 1:1x</td><td>.mov</td><td></td><td>Read only</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Avid DNxHD</td><td>.mov</td><td>DNxHD 36, 115, 120, 145, 175, 185, 220, 220x</td><td>Read only</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Avid IMX</td><td>.mov</td><td></td><td>Read only</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Cineform</td><td>.mov</td><td>HD, 2K, 4K</td><td>Read only</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Component Video YUV422</td><td>.mov</td><td></td><td>•</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>DNxHR</td><td>.mov</td><td>DNxHR 444, HQX (12 bit), HQ, SQ, LB</td><td>•</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>DV</td><td>.mov</td><td>PAL and NTSC</td><td>•</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>DVCPRO</td><td>.mov</td><td>PAL and NTSC</td><td>•</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>DVCPRO50</td><td>.mov</td><td>PAL and NTSC</td><td>•</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>H.263</td><td>.mov</td><td></td><td>•</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>H.263+</td><td>.mov</td><td></td><td>•</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>H.264</td><td>.mov</td><td></td><td>•</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>HEVC</td><td>.mov</td><td></td><td>•</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>JPEG</td><td>.mov</td><td></td><td>•</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Motion JPEG A</td><td>.mov</td><td></td><td>•</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>MPEG4</td><td>.mov</td><td></td><td>•</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Packed YUV</td><td>.mov</td><td></td><td>•</td><td>8 bit YCbCr</td></tr><tr><td>Planar YUV</td><td>.mov</td><td></td><td>•</td><td>4:2:0/4:4:4 YUV; 4:4:4:4 YUVA</td></tr><tr><td>PNG</td><td>.mov</td><td>With alpha</td><td>•</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>ProRes 422</td><td>.mov</td><td>LT/Proxy/HQ; uses Apple’s ProRes library to encode/decode</td><td>•</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>ProRes 4444</td><td>.mov</td><td>XQ; uses Apple’s ProRes library to encode/decode</td><td>•</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>UT Video</td><td>.mov</td><td></td><td>Read only</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>XDCAM EX</td><td>.mov</td><td>720p 24/25/30/50/60; 1080i 50/60; 1080p 24/25/30</td><td>Read only</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>XDCAM HD</td><td>.mov</td><td>1080i 50/60; 1080p 24/25/30</td><td>Read only</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>XDCAM HD422</td><td>.mov</td><td>720p 50/60; 1080i 50/60; 1080p 24/25/30</td><td>•</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>XF-AVC</td><td>.mov</td><td></td><td>Read only</td><td>12-bit 4:4:4</td></tr><tr><td>3GP</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>H.263</td><td>.3gp</td><td></td><td>•</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>MPEG-4</td><td>.3gp</td><td></td><td>•</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>MP4</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>AVC Intra</td><td>.mp4</td><td></td><td>Read only</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>H.263</td><td>.mp4</td><td></td><td>•</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>H.264</td><td>.mp4</td><td></td><td>•</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>HEVC</td><td>.mp4</td><td></td><td>•</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>MPEG-4</td><td>.mp4</td><td></td><td>•</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>MPEG-2</td><td>.mp4</td><td>Supports long-GOP MPEG2 data; e.g. from Sony F3 camera</td><td>Read only</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Sony XAVC S</td><td>.mp4</td><td></td><td>Read only</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>BRAW</td><td>.braw</td><td>Blackmagic raw camera format</td><td>Read only</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Canon CRM</td><td>.crm</td><td>Canon RAW Light file</td><td>Read only</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Phantom</td><td>.cine</td><td></td><td>Read only</td><td>Raw, RGB</td></tr><tr><td>RED</td><td>.R3D</td><td></td><td>Read only</td><td>All</td></tr><tr><td>Silicon Imaging</td><td>.siv</td><td>SIV Raw</td><td>Read only</td><td>10 bit log/12 bit linear</td></tr><tr><td>Subtitles</td><td>.xml</td><td>CineCanvas and SMPTE ST 428-7 subtitle XML</td><td>Read only</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>


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