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What video and motion picture file formats does the BeOS support? OpenDML, Video For Windows, QuickTime, OMF?

The BeOS:
Files & Formats

FAQ Number:
FAQ-0108

Last Modified:
2/3/98

Keywords:
BeOS, Files, Formats, video, graphics, QuickTime, AVI, MPEG, Cinepak, OpenDML, OMF

We currently ship with the system support for playback of Cinepak-compressed QuickTime movies only.

A number of developers have and are creating modules that plug into the Datatypes library that enable the BeOS system and applications to use a wide variety of data formats, including QuickTime and MPEG.

What sound formats can the BeOS recognize and support?

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What video and motion picture file formats does the BeOS support? OpenDML, Video For Windows, QuickTime, OMF?