Mux uses straight mime-types for determining output formats. We have also created a few extension types such as “video/mp4-ipod” for optimizing around a specific device.
Supported Mime-Types
| Name | Mime Type | File Ext | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3G Mobile Video | video/3gpp | *.3gp | mobile phone video |
| 3G2 Mobile Video | video/3g2 | *.3g2 | 3GPP2 (for CDMA-based Phones, may have filename extension .3g2) |
| Apple iTunes Video | video/m4v | *.m4v | This media file can be played using Apple Quicktime, which can be downloaded at http://www.apple.com/quicktime. If you have an iPod or iTunes installed, you have Quicktime. |
| Apple Quicktime | video/quicktime | *.mov | This media file can be played using Apple Quicktime, which can be downloaded at http://www.apple.com/quicktime. If you have an iPod or iTunes installed, you have Quicktime. |
| DIVX Encoded Video | video/divx | *.divx | This a DIVX encoded video file that can be played using software from http://divx.com |
| Flash Video | video/x-flv | *.flv | Flash video |
| JPEG Image | image/jpg | *.jpg | This image file can be viewed using a compatible image viewer. |
| Mobile Phone Audio | audio/amr | *.amr | mobile phone ringtone audio |
| MP3 Audio | audio/mp3 | *.mp3 | This is a standard MP3 file. It can be played back using a variety of software, including Apple Quicktime. |
| MPEG Video | video/mpeg | *.mpg | This is a standard MPEG file. It can be played back using a variety of software, including Apple Quicktime. |
| OGG Video | application/ogg | *.ogg | Ogg is a patent-free, fully open and standardised multimedia bitstream container format designed for efficient streaming and file compression (storage) by the Xiph.Org Foundation. Download codecs and players for OGG at http://www.vorbis.com/ |
| Windows AVI | video/avi | *.avi | This media file can be played using Microsoft’s Windows Media Player available at http://www.microsoft.com/windowsmedia |
| Windows Media Video | audio/x-ms-wmv | *.wmv | This media file can be played using Microsoft’s Windows Media Player available at http://www.microsoft.com/windowsmedia |
| MPEG-4 (H.264) | video/mp4-h264 | *.mp4 | H.264/AAC |
| iPod (H.264/AAC) | video/mp4-ipod | *.m4v | iPod optimized video |
| PSP MPEG-4 | video/mp4-psp | *.m4v | PSP optimized video |
| MP4 Mobile | video/mp4-mobile | *.mp4 | MPEG-4 optimized for mobile phones |
.3g2 is not 2nd Generation - it’s 3rd Generation but specifically for CDMA phones. Developed by 3GPP2.