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# Supported Media File Formats

Tables in this topic:

- Image Sequence
- QuickTime
- MXF
- MPEG 4
- Other Streaming Codecs
- Audio File Formats

Image Sequence

Format | Extension | Import | Export | Depth
--- | --- | --- | --- | ---
Alias® | .als | yes | yes | 8 bits
ARRIRAW | .ari | yes | — | 12 bits
NoteAlways presented as a clip, never as a sequence of RAW images.
Cineon® | .cin | yes | yes | 10 bits
DPX | .dpx | yes | yes | 8, 10, 12, 16 bits and ADX encoding.
Gateway | .clip | yes | — | n/a
HDR | .hdr | yes | — | 32 bits
JPEG | .jpg | yes | yes | 8 bits
OpenEXR | .exr | yes | yes | 8, 10, 12u, 12, 16 fp, or 32 fp bits
NoteExport is 16-bit only.
Pict (Macintosh®) | .pict | yes | yes | 8 bits
Pixar | .picio | yes | yes | 8 bits
Portable Network Graphics | .png | yes | — | 8 or 16 bits
NoteSupports alpha.
Precomp | .precomp | yes | — | 8, 10, 12u, 12, 16 fp, or 32 fp bits
SGI® | .sgi | yes | yes | 8 or 16 bits
Softimage® | .pic | yes | yes | 8 bits
TARGA® | .tga | yes | yes | 8 bits
Tdi/Maya® | .iff | yes | — | 8 or 16 bits
Tiff | .tif | yes | yes | 8 or 16 bits
Wavefront® | .rla | yes | yes | 8 or 16 bits

QuickTime

Format | Extension | Import | Export | Depth
--- | --- | --- | --- | ---
8-bit Packed YUV 4:2:2 | .mov | yes | yes |
NoteLossy codec. Avoid using for intermediates. Blackmagic or AJA-Kona 8-bit compatible.
10-bit Packed YUV 4:2:2 | .mov | — | yes |
NoteLossy codec. Avoid using for intermediates. Blackmagic or AJA-Kona 10-bit compatible
Apple Animation | .mov | yes | — | with alpha
Apple Graphics | .mov | yes | — |
Apple® Video | .mov | yes | — |
Cinepak | .mov | yes | — |
Component Y’CbCr 8-bit 4:4:4 | .mov | yes | — | 8-bit planar
Component Y’CbCrA 8-bit 4:4:4:4 | .mov | yes | — | 8-bit planar
Component Y’CbCr 10-bit 4:4:4 | .mov | yes | — | 10-bit packed
Component Y’CbCr 10-bit 4:2:2 | .mov | yes | — | 10-bit packed
NoteBlackmagic or AJA-Kona compatible
Component Video | .mov | yes | — | 8-bit packed
Note4:2:2 Blackmagic or AJA-Kona compatible
DV 25 NTSC | .mov | yes | yes |
NoteNTSC & PAL Although the specifications allow the DV format to be field 1 or 2, the industry standard is "bottom first". Thus, before exporting to Smoke, ensure that the clip is Field 2. Reformat, if necessary.
DVCPRO 50 | .mov | yes | yes |
NoteNTSC & PAL
DVCPRO HD | .mov | yes | yes |
DNxHD | .mov | yes | yes | 8 bits: 36, 145, 220 (and variants) 10 bits: 220x (and variants)
Note36, 145, 220, 220x @ export
H.264 | .mov | yes | yes |
IMX | .mov | yes | yes |
NoteIncludes support for IMX 30, 40, and 50.
MJPEG | .mov | yes | yes |
NoteJPEG compatible
MPEG-1 | .mov | yes | — |
MPEG-4 | .mov | yes | yes |
MSMpeg 4v3 (DivX) | .mov | yes | — |
PhotoJPEG | .mov | yes | — |
NoteRT PhotoJPEG compatible
PNG | .mov | yes | yes | without alpha
PNGA | .mov | yes | yes | with alpha
ProRes 4444 | .mov | yes | yes | 12-bit
ProRes 422 (HQ) | .mov | yes | yes | 10-bit
ProRes 422 | .mov | yes | yes | 10-bit
ProRes 422 (LT) | .mov | yes | yes | 10-bit
ProRes 422 (Proxy) | .mov | yes | yes | 10-bit
Quicktime Planar RGB | .mov | yes | — |
RGB Uncompressed | .mov | yes | yes | without alpha
RGBA Uncompressed | .mov | yes | yes | with alpha
TGA | .mov | yes | — |
NoteTARGA

MXF

Format | Extension | Import | Export | Depth
--- | --- | --- | --- | ---
AVC-Intra 50 | .mxf | yes | yes |
NotePanasonic P2
AVC-Intra 100 | .mxf | yes | yes |
NotePanasonic P2
DNxHD | .mxf | yes | yes |
Note36, 60, 75, 90, 90x, 110, 110x, 115, 145, 175, 175x, 185, 185x, 220, 220x
DV 25 | .mxf | yes | — |
NotePanasonic P2
DVCPRO | .mxf | yes | yes |
NotePanasonic P2
DVCPRO 50 | .mxf | yes | yes |
NotePanasonic P2 (PAL & NTSC)
DVCPRO HD | .mxf | yes | yes |
NotePanasonic P2. Available in 1080p@25/50, 1080p@24/30/60, 720p@25/50, and 720p@24/30/60.
F65RAW | .mxf | yes | — |
NoteSony F65
XDCAM MPEG-2 IMX | .mxf | yes | — |
Note30, 40, and 50
XDCAM HD MPEG-2 long-GOP | .mxf | yes | yes |
NoteImport: 4:2:0 and 4:2:2. Export: 4:2:2.

Note Smoke exports MXF as OP-1a files (including the timecode) encoded with audio encoded as PCM, 16-Bit or 24-Bit.

MPEG 4

Format | Extension | Import | Export | Depth
--- | --- | --- | --- | ---
H.264 | .mp4 | yes | — |
XDCAM EX | .mp4 | yes | — |
NoteMPEG-2 long-GOP

Other Streaming Codecs

Format | Extension | Import | Export | Depth
--- | --- | --- | --- | ---
AVC HD | .mts or .m2ts | yes | — |
NoteAudio encoded as Linear PCM
RED | .r3d | yes | — | RAW
NoteREDCode 2 and 3

Audio File Formats

Format | Extension | Import | Export | Depth
--- | --- | --- | --- | ---
AIFF | .aiff | yes | yes | 16 or 24
AIFF-C | .aifc | yes | yes | 16, 24, 32 (float)
Audio Visual Research | .avr | yes | yes | 16
Berkeley/IRCAM/CARL Sound (BISCF) | .bsf | yes | yes | 16
MP3 | .mp3 | yes | yes | 16
Nextsnd | .au | yes | yes | 16, 24, 32 (float)
WAVE | .wav | yes |  | 16, 24, 32 (float)
WAVE - Broadcast | .wav | yes | yes | 16, 24, 32 (float)

NoteFiles of any sample rate can be imported, but they are all resampled to 48 kHz.

#### Topics in this section

- Supported QuickTime Audio