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Supported Media File Formats

 
 
 

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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.

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