Thanks to the included FFmpeg, DuME can read and write to and from almost any existing format, including image sequences and openEXR files. The most common formats, like AVC h.264, HEVC h.265, VP8/9, ProRes, DNxHD/R, HAP, EXR… (.mov, .mp4, .webm, .mkv, .mxf…) are natively supported and come with intuitive fine-tuning controls and carefully crafted and efficient presets.
Presets and formats supported by DuME
- h.264 / h.265 (MPEG-4, AVC, HEVC), the two most common consumer formats, usually encapsulated in .mp4 files. DuME also supports all other containers like .mkv or .mov, etc.
- VP8 / VP9 (WebM), one of the few consumer formats supporting alpha, designed for the web.
- ProRes, the intra-frame format by Apple. DuME takes care of all the flags and metadata to make sure it’s widely compatible with all software and hardware despite the usual restrictions imposed by Apple.
- DnXHD / DnXHR, the intra-frame format by Avid.
- FFV1, the great and open, lossless, intra-frame FFmpeg Video Codec ideal for archiving and working. It is recommended as a preservation codec and used by many institutions.
- HAP, built for realtime playblack on the GPU with support for alpha.
- OpenEXR, the industry-standard, lossless image format for animation and VFX production. DuME has support for OCIO and color management, and can input and output OpenEXR sequences.
- Audio formats, like MP3, PCM, AAC, FLAC, OGG, AC3, etc. are supported by DuME.
This list is constantly evolving. For example, we’d like DuME to support Motion JPEG 2000 and DCP output too.
Formats supported by FFmpeg
All formats supported by the free and open source command-line encoder FFmpeg can be used in DuME. This means almost all existing formats. For those not in the list above, you may have to manually input a few specific settings to tweak the encoding if the defaults don’t suit your needs. You can come and get help on our online chat, or open a ticket to ask for more support of specific formats in DuME.