The following, is a "preliminary" comprehensive list stating all of the audio, video and subtitle formats that are supported within each container for the Realtek RT1185/86 A/V decoding chip-set.
SUPPORTED AUDIO/VIDEO CONTAINERS: -
.AVI (Audio/Video Interleave)
Video - MPEG-4.2 up-to
[email protected]² | WMV9 (WMV3) up-to MP@HLº | AVC up-to
[email protected]º¹ |
Audio - MP2 | MP3 (CBR) | AAC-LC/HE/PS (CBR)¹ | DD/DD-EX (CBR)* | DTS/DTS-ES (CBR)* | LPCM¹ | ADPCM¹³ | Vorbis¹ |
Subtitles - SRT, SSA & SUB (as a text based UTF-8 external file) | IDX/SUB (as text/graphics based external files) |
Chapters - None |
.DAT (Video CD)
Video - MPEG-1 |
Audio - MP2 |
Subtitles - Not Supported |
Chapters - Not Supported |
.DIVX (A hacked version of the AVI container)
Video - MPEG-4.2 up-to
[email protected]² |
Audio - MP3 (CBR) | DD/DD-EX (CBR)* |
Subtitles - DivXSubs |
Chapters - Not Supported |
.FLV (Flash Video)
Video - AVC up-to
[email protected] | VP6 up-to 640x480 pixels |
Audio - AAC-LC/HE/PS | MP2 | MP3 |
Subtitles - Not Supported |
Chapters - Not Supported |
.ISO - BRD (Blu-ray Disc)
Video - AVC up-to
[email protected] | VC-1 (WVC1) up-to AP@L3 | MPEG-2 up-to MP@HL |
Audio - DD/DD-EX* | DD+* | DTS/DTS-ES* | LPCM | HD Audio* ‡ |
Subtitles - PGS/SUP |
Chapters - Supported (available via "GOTO/5" button via RC) |
Menu's - Not Supported (Basic Navigation)
.ISO - DVD (Digital Versatile Disc)
Video - MPEG-1 | MPEG-2 up-to MP@ML |
Audio - MP2 | DD/DD-EX* | DTS/DTS-ES* |
Subtitles - VOBsub (IDX/SUB) |
Chapters - Supported |
Menu's - Fully Supported |
.M2TS/.M2T/.MTS (Transport Stream - Conforming to ISO/IEC 13818-1)
Video - AVC up-to
[email protected] | VC-1 (WVC1) up-to AP@L3 | MPEG-2 up-to MP@HL |
Audio - AAC-LC/HE/PS | MP2 | MP3 | DD/DD-EX* | DD+* | DTS/DTS-ES* | LPCM | HD Audio* ‡ |
Subtitles - PGS/SUPº |
Chapters - Not Supported |
.MKV (Matroska)
Video - MPEG-4.2 up-to
[email protected]² | AVC up-to
[email protected] | VC-1 (WVC1) up-to AP@L3 | MPEG-1 | MPEG-2 up-to MP@HL |
Audio - AAC-LC/HE/PS | MP2 | MP3 | DD/DD-EX* | DTS/DTS-ES* | LPCM³ | Vorbis | FLAC | HD Audio* ‡ |
Subtitles - PGS/SUPº (not currently supported) | SRT, ASS/SSA (as a text based UTF-8 internal file) | VOBsub (ie: as text/graphics based IDX/SUB internal files) |
Chapters - Supported (available via "|<<" and ">>|" buttons) |
.MOV/.M4V (QuickTime)
Video - MPEG-4.2 up-to SP@L3 | AVC up-to
[email protected] | MJPEGº |
Audio - AAC-LC/HE | MP3 | LPCM³ | ADPCM³ | DD/DD-EX* (with 'primary' mandatory AAC-LC/HE stream) |
Subtitles - Not Supported |
Chapters - Not Supported |
.MP4 (MPEG-4 Part 14 - Conforming to ISO/IEC 14496)
Video - MPEG-4.2 up-to
[email protected]² | AVC up-to
[email protected] |
Audio - AAC-LC/HE/PS | MP2 | MP3 | DD/DD-EX* |
Subtitles - TTXT | VOBsub (IDX/SUB) |
Chapters - Not Supported |
.MPG/.MPEG (Program Stream - Conforming to ISO/IEC 11172-1 & 13818-1)
Video - MPEG-1 | MPEG-2 up-to MP@HL |
Audio - MP2 | MP3 | DD/DD-EX* | DTS/DTS-ES* |
Subtitles - None |
Chapters - None |
.OGM (by the Xiph.Org Foundation)
Video - MPEG-4.2 up-to
[email protected]² |
Audio - MP3 | LPCM | Vorbis |
Subtitles - SRT |
Chapters - Not Supported |
.RM/.RMVB (RealMedia)
Video - 8 (RV30) | 9/10 (RV40) |
Audio - Cook/G2 | AAC (LC/HE/PS) |
Subtitles - Not Supported |
Chapters - Not Supported |
.TS/.TP/.TRP (Transport Streams - with complete PAT/PMT data only)
Video - AVC up-to
[email protected] | VC-1 up-to AP@L3 | MPEG-1 | MPEG-2 up-to MP@HL |
Audio - AAC-LC/HE/PS | MP2 | MP3 | DD/DD-EX* | DD+* | DTS/DTS-ES* | LPCM³ |
Subtitles - PGS/SUPº | DVB |
Chapters - Not Supported |
.WMV (Windows Media Video)
Video - WMV9 (WMV3 / WMVA) up-to MP@HL |
Audio - WMA / WMA Pro |
Subtitles - None |
Chapters - None |
SUPPORTED AUDIO CONTAINERS: -
.M4A - AAC-LC/HE/PS | MP2 | MP3 | DD/DD-EX* | ALAC Lossless is not supported |
.MP4 - AAC-LC/HE/PS | MP2 | MP3 | DD/DD-EX* |
.MKA - AAC-LC/HE/PS | MP2 | MP3 | DD/DD-EX* | DTS/DTS-ES* | LPCM³ | Vorbis | FLAC |
.MPA - MP1 | MP2 | MP3 |
.OGG - Vorbis |
.RA - Cook/G2 | AAC-LC/HE/PS | RA Lossless |
.RAM - Cook/G2 | AAC-LC/HE/PS |
.WAV - LPCM³ | DD/DD-EX* | DTS/DTS-ES* |
.WMA - WMA9 | WMA9 Pro | WMA10 | WMA Lossless is not supported |
SUPPORTED ELEMENTARY AUDIO & VIDEO STREAMS: -
Audio - .AAC | .APE | .MP2 | .MP3 | .AC3* | .DTS* | .FLAC | .FLC | .WMA |
Video - .M1V | .M2V |
SUPPORTED PICTURE FORMATS: -
Compressed - .JPEG/JPG | .GIF |
Lossless - .BMP (Windows Bitmap) | .PNG (Portable Graphics) |
SUPPORTED INTERNET STREAMING FORMATS: -
Audio/Video - .RTSP | .FLV (AVC video with AAC audio) | .MOV (AVC video with AAC audio) | .MP4 (AVC video with AAC audio) |
Audio Radio - .PLSX (.MP3 or .AAC streams) |
KEY: -
º = Limited support currently offered |
¹ = Not recommended |
² = With maximum 1-warp-point GMC (Global Motion Compensation) |
³ = Not less than 32KHz/8-bit |
* = Bit-stream pass-through to suitable amplifier or Down-mixed to a 2Ch PCM stream when passed to TV |
‡ = HD Audio stream support ie: Dolby Digital Plus & Dolby TrueHD | DTS-HD Master Audio & DTS-HD High Resolution*) |
ABREVIATIONS: -
ADPCM = Adaptive Differential Pulse Code Modulation (not less than 32KHz/8-bit minimum) |
APE = Monkeys Lossless Audio (up-to 96KHz/24-bit) |
AAC = Advanced Audio Coding | LC = Low Complexity (up-to 96KHz/24-bit) | HE = High Efficiency | PS = Parametric Stereo |
AC3 = Dolby Digital© | EX = Extension |
DD = Dolby Digital© | EX = Extension |
DD+ = Dolby Digital Plus | True-HD = Dolby True-HD (up-to 96KHz/24-bit) |
DTS = Digital Theater Systems (up-to 96KHz/24-bit) | ES = Extended Surround |
DTS-HR = Digital Theater Systems - High Resolution (up-to 96KHz/24-bit) |
DTS-MA = Digital Theater Systems - Master Audio (up-to 192KHz/24-bit) |
LPCM = Linear Pulse Code Modulation (up-to 192KHz/24-bit) |
FLAC = Free Audio Lossless Codec (up-to 192KHz/24-bit) |
MP1 = MPEG-1 Layer-1 |
MP2 = MPEG-1 Layer-2 |
MP3 = MPEG-1 Layer-3 |
MP4 = MPEG-4 Part 14 Container - Conforming to ISO/IEC 14496 |
PCM = Pulse Code Modulation (up-to 192KHz/24-bit) |
WAV = Waveform Audio File Format |
WMA = Windows Media Audio | Pro = Professional (up-to 96KHz/16-bit) | WMA "Lossless" is not supported |
WMV = Windows Media Video |
VC-1 =
CBR = Constant Bit-Rate |
VBR = Variable Bit-rate (is not fully supported within the .AVI and .DIVX container) |
VFR = Variable Frame Rate (is not supported by the Realtek A/V decoding chip-set) |
Important Information:
The Realtek RTL1185 A/V decoding chip-set supports Half SBS 3D video only (ie: 2No side-by-side 960x1080 images).
The Realtek RTL1186 A/V decoding chip-set supports Full SBS 3D video only (ie: 2No side-by-side 1920x1080 images).
