Media Encoder CC 2017 - Import List
An official Adobe list of the file formats supported to import by Media Encoder: https://helpx.adobe.com/media-encoder/using/file-formats-supported-import.html
Note: This does not mean that Media Encoder can export all of the formats listed.
VIDEO Format Description 3GP 3GPP file format
AAF Advanced Authoring Format Adobe rough cut format. This format is supported ARCUTX only when queued from Prelude, and cannot be imported directly. Animated GIF (GIF) Supported on Windows only
ARI ARIRAW format
AVC-Intra, AVC-Intra LT, AVC Long GOP (Op1a), AVC Long Panasonic codecs GOP (Op1b) including AVC-Ultra
Cinema DNG High-resolution raw format
RMF Canon RAW format
DV Stream Native video format used for tape
DNxHD Op1a Supported in MXF container
DNxHR Supported in MXF container
FLV, F4V. Flash video
MOV GoPro CineForm format
HEVC High Efficiency Video Coding
IMX Supported in MXF container
JPEG2000 MXF Op1a Supported in MXF container
MXF Media eXchange Format MPEG, MPE, MPG, M2V, MPA, MP2, M2A, MPV, M2P, MPEG-1, MPEG-2, and MPEG-4 formats M2T, MTS, MP4, M4V, M4A, VOB, 3GP, AVC, h.264 MXF OP1a Supported in MXF container
Netshow ASF Windows only
P2 Movie Supported in MXF container
CINE Phantom CINE format
MOV QuickTime movie
R3D RED Raw, RED Helium, RED WEAPON
SonyRAW Supported in MXF container
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Video for Windows and Mac OS(requries AVI, WAV, BWF QuickTime player)
WMV, WMA, ASF Windows Media
XAVC Intra, XAVC Long GOP Sony codecs
AUDIO Format Description
ASND, multi-track files imported as merged single track Adobe Sound Document
Adobe Audition tracks Audition track format
AAC, M4A Advanced Audio Coding
AIF, AIFF Audio Interchange File format
Video for Windows. Require QuickTime Player on AVI, WAV Mac OS.
MP3. MPEG, MPG, MPA, MPE MPEG Audio Layer 3
MPEG 2 MPEG 2
MOV; on Windows, require QuickTime player QuickTime format
WAV Waveform format
WMA, Windows only Windows Media Audio format
IMAGE Format Description
AI, EPS Adobe Illustrator
ARI ARRIRAW
BMP, DIB, RLE Bitmap
CIN, DPX Cineon/Digital Picture Exchange
GIF Graphics Interchange Format
ICO; Windows only Icon File
JPE, JPG, JPEG, JFIF JPEG
OpenEXR High dynamic range file format
PSD Photoshop
PIC, PCT PICT
PNG Portable Network Graphics
TGA, ICB, VDA, VST Targa
TIF. TIFF Tagged Interchange File
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CLOSED-CAPTIONS Format Description
DFXP Distribution Format Exchange Profile
MCC MacCaption VANC
PTL, PRTL Adobe Premiere Title
SCC Scenarist Closed Caption
SRT Subrip Subtitle format
STL EBU N19 Subtitle
XML W3C/SMPTE/EBU Timed text
PROJECT FILES Format Description
AEP, AEPX After Effects project
CHPROJ Adobe Character animator project
CMX3600 EDL Edit decision list (EDL)
FCP XML Final Cut Pro XML
PRPROJ Adobe Premiere Pro project
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