Identify video codec by FOURCC - Four Character Code
FOURCC (four character code) is a code that identifies the video codec a media file was encoded with. Technically it is simply 4 bytes (or 32 bits) in the header area of a media file - but because character codes from the ASCII table is used, it is a human-readable code.
On this page you can:
- Find out which FOURCC matches which video codec.
How to find the FOURCC
To find the FOURCC of a media file use a media inspection tool such as:
FOURCCs and their corresponding video codecs
Did not find the FOURCC?
Go to our video codecs forum and post your request.
What is not listed here
Filters/decoders and codec packs are not included on this page. This is bacause they implement many different codecs in one package. This page shows individual codecs only.
All-in-one players
If you have a Quicktime file (MOV, QT) or RealPlayer file (RM, RMVB) then in almost all cases all that you will need is to simply download the players in order to playback your file. For codecs specifically for Quicktime (or RealPlayer) that are not bundled with the player you should still use the table on this page however.
Bundled codecs for Quicktime includes SVQ1:
- Sorenson and Sorenson 2
- SVQ3: Sorenson 3
- JPEG: Photo JPEG
- RPZA: Apple Video and more
Bundled codecs for RealPlayer includes:
- RV10
- RV20: Real Video G2
- RV30: Real Video 8
- RV40: Real Video 9
- RV40: Real Video 10
Go to our media file type page to learn more about all-in-one players.
- Microsoft Codecs Installation Package
- Microsoft MPEG-4 Video Codec fix
- Xvid QuickTime Component (for the Mac)
- Indeo Codecs Legacy Package
- DivX 7
- Windows Media Video 9 VCM
- Samsung MPEG-4 Movie Decoder
- Xvid (Koepi)
- VC-1
- DivX 3.11 alpha
- Adaptec DVSoft codec
- 3ivx
- VP6 Decoder
- GeoVision MPEG-4
- Indeo Video 5 Plugin for QuickTime for Windows
- Canon MPEG-4 Visual Internet Video Encoders & Decoders
- Cinepak
- CamStudio Codec
- Duck TrueMotion 2X
- I263 QuickTime Codec for Mac OS X