Playback File Formats
Sometimes filetypes can vary unexpectedly – so please test your specific media files with Tin Man before purchasing
DNxHD/HR/Unc decoding requires Tin Man Pro License OR DNxHD/HR can be decoded on macOS computers with installed Pro Video Formats 2.2.4 or greater
Sony HDCAM SR requires Intel CPU
AAC & AC3 audio decoding is dependent on OS
AC-3 (.ac3)
N/A
AC3
audio only metadata Adobe XMP
Audio Interchange (.aif, .aiff)
N/A
PCM
audio only metadata BWF ID3 Adobe XMP
ARRIRAW (.ari, .arx)
ARRIRAW (12-bit rev.) ARRIRAW (12-bit) ARRIRAW (12-bit HDE rev.) ARRIRAW (12-bit HDE)
side-car WAV, AIFF, MP3, AC3
still sequence metadata ARRI v3 Header Adobe XMP rt metadata Dynamic ARRI v3 Header
Bitmap (.bmp)
8-bit BGRA 8-bit BGR
side-car WAV, AIFF, MP3, AC3
still sequence Alpha capable metadata Adobe XMP
Blackmagic RAW (.braw)
Blackmagic RAW
audio PCM
video filetype metadata QuickTime .sidecar
CinemaDNG (.dng)
Blackmagic Design RAW
DJI RAW
10/12/16-bit
Compressed
Uncompressed
side-car WAV, AIFF, MP3, AC3
still sequence metadata DNG
IPTC Photoshop PSIR Adobe XMP
Canon RAW (.crm, .rmf)
Canon RAW 8-bit Canon RAW 10-bit Canon RAW 12-bit
side-car for .RMF WAV, AIFF, MP3, AC3 audio for .CRM PCM
.RMF still sequence metadata Canon Adobe XMP .CRM video filetype metadata QuickTime Canon Adobe XMP
Cineon (.cin)
10-bit RGB (Big Endian) 10-bit RGB
side-car WAV, AIFF, MP3, AC3
still sequence metadata Cineon Adobe XMP
DPX (.dpx)
16-bit RGBA (Big Endian) 16-bit RGBA 16-bit RGB (Big Endian) 16-bit RGB 16-bit BGR (Big Endian) 16-bit BGR 12-bit RGB (Big Endian) 12-bit RGB 12-bit BGR 10-bit RGB (Big Endian) 10-bit RGB 10-bit BGR (Big Endian) 8-bit RGBA 8-bit RGB 8-bit BGR
side-car WAV, AIFF, MP3, AC3
still sequence Alpha capable metadata DPX Adobe XMP
EXR (.exr)
single image only 16-bit half RGBA 16-bit half RGB 32-bit float RGBA 32-bit float RGB
side-car WAV, AIFF, MP3, AC3
still sequence metadata EXR Adobe XMP
JPEG (.jpg, .jpeg)
JPEG 8-bit YUV 4:4:4 JPEG 8-bit YUV 4:2:2 JPEG 8-bit YUV 4:2:0
side-car WAV, AIFF, MP3, AC3
still sequence metadata Exif Photoshop PSIR Adobe XMP
JPEG2000 (.j2k, .jp2)
JPEG2000 RGBA 4:4:4:4 JPEG2000 RGB 4:4:4 JPEG2000 YUV 4:4:4 JPEG2000 YUV 4:2:2 (RGB: 16, 12, 10, 8 bits) (YUV: 12, 10, 8 bits)
side-car WAV, AIFF, MP3, AC3
still sequence Alpha capable metadata Adobe XMP
MOV (.mov)
Animation Apple PhotoJPEG Apple ProRes Apple ProRes RAW Avid DNxHD Avid DNxHR Avid Meridien Canon XF-AVC Intra 444 Canon XF-AVC Intra Canon XF-AVC Long Canon XF-HEVC Long DVCProHD DV50 DV25 H264 H265 IMX MPEG4 Panasonic AVC-Intra 444 Panasonic AVC-Intra Panasonic AVC-LongG Panasonic AVC-LT Sony HDCAM SR Sony XAVC Intra Sony XAVC Long GOP Uncompressed MOV XDCAM HD 422 XDCAM EX XDCAM HD
PCM AAC AC3
video filetype playback simple QT Ref metadata QuickTime Panasonic XML Sony Acquisition Record Sony XML Sony User Descriptive Adobe XMP rt metadata ARRI Sony BIM
MP-3 (.mp3)
N/A
MPEG Layer III
audio only metadata ID3 Adobe XMP
MP4 (.mp4)
H264 H265 MPEG-4 Sony XDCAM EX Sony XAVC S Sony XAVC HS
PCM AAC AC3
video filetype metadata MP4 Panasonic XML Sony XML Sony Acquisition Record Adobe XMP rt metadata Sony ANC
MXF OP1a MXF OP-Atom (.mxf)
Apple ProRes ARRIRAW Avid DNxHD Avid DNxHR Avid DNxUncompressed Avid Meridien Avid H264 Proxy Canon XF-AVC Intra 444 Canon XF-AVC Intra Canon XF-AVC Long Canon XF-HEVC Long DVCProHD DV50 DV25 H264 IMX JPEG2000 Panasonic AVC-Intra 444 Panasonic AVC-Intra Panasonic AVC-LongG Panasonic AVC-LT Sony HDCAM SR Sony MPEG4 Proxy Sony RAW Sony X-OCN Sony XAVC Intra Sony XAVC Long GOP Uncompressed MXF XDCAM HD 422 XDCAM EX XDCAM HD
PCM Avid MPL2 Sony Alaw
video filetype auto-join v/a Avid style OP-Atom Panasonic P2 Simple IMF (J2K, ProRes) Sony SAM metadata ARRI JSON ARRI v3 Header ARRI XML AS-11 Core, DPP Avid InterChange Canon XML Ikegami XML IMF Panasonic XML Sony Acquisition Record Sony XML Sony User Descriptive Adobe XMP rt metadata ARRI Panasonic VANC Sony ANC Sony BIM
PNG (.png)
16-bit RGBA (Big Endian) 16-bit RGB (Big Endian) 8-bit RGBA 8-bit RGB
side-car WAV, AIFF, MP3, AC3
still sequence Alpha capable metadata tEXt Exif Adobe XMP
R3D (.r3d)
RED RAW
side-car WAV, AIFF, MP3, AC3
metadata R3D metadata
TGA (.tga)
8-bit BGRA 8-bit BGR RLE encoded
side-car WAV, AIFF, MP3, AC3
still sequence Alpha capable metadata Adobe XMP
TIFF (.tif, .tiff)
16-bit RGBA (Big Endian) 16-bit RGBA 16-bit RGB (Big Endian) 16-bit RGB 8-bit RGBA 8-bit RGB
side-car WAV, AIFF, MP3, AC3
still sequence Alpha capable metadata IPTC Photoshop PSIR Adobe XMP
Wave (.wav)
N/A
PCM
audio only metadata BWF ID3 iXML Adobe XMP
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