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  • Tin Man
    • System Requirements
    • Getting Started
      • Free Trial Limitations
      • Activation
    • Supported Formats
      • Playback File Formats
      • Playback Video Codecs
      • Export File Formats
      • Export Video Codecs
      • Export Metadata
    • Keyboard Controls
    • Preferences
      • General
      • Player - Video
      • Player - Audio
      • Import Media
        • Color Space
        • ProRes RAW
        • ARRI RAW
        • Sony RAW
        • Blackmagic RAW
        • RED RAW
        • Canon RAW
        • CinemaDNG
        • J2K
        • EXR
        • DPX/Cineon
      • Export Media
        • Metadata
        • MOV/MP4
        • OP1a
        • OP-Atom
        • Image Sequence
    • Playback Panels
      • Playback Viewer
        • Snapshot
      • File List
      • Inspect
      • Report
      • NRT Metadata
      • RT Metadata
      • Audio Mapping
      • Audio Meters
      • Video Image
        • ARRI RAW Properties
        • Blackmagic RAW Properties
        • Canon RAW Properties
        • CinemaDNG RAW Properties
        • JPEG2000 Properties
        • ProRes (ARRI) Properties
        • ProRes RAW Properties
        • ProRes Properties
        • RED RAW Properties (IPP2)
        • RED RAW Properties (Legacy FLUT)
        • Sony RAW Properties
      • Video Check
      • Video Scopes
      • Issues
    • Export Panel
      • Export File List
      • Export General Options
        • Export Presets
      • Export Video Options
        • ProRes
        • DNxHD/HR (Pro License Needed)
        • H.264
        • H.265
        • MPEG-2
        • AVC-Intra/AVC-LongG
        • XAVC-Intra/XAVC-L
        • JPEG2000
      • Export Audio Options
      • Export Metadata Options
    • Release Notes
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Playback Video Codecs

Performance & Compatibility

Real-time playback performance may vary depending on your computer’s hardware and the media format being used. We recommend testing your specific media files with Tin Man during the trial period before purchasing.

Format-Specific Requirements

  • DNxHD/DNxHR/Uncompressed decoding requires a Tin Man Pro License, or can be decoded on macOS systems with Apple’s Pro Video Formats 2.2.4 or later installed.

  • Sony HDCAM-SR playback requires a system with an Intel CPU.

  • macOS ProRes decoding/encoding and ProRes RAW decoding require:

    • Apple Silicon hardware with a built-in ProRes encode/decode engine

    • macOS 12.3 or later

Playback Video Codecs

Animation

  • Sub-codecs: 8-bit RGB, 8-bit ARGB

  • File Types: MOV

  • Notes: I-Frame or Long GOP, Alpha capable

Apple PhotoJPEG

  • Sub-codecs: YUV 4:2:2, YUV 4:2:0

  • File Types: MOV

Apple ProRes

  • Sub-codecs: 4444 XQ, 4444, 422 HQ, 422, 422 LT, 422 Proxy

  • File Types: MOV, MXF OP1a, MXF OP-Atom

  • Notes: Requires macOS 12.3+, GPU decode on Apple Silicon

Apple ProRes RAW

  • Sub-codecs: RAW HQ, RAW SQ

  • File Types: MOV

  • Notes: Requires macOS 12.3+, GPU decode on Apple Silicon

ARRIRAW

  • Sub-codecs: 13-bit, 12-bit rev., 12-bit, 13-bit HDE, 12-bit HDE rev., 12-bit HDE

  • File Types: MXF OP1a, .ARI, .ARX

Avid DNxHD

  • Sub-codecs: 444 (10-bit), HQX (10-bit), HQ, SQ, LB, LT, TR

  • File Types: MOV, MXF OP1a, MXF OP-Atom

  • Notes: Requires Pro License

Avid DNxHR

  • Sub-codecs: 444 (12/10-bit), HQX (12/10-bit), HQ, SQ, LB

  • File Types: MOV, MXF OP1a, MXF OP-Atom

  • Notes: Requires Pro License, 444 is Alpha capable

Avid DNxUnc

  • Sub-codecs: RGB 444 (12/10/8-bit), YUV 422 (12/10/8-bit)

  • File Types: MXF OP1a, MXF OP-Atom

  • Notes: Requires Pro License, 444 is Alpha capable

Avid Meridien

  • Sub-codecs: Uncompressed, 2:1, 3:1, 10:1, 14:1, 20:1, 28:1, 35:1, 3:1m, 4:1m, 8:1m, 10:1m, 2:1s, 4:1s, 15:1s (NTSC/PAL)

  • File Types: MOV, MXF OP1a, MXF OP-Atom

Blackmagic RAW

  • Sub-codecs: Blackmagic RAW

  • File Types: .BRAW

Canon RAW

  • Sub-codecs: 8-bit, 10-bit, 12-bit

  • File Types: .CRM, .RMF

Canon XF-AVC Intra

  • Sub-codecs: 4:4:4 (12/10-bit), 4:2:2 (10-bit)

  • File Types: MOV, MXF OP1a, MXF OP-Atom

Canon XF-AVC Long

  • Sub-codecs: 4:2:2 (10-bit), 4:2:0 (8-bit)

  • File Types: MOV, MXF OP1a, MXF OP-Atom

Canon XF-HEVC Long

  • Sub-codecs: 4:2:2 (10-bit)

  • File Types: MXF OP1a, MXF OP-Atom

DV

  • Sub-codecs: DVCProHD, DV50, DVCPro25, DV25

  • File Types: MOV, MXF OP1a, MXF OP-Atom

H.264

  • Sub-codecs: 10/8-bit YUV 4:2:2, 10/8-bit YUV 4:2:0, Avid H.264 Proxy

  • File Types: MOV, MP4, MXF OP1a, MXF OP-Atom

H.265

  • Sub-codecs: 10/8-bit YUV 4:2:2, 10/8-bit YUV 4:2:0

  • File Types: MOV, MP4

IMX

  • Sub-codecs: NTSC/PAL, 50Mb, 40Mb, 30Mb

  • File Types: MOV, MXF OP1a, MXF OP-Atom

JPEG2000

  • Sub-codecs: RGBA 4:4:4:4, RGB 4:4:4, YUV 4:4:4, YUV 4:2:2 (16/12/10/8-bit), 12-bit JPEG2000 XYZ 4:4:4

  • File Types: MXF OP1a, MXF OP-Atom

  • Notes: RGBA is Alpha capable

MPEG-4

  • Sub-codecs: MPEG4 in MOV/MP4, Sony Proxy

  • File Types: MOV, MP4, MXF OP1a

Nikon N-RAW

  • Sub-codecs: Nikon N-RAW

  • File Types: .NEV

Panasonic AVC-Intra 444

  • Sub-codecs: 4K, QFHD, 2K, HD

  • File Types: MOV, MXF OP1a, MXF OP-Atom

Panasonic AVC-Intra LT

  • Sub-codecs: 4K, QFHD, 2K, HD

  • File Types: MOV, MXF OP1a, MXF OP-Atom

Panasonic AVC-Intra

  • Sub-codecs: 4K 100Mb, QFHD 100Mb, 2K 100Mb, HD 200Mb/100Mb/50Mb

  • File Types: MOV, MXF OP1a, MXF OP-Atom

Panasonic AVC-LongG

  • Sub-codecs: 1080p/i, 720p (50/25/12/6Mb)

  • File Types: MOV, MXF OP1a, MXF OP-Atom

RED RAW

  • Sub-codecs: RED RAW

  • File Types: .R3D

Sony HDCAM-SR

  • Sub-codecs: HQ 444, 444, 422, Lite 422

  • File Types: MOV, MXF OP1a

  • Notes: Requires Intel CPU

Sony RAW / X-OCN

  • Sub-codecs: X-OCN XT, ST, LT, RAW (Venice2, Venice, F65, F55, F5, FS700)

  • File Types: MXF OP1a

Sony XAVC Intra

  • Sub-codecs: 4K, QFHD, 2K, HD - Class480/300/100, CBG/VBR, 1080p/i, 720p

  • File Types: MOV, MXF OP1a, MXF OP-Atom

Sony XAVC Long GOP

  • Sub-codecs: QFHD Long422 200Mb/140Mb/150Mb, HD Long422 50Mb/35Mb (1080p/i, 720p)

  • File Types: MOV, MXF OP1a, MXF OP-Atom

Sony XAVC S

  • Sub-codecs: Intra 10-bit YUV 4:2:2, 10-bit YUV 4:2:2, 8-bit YUV 4:2:0

  • File Types: MP4

Sony XAVC HS

  • Sub-codecs: 10-bit YUV 4:2:2, 8-bit YUV 4:2:0

  • File Types: MP4

Uncompressed MOV

  • Sub-codecs: 10/8-bit YUV 4:2:2, 16-bit ARGB/RGB (Big Endian), 10-bit RGB (Blackmagic, Big Endian), 8-bit BGRA/ARGB/BGR/RGB

  • File Types: MOV

  • Notes: 4444 is Alpha capable

Uncompressed MXF

  • Sub-codecs: Avid 10-bit YUV 4:2:2, 10/8-bit YUV 4:2:2, 10-bit RGB, 8-bit RGBA/RGB

  • File Types: MXF OP1a, MXF OP-Atom

  • Notes: 4444 is Alpha capable

XDCAM

  • Sub-codecs: HD 422, EX, HD, MPEG2, Various bitrates

  • File Types: MOV, MXF OP1a, MXF OP-Atom

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