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Supported Video Formats

A complete reference for all file formats supported by the MVP for video playback and lighting output.

Video Files

Supported Codecs

Codec
Common Names
Notes

H.264

AVC, MPEG-4 Part 10

Most widely used. Best compatibility. Recommended.

H.265

HEVC

Better compression than H.264. Same quality at smaller file sizes.

VP8

WebM Video

Open format by Google. Less common.

VP9

WebM Video 2

Successor to VP8. Good compression.

MJPEG

Motion JPEG

Each frame is a JPEG image. Large files but simple decoding.

All supported codecs are hardware-accelerated for smooth playback.

Supported Containers

Extension
Format
Upload Accepted

.mp4

MPEG-4 Part 14

Yes

.mov

Apple QuickTime

Yes

.m4v

iTunes/Apple MPEG-4

Yes

.mkv

Matroska Video

Yes

.webm

WebM (VP8/VP9)

Yes

Still Images

Extension
Format
Behavior

.jpg

JPEG

Displayed as a persistent still image on screen

.jpeg

JPEG

Same as .jpg

Still images are triggered and assigned exactly like video files. The image persists on screen until another clip is triggered or blackout is sent.

Resolution Limits

Mode
Max Resolution
Notes

Fast Trigger

Up to 4K (3840x2160)

Recommended for most use cases

Effects (Transform)

1080p (1920x1080) at 60fps

4K videos are not supported in this mode

Audio in Video Files

The MVP does not play audio from video files. Audio streams are ignored during playback.

The 3.5mm audio input is used exclusively for LTC (timecode) reception.

All-Intra Encoding

For timecode synchronization, videos should be encoded with GOP=1 (All-Intra) for frame-accurate seeking. The MVP can convert files on-device using its built-in hardware encoder, or you can export with GOP=1 from your editing software.

See All-Intra Video & Timecode Sync for details, or the All-Intra Export Guide for instructions on exporting GOP=1 from your editing software.

Filename Requirements

  • Allowed characters: Letters (a-z, A-Z), numbers (0-9), dashes (-), underscores (_), dots (.), spaces

  • Not allowed: Special characters, emoji, non-ASCII characters

  • Files with invalid characters are rejected during upload.

Storage Capacity

The MVP has 100GB of internal storage.

Approximate capacity by content type:

Content
Estimated Capacity

4K video (H.264, ~30 Mbps)

~10 hours

1080p video (H.264, ~10 Mbps)

~27 hours

1080p All-Intra (H.264, ~50 Mbps)

~5 hours

Still images (JPEG, ~5 MB each)

~20,000 images

DMX clips (16 universes)

Thousands of clips

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