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Video file formats

SDL Contenta products support several video file formats.

In the following table, read the column headers as follows:
  • Object type refers to the SDL Contenta S1000D Object Type
  • CaS 5.5/5.6 refers to SDL Contenta S1000D 5.5 and 5.6
  • AE 7.0 refers to Arbortext Editor 7.0
  • LCS 5.5/5.6 refers to SDL LiveContent S1000D 5.5 and 5.6
  • XPP 9.1/9.2 refers to SDL XML Professional Publisher 9.1 and 9.2
File extensionObject typeCaS 5.5/5.6AE 7.0LCS 5.5/5.6XPP 9.1/9.2
aviAVIyesmaybe (1)yes (2)n/a
movMOVyesmaybe (1)yes (2)n/a
mp4MP4yesmaybe (1)yes (2)n/a
rm, ramRMyesmaybe (1)yes (2)n/a
wmvWMVyesmaybe (1)yes (2)n/a
  1. Arbortext Editor can be configured if a plug-in (ActiveX viewer) is available.
  2. Requires an external viewer (plug-in).