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MP4 / QuickTime

ISO base media file format and Apple QuickTime container for streaming and file-based media.

Standards: ISO/IEC 14496-12, ISO/IEC 14496-14, ISO/IEC 14496-15
266 elements

ISO base media file format

Standard or specification: ISO/IEC 14496-12

Human-friendly nameSupport Level
Album loudness info
Alternative startup sequence properties box
Audio stream loudness
Binary XML box
Bit rate box
Channel layout
Chunk large offset box
Chunk offset box
Clean aperture
Colour information
Compact sample size box
Compact sample to group box
Compatible scheme type box
Complete track information box
Composition time to sample box
Composition to decode box
Compressed movie box
Compressed movie fragment box
Compressed segment index box
Compressed subsegment index box
Content colour volume box
Content light level
Copyright box
Data entry IMDA box
Data entry SeqNum IMDA box
Data entry URL box
Data entry URN box
Data information box
Data reference box
Decoding time to sample box
Degradation priority box
Downmix instructions
Edit box
Edit list box
Extended language tag
Extended type box
Extra data box
FD item information box
FD packet entry format
FD sample container
FD session group box
FEC information box
FEC reservoir box
File partition box
File reservoir box
File-type box
Free space box
Free space box
Group ID to name box
Groups list box
Handler reference box
Hint media header box
Hint statistics box
Identified media data box
Independent and disposable samples box
InitialSampleTimeBox
Item data box
Item info entry
Item information box
Item location box
Item properties box
Item property association box
Item property container box
Item protection box
Item reference box
Level assignment box
Mastering display colour volume
Media box
Media data box
Media header box
Media information box
MetaBox
Metadata key declaration box
Metadata key table box
Metadata locale box
Metadata setup box
Movie box
Movie extends box
Movie extends header box
Movie fragment box
Movie fragment header box
Movie fragment random access box
Movie fragment random access offset box
Movie header box
Movie hint information
Null media header box
OD box
Original file-type box
Original format box
Padding bits box
PartitionEntry
PAT box
Pixel aspect ratio
PMT box
Primary item box
Producer reference time box
Progressive download information box
Protection scheme information box
Received cryptographic context ID box
Received CSRC
Received SSRC
Restricted scheme information box
Rollover counter box
Sample auxiliary information offsets box
Sample auxiliary information sizes box
Sample description box
Sample group description box
Sample size box
Sample table box
Sample to chunk box
Sample to group box
Sampling rate box
Scheme information box
Scheme type box
Scramble scheme information box
Segment index box
Segment type box
Sequence offset
Shadow sync sample box
Sound media header
SRTP process box
Stereo video box
Stereoscopic pair
Sub track box
Sub track definition box
Sub track information box
Sub track sample group box
Sub-sample information box
Subsegment index box
Subtitle media header
TTML subtitle sample entry
Sync sample box
Text config box
Time offset
Time scale entry
Timestamp synchrony
Track box
Track extends box
Track extension properties box
Track fragment box
Track fragment decode time box
Track fragment header box
Track fragment random access box
Track fragment run box
Track group box
Track header box
Track kind
Track loudness info
Track reference box
Track selection box
Track type box
TS timing box
Type combination box
URI box
URI init box
User data box
Video media header
XML box

MP4 file format

Standard or specification: ISO/IEC 14496-14

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ESDBox
Object descriptor box

QuickTime (MOV) atoms

Standard or specification: QuickTime File Format Specification

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Audio Channel Layout Atom
Audio endian atom
Base media info atom
Base media information header atom
Clean aperture dimensions atom
Clipping region atom
Color table atom
Component detect atom
Compressed matte atom
Compressed movie data
Compressed movie
CPU speed atom
Data compression atom
Data rate atom
Data reference atom
Drop shadow offset
Drop shadow transparency
Encoded pixels dimensions atom
Field handling
Forced subtitles
Gamma level
Highlight color
Highlight information
Huffman table for Motion-JPEG
Image font highlighting
Metadata item list atom
Partial sync sample atom
Production aperture dimensions atom
Quality atom
Quantization table for Motion-JPEG
Reference movie atom
Reference movie descriptor atom
Encoding declaration
Table of font names
Text box override
Text style information
Text wrap
Timecode atom
Timecode media information atom
Track exclude from autoselection atom
Track input map atom
Track load settings atom
Track matte atom
Version check atom

NAL unit structured video

Standard or specification: ISO/IEC 14496-15

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A3DConfigurationBox
AVCConfigurationBox
EVCConfigurationBox
HEVCConfigurationBox
LCEVCConfigurationBox
LHEVCConfigurationBox
MPEG4ExtensionDescriptorsBox
MultiviewInformationBox
MultiviewGroupBox
MVCConfigurationBox
MVDDepthResolutionBox
MVDScalabilityInformationSEIBox
ScalabilityInformationSEIBox
SVCConfigurationBox
SVCPriorityAssignmentBox
ViewIdentifierBox
ViewScalabilityInformationSEIBox
VvcConfigurationBox
VvcNALUConfigBox

Dolby Vision

Standard or specification: Dolby Vision Streams Within the ISO Base Media File Format

Human-friendly nameSupport Level
DOVIConfigurationBox
DOVIConfigurationBox

Google Spatial Media

Standard or specification: Google spatial audio and spherical video specifications

Human-friendly nameSupport Level
SpatialAudioBox
Stereoscopic3DBox
SphericalVideoBox
SphericalVideoHeaderBox
ProjectionBox
ProjectionHeaderBox
CubemapProjectionBox
EquirectangularProjectionBox
MeshProjectionBox
MeshBox

AC-3, Enhanced AC-3

Standard or specification: ETSI TS 102 366

Human-friendly nameSupport Level
AC3SpecificBox
EC3SpecificBox

CMAF / DECE CFF

Standard or specification: ISO/IEC 23000-19 / DECE

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Asset information box
Base location box
Content information box
Trick play box

DASH

Standard or specification: ISO/IEC 23009-1

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Event message box

Event message track

Standard or specification: ISO/IEC 23001-18

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Event message sample entry
Event message instance box
Event message empty box
Scheme ID list box

RTP hint track

Standard or specification: ISO/IEC 14496-12

Human-friendly nameSupport Level
RTP hint sample entry

GoPro Metadata Format (GPMF)

Human-friendly nameSupport Level
GoPro Metadata Sample Entry
GoPro Metadata Media Info
GoPro Media Unique ID
GoPro Globally Unique Media Identifier
GoPro HiLight Moments

ITU-T T.35 Metadata

Standard or specification: ITU-T T.35

Human-friendly nameSupport Level
ITU-T T.35 Metadata Sample Entry

Other boxes

Human-friendly nameSupport Level
AV1CodecConfigurationBox
AC4SpecificBox
FLACSpecificBox
OpusSpecificBox
PCMConfig
ProtectionSystemSpecifcHeaderBox
SampleEncryptionBox
TrackEncryptionBox
VPCodecConfigurationBox
MHAConfigurationBox
MHAProfileAndLevelCompatibilitySetBox

Apple Video Contour Map Payload Metadata

Standard or specification: Apple Video Contour Map Metadata Beta v0.9 (June 2023)

Human-friendly nameSupport Level
Video Contour Collection box
Video Contour Map box