Convert From

Prism supports all video formats that have a DirectShow based codec. This means that if you can play the video file using 'Windows Media Player' you can convert it using Prism.

This includes, but is not limited to, the following formats

- avi - includes divx, xvid, h264 encoded files. Will also support .dixv extension. You will need to install support for divx, xvid and h264 as these are not supported natively by Windows
- mpg and mpeg - mpeg1 and VCD are supported by default. If you have an installed software DVD Player (PowerDVD for example) then Prism will also support mpeg2 and vob formats
- vob - as noted above with a software DVD Player
- asf and wmv
- mkv - with the Matroska DirectShow filter installed
- ogm - with OGG DirectShow filter installed
- mp4, 3gp - with a mp4 filter installed

Prism can also download and use libavcodec which supports a huge number of different formats. If Prism can't decode the file it will ask a permission to download the libavcodec.

Convert To

Prism supports converting to avi, asf, wmv, mpg, 3gp, mp4 and mov file format. For avi you may specify a large range of compression codecs.

3rd Party Codecs and DirectShow Filters

As noted above Prism supports a large range of file formats if a codec is installed. Please try playing your file using 'Windows Media Player', if your file is not supported then 'Windows Media Player' may automatically install support.

If the file cannot be converted or played then you will need to find a codec for the file. For more information please refer to Third Party Codecs.