# Supported codecs by output type
Supported codecs by output type

The following table lists the video and audio codecs that each type of MediaLive output container (output group) supports.


| Container (output group) | Video codecs | Audio codecs | 
| --- | --- | --- | 
| Archive | H.264 (AVC)H.265 (HEVC) |  AAC Dolby Digital (AC3) Dolby Digital Plus (EAC3) Dolby Digital Plus with Atmos MPEG-1 Layer II (MP2)  | 
| CMAF Ingest | AV1H.265 (AVC)H.265 (HEVC) |  AAC Dolby Digital (AC3) Dolby Digital Plus (EAC3) Dolby Digital Plus with Atmos  | 
| Frame Capture | JPEG | None. A Frame capture output doesn't include audio. | 
| HLS with a standard container | H.264 (AVC)H.265 (HEVC) |  AAC Dolby Digital (AC3) Dolby Digital Plus (EAC3) Dolby Digital Plus with Atmos  | 
| HLS with an fMP4 container |  H.264 (AVC) H.265 (HEVC)  |  AAC Dolby Digital (AC3) Dolby Digital Plus (EAC3) Dolby Digital Plus with Atmos  | 
| MediaPackage |  H.264 (AVC) H.265 (HEVC)  |  AAC Dolby Digital (AC3) Dolby Digital Plus (EAC3) Dolby Digital Plus with Atmos  | 
| MediaConnect Router |  AV1 H.264 (AVC) H.265 (HEVC) MPEG-2  |  AAC Dolby Digital (AC3) Dolby Digital Plus (EAC3) Dolby Digital Plus with Atmos MPEG-1 Layer II (MP2)  | 
| Microsoft Smooth |  H.264 (AVC) H.265 (HEVC)  |  AAC Dolby Digital (AC3) Dolby Digital Plus (EAC3)  | 
| Multiplex |  H.264 (AVC) H.265 (HEVC) MPEG-2  |  AAC Dolby Digital (AC3) Dolby Digital Plus (EAC3) Dolby Digital Plus with Atmos  | 
| RTMP or RTMPS |  H.264 (AVC)  |  AAC  | 
| SRT |  H.264 (AVC) H.265 (HEVC)  |  AAC Dolby Digital (AC3) Dolby Digital Plus (EAC3) Dolby Digital Plus with Atmos MPEG-1 Layer II (MP2)  | 
| UDP |  H.264 (AVC) H.265 (HEVC)  |  AAC Dolby Digital (AC3) Dolby Digital Plus (EAC3) Dolby Digital Plus with Atmos MPEG-1 Layer II (MP2)  |