webm container with the following codecs:įor information about codec support, see the official platform documentation for your Editor. It offers the best cross-platform compatibility, but the Linux Editor doesn’t support this codec.įor Linux, the optimal encoding is a. H.264 is the optimal supported video codec for most platforms. Video files that use unsupported codecs trigger an error message in the Editor and you must convert them to a compatible codec before you can use them. Each platform supports specific codecs that can change with each version of the platform.

ExtensionĮncoding for video file tracks must use a supported codec. Each platform supports different video file formats. Video source files must use a format that your Editor platform supports. See Compatibility with target platforms below for more information. Unity provides options for transcoding files to commonly supported formats, but you can also manage compatibility yourself. Your files must also be compatible with the target build platforms. Unity stores imported video files as VideoClip assets.įor Unity to preview video files, the files must be compatible with the platform where you run the Unity Editor. You can import many video file formats into Unity.

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