# Supported codecs by output type
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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<br />Dolby Digital (AC3)<br />Dolby Digital Plus (EAC3)<br />Dolby Digital Plus with Atmos<br />MPEG-1 Layer II (MP2) | 
| CMAF Ingest | AV1H.265 (AVC)<br />H.265 (HEVC) | AAC<br />Dolby Digital (AC3)<br />Dolby Digital Plus (EAC3)<br />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<br />Dolby Digital (AC3)<br />Dolby Digital Plus (EAC3)<br />Dolby Digital Plus with Atmos | 
| HLS with an fMP4 container | H.264 (AVC)<br />H.265 (HEVC) | AAC<br />Dolby Digital (AC3)<br />Dolby Digital Plus (EAC3)<br />Dolby Digital Plus with Atmos | 
| MediaPackage | H.264 (AVC)<br />H.265 (HEVC) | AAC<br />Dolby Digital (AC3)<br />Dolby Digital Plus (EAC3)<br />Dolby Digital Plus with Atmos | 
| MediaConnect Router | AV1<br />H.264 (AVC)<br />H.265 (HEVC)<br />MPEG-2 | AAC<br />Dolby Digital (AC3)<br />Dolby Digital Plus (EAC3)<br />Dolby Digital Plus with Atmos<br />MPEG-1 Layer II (MP2) | 
| Microsoft Smooth | H.264 (AVC)<br />H.265 (HEVC) | AAC<br />Dolby Digital (AC3)<br />Dolby Digital Plus (EAC3) | 
| Multiplex | H.264 (AVC)<br />H.265 (HEVC)<br />MPEG-2 | AAC<br />Dolby Digital (AC3)<br />Dolby Digital Plus (EAC3)<br />Dolby Digital Plus with Atmos | 
| RTMP or RTMPS | H.264 (AVC) | AAC | 
| SRT | H.264 (AVC)<br />H.265 (HEVC) | AAC<br />Dolby Digital (AC3)<br />Dolby Digital Plus (EAC3)<br />Dolby Digital Plus with Atmos<br />MPEG-1 Layer II (MP2) | 
| UDP | H.264 (AVC)<br />H.265 (HEVC) | AAC<br />Dolby Digital (AC3)<br />Dolby Digital Plus (EAC3)<br />Dolby Digital Plus with Atmos<br />MPEG-1 Layer II (MP2) |