FaceReader 10 - Unsupported Video Formats
Last updated: Jul 28, 2026
Other Video Formats
For a number of other formats, codecs are included, but these formats have not been tested. We can, therefore, not guarantee that they work.
| Container | Code | Name/Encoder |
|---|---|---|
| avi | DIV1, DIV2, mp41, MPG4, MPG3 | Divx (1,2,3) |
| avi | DIV4, DIV6, col1, col0, 3ivd | DivX 4, 5, 6, 3ivx D4, MPEG-4 |
| avi | h261 | H.261 |
| avi | h262 | H.262 |
| avi | h263 | H.263/H.263i |
| avi | h264, s264, AVC1, DAVC, H264, X264, VSSH | |
| avi | IV31 | Indeo Video 3 |
| avi | mp4s, m4s2, fmp4, 3iv2, smp4 | MPEG-4 Part 2 (AVP), Xvid |
| avi | SVQ 1 | Sorenson 1 (Quicktime) |
| avi | SVQ 3 | Sorenson 3 (Quicktime) |
| avi | VP31, VP30, VP3 | On2 VP3 |
| avi | VP50, VP5, VP51 | On2 VP5 |
| avi | VP60, VP61, VP62, VP6F, VP6A | On2 VP6 (used by FLV) |
| flv | FSV1 | Flash Screen Video |
| mpg | mp2v, mpg2, vcr2, hdv1, hdv2, hdv3, mx*n, mx*p | MPEG-2 Part 2 |
| mpg | mpeg, mp1v, PIM1 | MPEG-1 Part 2 |
| rm | RV10, RV13, RV20 | Real Video 1.0, 1.3, 2.0 |
| wmv | wmv1, wmv2 | WMV 1/2 (7/8) |
| wmv | wmv3, wvc1, wmva | WMV 3/WMV-9/VC-1* |
* Not all profiles are supported.
Unsupported Video Formats
The following codecs are not included and installing them yourself will not work:
| Container | Code | Name/Encoder |
|---|---|---|
| avi | IV50, IV51 | Indeo 5.x |
| avi | tscc | TechSmith Screen Capture |
| avi | IV41 | Indeo 4.x |
| avi | I263 | H.263 |
| avi | cvid(_RGB) | BI_RGB Raw Bitmap |
| avi | (_RGB) | BI_RGB Raw Bitmap (8bit) |
| mp4 | avc1 | MPEG-4 AVC |
| mov | 3IV1 | 3ivx (MPEG-4 based) |
| mov | svq3 | Unknown |
| mov | avc1 | MPEG-4 AVC |
Video Length, Duration and Number of Samples
For some video formats, FaceReader may have a slightly different calculation of the video length, duration, or number of samples than other video programs, like, for example, Windows Media Player. This is the case in the following cases:
The frame information in the video is incorrect – Somehow the information on video duration, number of video frames and video frame rate do not agree. If this is the case, FaceReader calculates the frame rate from the number of frames and the duration of the video file. This may slightly differ from how other programs calculate this information.
The video frame rate varies – If this is the case, FaceReader calculates the average frame rate over the entire video.
If the way FaceReader calculates the video information leads to analysis problems, convert the videos with a converter based on FFMPEG. For example, use WinFF.
http://winff.org/html_new/
Supported Image Formats
The minimum dimensions of your images should be about 640 x 480 pixels (120 x 120 minimally for the face area, 200 x 200 is recommended). For FaceReader to work at a reasonable speed, the maximum dimensions should not be greater than about 2000 x 2000 pixels.
FaceReader supports the following image formats:
- JPG
- BMP
- GIF
- TIF
- PNG
Animated GIFs are not supported, FaceReader uses the first frame of the animated GIF.
Image File Extensions in Project Wizard
The following image file formats can be used in combination with the project wizard:
- .bmp
- .jpg
- .jpeg
- .jpe
- .jfif
- .png
- .gif
- .tiff
- .tif
Source: FaceReader 10 Reference Manual (Help), Noldus Information Technology