Supported codecs and containers for audio-only outputs - MediaConvert

Supported codecs and containers for audio-only outputs

Input codecs and containers supported for audio-only

MediaConvert supports the following combinations of input container and codec for audio-only outputs.

Container Audio Codecs
Advanced Systems Format (ASF, also known as WMA, WMV) (.asf, .wma, .wmv) WMA, WMA2, WMA Pro
FLAC (.fla, .flac) FLAC
MPEG-1 Layer 3 (.mp3) MP3
MPEG-2 TS (.ts, m2ts) MP2, PCM
MPEG-4 (.mp4) AAC
Matroska audio container (.mka) Opus, FLAC
OGA (.oga) Opus, Vorbis, FLAC
QuickTime (.mov) PCM
WAV (.wav) PCM

Output codecs and containers supported for audio-only

MediaConvert supports the following combinations of output container and codec for creating audio-only outputs.

Container Audio Codecs
HLS (.ts) AAC, Dolby Digital (AC3)
DASH (.mp4) AAC, Dolby Digital (AC3), Dolby Digital Plus (EAC3), Dolby Digital Plus JOC (Atmos)
MPEG-2 TS (.ts, .m2ts) AAC, Dolby Digital (AC3), Dolby Digital Plus (EAC3), MP2
MPEG-4 (.mp4) AAC, Dolby Digital (AC3), Dolby Digital Plus (EAC3)
Raw (no container) AAC, MPEG-1 Layer II (MP2), MPEG-1 Layer III (MP3), WAV, AIFF, Dolby Digital (AC3), Dolby Digital Plus (EAC3)