Known Issues with Media File Types
Applies To: Windows Home Server 2011
The media streaming feature of Remote Web Access uses Windows Media Player 12 Network Sharing Service. Remote Web Access media streaming supports the audio, video, picture file types that are supported by both Windows Media Player 12 and Silverlight 4.
The following table lists file types (formats) that are supported by Remote Web Access media streaming. If there are media file types on your server that are not included in the table, you cannot stream them through Remote Web Access media streaming.
| File type (format) | File extension |
|---|---|
3GPP files |
.3gp, .3gpp, .3g2, and .3gp2 |
Audio Data Transport Stream (ADTS) audio files |
.adts and .adt |
AU audio files |
.au and .snd |
Audio Interchange File Format (AIFF) audio files |
.aif, .aifc, and .aiff |
AVCHD files |
.m2ts, .m2t, and .mts |
CD audio disk |
.cda |
DVD-Video disk |
.vob |
JPEG picture files |
.jpg |
Microsoft Recorded TV Show |
.dvr-ms, .wtv |
MP3 audio files |
.mp3 and .m3u |
MPEG video files |
.mpeg, .mpg, .m1v, .mp2, .mpa, .mpe, .mp2v, .mpv2, .mp4, .mp4v, .m4v, .m4a, and .mov |
MPEG-2 TS files |
.tts and .ts |
Musical Instrument Digital Interface (MIDI) audio files |
.mid, .midi, and .rmi |
Windows audio and video files |
.avi and .wav |
Windows Media audio and video files |
.asf, .asx, .wax, .wm, .wma, .wmd, .wmp, .wmv, .wmx, .wpl, and .wvx |
Note
If you cannot use a file type that is listed in this table, the file may also be encoded with a codec that is not supported by Windows Media Player.
For additional information about supported file formats, see Information about the Multimedia file types that Windows Media Player supports (https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=196118) and Supported media formats, protocols, and log fields for Silverlight (https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=203339).