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Contents 1 Video support in REAPER 2 Rendering video 3 Improved video support 4 More information

Video support in REAPER

REAPER supports inserting video items in your project. By default, each architecture uses a different playback system:

• Windows: Video playback is provided by DirectShow
• Mac OSX: Video playback is provided by QuickTime

This could be overridden by using the advanced FFmpeg support described below.

Rendering video

Starting with v3.52, REAPER supports loading and rendering into AVI and MKV (Matroska) files. The supported codecs are DV, FFV1 (lossless) and Huffyuv (lossless).

If the FFmpeg libraries are installed, a lot more video rendering formats will be available.

Improved video support

Starting with v3.45, REAPER supports decoding and encoding video files using FFmpeg. FFmpeg provides faster video decoding and is usually more supported than the default DirectShow and QuicktTime architectures.

To install the improved video support, you'll need to obtain the FFmpeg libraries. These could be found at the following websites:

• http://aegiscorp.free.fr/ffmpeg/ - Provides FFmpeg libraries for Windows x32, x64 and Mac OSX
• http://ffmpeg.arrozcru.org/builds/ - Provides daily automated FFmpeg libraries for Windows x32 and x64

For REAPER x86, you'll need the 32 bit version. For REAPER x64, you'll need the 64 bit version.

You'll need to install the library files in the following folder:

• Windows: REAPER's program file folder (usually C:\Program Files\REAPER). The needed files are:
  • avcodec-52.dll
  • avformat-52.dll
  • avutil-50.dll
  • swscale-0.dll
• Mac OSX: <REAPER ini file dir>/UserPlugins (usually <home folder>/Library/Application Support/REAPER/UserPlugins)
  • Alternatively, you can compile your own version of FFmpeg and have it installed in /usr/local/lib. REAPER will first look in the UserPlugins folder, then in the local library folders.

You can check which video decoding system is used when right-clicking on a media item in REAPER and choosing Source Properties:

More information

• REAPER uses code of FFmpeg licensed under the LGPLv2.1 and its source can be downloaded at http://reaper.fm/lgpl/