Video, Audio and Image file formats supported by Microsoft Stream / Clipchamp

Video file formats supported by Clipchamp

Clipchamp video editor will accept MP4, MOV, WEBM, AVI, DIVX, FLV, 3GP, WMV, VOB, DCM, and MKV video container files, as well as a wide variety of video codecs. Some of these file types are getting automatically converted before they can be used in your project so you may have to wait longer for affected files to load.

If you're not sure if your input file is supported, simply add it, and see if Clipchamp is able to recognize it.

Accepted video resolutions include 480p, 720p, 1080p, and 4K.

AV1 encoded videos are not yet supported.

At present, HDR media assets (videos and photos) are not supported.

Best video formats for Clipchamp

To start working with your files faster (without waiting for conversion), we recommend adding the following types of supported videos to your projects.

• .mp4 (MPEG-4)
• .mov (Quicktime Movie File)
• .webm

Audio file formats supported by Clipchamp

You can add many types of audio files to a video editing project. Some will go through an automatic conversion step after you add them to ensure you can work with them.

Best audio formats for Clipchamp

To start working with your files faster (without waiting for conversion), we recommend adding the following types of supported audio formats to your projects.

• mp3
• wav
• ogg

Image file formats supported by Clipchamp

Clipchamp currently supports the following image file types.

• jpeg, jpg
• png
• tiff
• bmp (Windows bitmap)
• gif

Source: Microsoft Support

Updated on: 09/06/2026