Ut Video Codec Suite 22.5.0 readme (English)


Ut Video Codec Suite
Copyright © 2008-2021 UMEZAWA Takeshi

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LZ4 Library

Ut Video Codec Suite uses LZ4 Library.

LZ4 Library
Copyright (c) 2011-2016, Yann Collet
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Overview

Ut Video Codec Suite is a multi-interface lossless video codec.

Environment

Supported environment (Windows)

OS
Windows 8.1 (x64) or later
CPU
CPU with SSE4.1 support

Recommended environment

CPU
4th Generation Intel Core i series (codename "Haswell") or later

Installation Notice

Windows

If version 10.2.0 or older is installed, you have to uninstall that version before you install this version.

If VCM codec is not registered properly, merge utvideo.reg in install destination with registry as a last resort. This file assumes Windows directory is C:\Windows.

List of FourCC

FourCCCodec nameInternal formatSupported input/output format (in order of priority)
VCM / DMO
ULRAUtVideo RGBARGBA 4:4:4:4 8bit full-rangeRGBA
UMRAUtVideo T2 RGBA
ULRGUtVideo RGBRGB 4:4:4 8bit full-rangeRGB24
RGB32
UMRGUtVideo T2 RGB
ULY4UtVideo YUV444 BT.601YCbCr (BT.601) 4:4:4 8bit limitedYV24
RGB24
RGB32
UMY4UtVideo T2 YUV444 BT.601
ULY2UtVideo YUV422 BT.601YCbCr (BT.601) 4:2:2 8bit limitedYUY2 (YUYV YUNV yuvs)
UYVY (UYNV 2vuy)
YV16
RGB24
RGB32
UMY2UtVideo T2 YUV422 BT.601
ULY0UtVideo YUV420 BT.601YCbCr (BT.601) 4:2:0 8bit limitedYV12
NV12*1

YUY2 (YUYV YUNV yuvs)
UYVY (UYNV 2vuy)
YV16
RGB24
RGB32
ULH4UtVideo YUV444 BT.709YCbCr (BT.709) 4:4:4 8bit limitedYV24
RGB24
RGB32
UMH4UtVideo T2 YUV444 BT.709
ULH2UtVideo YUV422 BT.709YCbCr (BT.709) 4:2:2 8bit limitedHDYC
YUY2 (YUYV YUNV yuvs)
UYVY (UYNV 2vuy)
YV16
RGB24
RGB32
UMH2UtVideo T2 YUV422 BT.709
ULH0UtVideo YUV420 BT.709YCbCr (BT.709) 4:2:0 8bit limitedYV12
NV12*1

HDYC
YUY2 (YUYV YUNV yuvs)
UYVY (UYNV 2vuy)
YV16
RGB24
RGB32
UQRAUtVideo Pro RGBA 10bitRGBA 4:4:4:4 10bit full-rangeb64a
UQRGUtVideo Pro RGB 10bitRGB 4:4:4 10bit full-ranger210
b48r
b64a
UQY2UtVideo Pro YUV422 10bitYCbCr 4:2:2 10bit limitedP210
P216
YUV422P16
v210
UQY0UtVideo Pro YUV420 10bitYCbCr 4:2:0 10bit limitedP010
P016
YUV420P16

About Donations

Ut Video Codec Suite is a free software. Donations to support development are always welcome. For more information, visit "About Donations" page.

Version history

Version 22.5.0

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Version 22.4.0

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Version 22.3.0

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Version 22.2.0

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Version 22.1.0

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Version 22.0.0

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Version 21.3.1

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Version 21.3.0

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Version 21.2.1

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Version 21.2.0

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Version 21.1.0

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Version 21.0.0

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Version 20.6.1

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Version 20.6.0

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Version 20.5.1

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Version 20.5.0

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Version 20.4.0

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Version 20.3.0

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Version 20.2.0

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Version 20.1.0

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Version 20.0.0

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Version 19.1.0

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Version 19.0.1

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Version 18.2.1

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Version 18.2.0

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Version 18.1.0

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Version 18.0.0

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Version 17.4.1

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Version 17.3.0

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Version 17.2.0

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Version 17.1.0

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Version 17.0.0

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Version 16.1.1

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Version 16.1.0

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Version 16.0.0

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Version 15.5.0

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Version 15.4.0

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Version 15.3.0

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Version 15.2.0

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Version 15.1.0

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Version 15.0.2

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Version 15.0.1

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Version 15.0.0

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Version 14.2.1

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Version 14.2.0

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Version 14.1.1

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Version 14.0.0

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Version 13.3.1

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Version 13.3.0

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Version 13.2.1

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Version 13.2.0

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Version 13.1.0

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Version 13.0.1

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Version 13.0.0

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Version 12.2.1

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Version 12.2.0

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Version 12.1.0

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Version 12.0.1

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Version 12.0.0

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Version 11.1.1

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Version 11.1.0

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Version 11.0.0

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Version 10.2.4

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Version 10.2.3

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Version 10.2.2

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Version 10.2.1

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Version 10.2.0

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Version 10.1.0

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Version 10.0.3

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Version 10.0.2

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Version 10.0.1

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Version 10.0.0

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Version 9.0.3

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Version 9.0.1

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Version 9.0.0

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Version 8.5.2

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Version 8.5.1

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Version 8.5.0

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Version 8.4.0

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Version 8.3.0

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Version 8.2.1

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Version 8.2.0

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Version 8.1.0

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Version 8.0.0

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Version 7.1.1

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Version 7.1.0

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Version 7.0.4

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Version 7.0.3

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Version 7.0.2

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Version 7.0.1

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Version 7.0.0

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Version 6.1.0

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Version 6.0.2

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Version 6.0.1

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Version 6.0.0

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Version 5.3.1

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Version 5.3.0

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version 5.2.3

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Version 5.2.2

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Version 5.2.1

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Version 5.2.0

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Version 5.1.2

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version 5.1.1

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Version 5.1.0

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Version 5.0.0

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Version 4.1.0

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Version 4.0.2

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Version 4.0.1

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Version 4.0.0

New features

Version 3.8.0

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Version 3.7.0

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Version 3.6.0

Performance Improvements

Version 3.5.0

New features
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Version 3.4.0

New features
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Version 3.3.1

Bug fixes
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Version 3.3.0

Performance Improvements
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Version 3.2.0

New features
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Version 3.1.0

New features
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Version 3.0.0

Version 2.2.0

Version 2.1.0

Version 2.0.0

Version 1.1.3

First public release


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