# VOD supported codecs and input types
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The following sections describe supported input types, input codecs, and output codecs for file-based video on demand (VOD) content.

## Supported input types
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These are the input types that MediaPackage supports for VOD content.


| MediaPackage input type | Use case | 
| --- | --- | 
| HLS | Pull an HLS stream set from an Amazon S3 bucket, with or without a secure connection.Additional requirements:[See the AWS documentation website for more details](http://docs.aws.amazon.com/mediapackage/latest/ug/supported-inputs-vod.html) | 
| SMIL | Pull an MP4 stream set referenced by a .smil manifest from an Amazon S3 bucket, with or without a secure connection. For information about the .smil manifest, see [Requirements for .smil manifests](supported-inputs-vod-smil.md).Additional requirements:[See the AWS documentation website for more details](http://docs.aws.amazon.com/mediapackage/latest/ug/supported-inputs-vod.html) | 

## Supported input codecs
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These are the video, audio, and subtitles codecs that MediaPackage supports for file-based source content.


| Input type | Media container | Video codecs | Audio codecs | Subtitles/captions format | 
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | 
| HLS |  [See the AWS documentation website for more details](http://docs.aws.amazon.com/mediapackage/latest/ug/supported-inputs-vod.html)  |  [See the AWS documentation website for more details](http://docs.aws.amazon.com/mediapackage/latest/ug/supported-inputs-vod.html)  |  [See the AWS documentation website for more details](http://docs.aws.amazon.com/mediapackage/latest/ug/supported-inputs-vod.html)  |  [See the AWS documentation website for more details](http://docs.aws.amazon.com/mediapackage/latest/ug/supported-inputs-vod.html)  | 
| SMIL | MP4 (non-fragmented) |  [See the AWS documentation website for more details](http://docs.aws.amazon.com/mediapackage/latest/ug/supported-inputs-vod.html)  |  [See the AWS documentation website for more details](http://docs.aws.amazon.com/mediapackage/latest/ug/supported-inputs-vod.html)  | SRT | 

## Supported output codecs
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These are the video, audio, and subtitles codecs that MediaPackage supports for delivering VOD content.


| Endpoint type | Manifest format | Media container | Video codecs | Audio codecs | Subtitles/captions format | 
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | 
| Apple HLS | HLS |  [See the AWS documentation website for more details](http://docs.aws.amazon.com/mediapackage/latest/ug/supported-inputs-vod.html)  |  [See the AWS documentation website for more details](http://docs.aws.amazon.com/mediapackage/latest/ug/supported-inputs-vod.html)  |  [See the AWS documentation website for more details](http://docs.aws.amazon.com/mediapackage/latest/ug/supported-inputs-vod.html)  |  [See the AWS documentation website for more details](http://docs.aws.amazon.com/mediapackage/latest/ug/supported-inputs-vod.html)  | 
| DASH-ISO | MPEG-DASH | MP4 |  [See the AWS documentation website for more details](http://docs.aws.amazon.com/mediapackage/latest/ug/supported-inputs-vod.html)  |  [See the AWS documentation website for more details](http://docs.aws.amazon.com/mediapackage/latest/ug/supported-inputs-vod.html)  |  [See the AWS documentation website for more details](http://docs.aws.amazon.com/mediapackage/latest/ug/supported-inputs-vod.html)  | 
| Microsoft Smooth | MSS | MP4 |  [See the AWS documentation website for more details](http://docs.aws.amazon.com/mediapackage/latest/ug/supported-inputs-vod.html)  |  [See the AWS documentation website for more details](http://docs.aws.amazon.com/mediapackage/latest/ug/supported-inputs-vod.html)  | DFXP | 
| CMAF | HLS | CMAF |  [See the AWS documentation website for more details](http://docs.aws.amazon.com/mediapackage/latest/ug/supported-inputs-vod.html)  |  [See the AWS documentation website for more details](http://docs.aws.amazon.com/mediapackage/latest/ug/supported-inputs-vod.html)  |  [See the AWS documentation website for more details](http://docs.aws.amazon.com/mediapackage/latest/ug/supported-inputs-vod.html)  |