File Formats

YoungMX supports quite a few file formats natively, as well as many more through various plugins. Below is a list of specific extensions, and how to get them to play in YoungMX.

Audio File Formats

• ac3 - requires the ac3 plugin for WINAMP.
• ape - requires the monkey audio plugin for WINAMP.
• au - requires the au/snd plugin for WINAMP.
• cda - supported out of the box.
• flac - requires the flac plugin for WINAMP.
• it - requires the mod player plugin.
• m4a - requires the m4a/m4p plugin for WINAMP.
• m4p - requires the m4a/m4p plugin for WINAMP.
• mod - requires the mod player plugin.
• mp3 - supported out of the box.
• ogg - supported out of the box.
• s3m - requires the mod player plugin.
• snd - requires the au/snd plugin for WINAMP.
• vqf - requires the vqf plugin for WINAMP.
• wav - supported out of the box.
• wma - supported out of the box.
• xm - requires the mod player plugin.

Video File Formats

• avi - supported out of the box. Codecs may vary.
  
  • divx - needs the ffdshow codec.
  • xvid - needs the ffdshow codec.
  • mpeg 4 - needs the ffdshow codec.
  • ac3 - needs the ac3filter codec.
  • vorbis - needs the corevorbis codec.
  • mp3 - may need the mp3 decoder codec.
• divx - supported out of the box. Codecs may vary (see avi for codec information).
• m2v - requires the m2v codec.
• mkv - requires the matroska pack.
• mov - requires the quicktime alternative codec.
• mpeg - supported out of the box.
• ogm - requires the oggds codec.
• qt - requires the quicktime alternative codec.
• ram - requires the real alternative codec.
• rm - requires the real alternative codec.
• rmvb - requires the real alternative codec.
• vob - requires any dvd player/decoder software to be present on the system.
• wmv - supported out of the box.

If you would like an honest rundown of the performance of certain file formats in YoungMX, follow this link.